[Loren]

The bits that confuse me are the descriptions of the straight/angled line delivery paths as being "cross line" procedures and.. the circle delivery path as "on-line"

I have always thought that :-

-online procedure means swing (arc of apporach) and

- cross line procedure mean hit (angle of approach)

So i get a few questions in my head

- Does that mean that a swinger needs/requires a circle delivery path??

I do not think so ...

- does that mean that if a swinger uses a straight line delivery path then it is a cross line procedure and they can use the angle of approach?

not sure...

- Now if i am aiming for a later release/more snap than sweep....I think i have to use a straight line delivery path ( not circle...circle path can not do snap release...right?).....

I have ignored this issue for nearly 2 years...grasping the words rather than the real meaning... time has come to lance this boil!

I'll start to help, but understand that I'm not an authorized source.
However, the following is right out of the book.

Firstly, you must understand that paths are for hands and lines are for clubhead and forearm. So that makes your first few stated assumptions incorrect. That should answer some of your questions in the following.

A straight line delivery path holds the hands on a line from the top of the line
position directly at and through the aiming point. No plane shift.

An angled path is for a plane shift; a nearly vertical path of the hands down to the elbow plane followed by a straight line at and through the aiming point. Hands we're talking here, not clubhead.

The above has nothing to do with cross-line or on-line, which refers to delivery of clubhead and forearm. More on this later.

Then you have two paths for when your hands are above top of the line. The first short path is an arc back to the top of the line from which you then take a straight or angled path down, called Top Arc and Straight or Angled.

The Circle path is just a circle extension of the Top Arc (no matter where it is in relation to the top-of-the-line position, as assembly point can be anywhere on that arc) down to the aiming point. Normally used with No Axis Tilt, but not necessarily.

None of this has to do with cross-line or on-line delivery of clubhead or right forearm. So far we've only been talking about hands.

That should answer several of your questions.

To be cont'd.