[metallion]

The pulling of the butt of the club downward, which Yoda describes, is done with the flywheel action of the shoulders - drag loading with initial shoulder thrust. Tomasello says throw the right arm down and out from the top and the pivot responds to that movement.

I feel you are reading too much into this. Even though I've seen the tape and even taken things from it to the course I'd never start the downswing by throwing my arms. I did not even hear him say that. My interpretation was rather that the straight-line-delivery karate-chop thing is what the hands need to do. But to be done "properly" some serious aid from the rest of the body is needed. To me he is talking about a visual that works for some. That visual may have been spot-on what Lee needed based on the tapes and questions that were sent to Tom.

When I saw the tape I felt that this is what he means:
1. [To the top] Hands have reached top. Now what. Just stay here or what?
2. [Hands-controlled-pivot] Then the hands and arms say: Please thrown us out and down on plane!
3. [Pivot response] Flywheel and pivot response

Remember this tape was made for a particular golfer, not for anyone.

And give the man a break.