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Excellent explanation of the delivery path. It is so refreshing to watch a demonstration by a "golfer".

Thanks, WAE. The title of your post asked if this was "Hitting versus Swinging." The answer is that both Hitter and Swinger can use the same Straight Line Delivery Path to Aim their Hands on the Downstroke. However, Hitters tend to complete their Backstroke at the Top of the Straight Line (Right Shoulder high) and Swingers tend to go beyond this Top to the End. In this procedure -- Top Arc and Straight Line -- the Hands travel in an arc beyond the Top and retrace that arc during the Start Down.