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I used Five Lessons to re-tool my swing from the ground-up a dozen years ago. What I discovered is holding the club up with the index finger and pad of thumb in the lead hand results in you establishing the grip up in the air with elbows bent, what Martin Hall calls “EDPU” (elbows down, palms up). When gripped that way the lowering and straightening of the arms cause the ulna and radius bones in the forearms inward against each other causing both hands to pronate and the pad of the trail thumb to press onto the lead thumb on the shaft which increases control of the club without any contraction in the fingers which is the key to being able to waggle it up and down freely.
The gripping in the air with bent elbow creates the “towel wringing” feeling and pull the arms in a tight V against the ribs as illustrated in the book. The combination of those and the strong firm grip the counter rotation creates cause shoulders, arms and hands to work as single unit and turn with the hips around the feet like the turret of a tank in the takeaway.
I don’t remember if he mentioned it in the book or it was something I noticed watching his videos, but after lowering the club he never rested it dead on the ground and when aligning it to the ball would push downward with his trail hand to push any bend out the lead arm after lowering and straightening it similar to how the force of the swing will pull it 1/2” or so longer vs hanging relaxed at address.
That pressure of the trail against lead also make the timing of my trail wrist hinging into maximum extension and forcing the trail arm to bend more consistent. My ball striking, compression, distance and spin with irons all improved as a result of making those changes.
If you continue with this series, I hope that you can address Hogan's idea about the right hip during the back swing. He wrote that it should be held still, but not only does it move back during his swing, he also seems (in some videos) to cock it forward a bit as he starts his swing — almost a nod to Bobby Jones' waggle. A later golfer, Nicklaus suggested keeping the right knee still, and also said that he cocks it slightly forward as he gets started.