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I've been here 2 months today. What have I learned?

Let me test this out - from the top of my head - in case I have got it wrong:

I have my grip, stance and posture pretty much like I always have. I believe it's ok. The only thing is - if I am a hitter I can try to use impact fix as my address alignment.
The head is behind the ball (it's stationary , but can swivel (but must not sway or bob) and it's ok to let your eyes look where the ball is going. Ball position takes care of business: The ball is where the ball is and the head is where the head is and there's no need to focus so much on keeping the head "down" or where the head is. (But avoid too much axis tilt). The important thing when making the swing and arriving at impact is that the (leading) hands are in front of the head and ball. And with a FLW - which maybe is the most important aspect of all. To achieve this, the right wrist has to be bent (not cocked) and must maintain this condition thru impact and to the followthru.

Before all this - there needs to be a backswing which the fanning of the right forearm and the folding of the right elbow takes care of. (together with some weight shift and hip- and shoulder rotation). I'm probably into the total motion here, but I know the basic motion and acquired motions first are important steps on the way, but you all know that better than me, so I'm moving on :

If I am a hitter, I don't need a huge backswing - I only need to get to an indian-how-postion of the right arm - with a quarter flying elbow - in line with my right shoulder . Then comes the complicated part for one who has come OTT the last 20 years (and probably still does): I need a little hip bump that lets the right shoulder and elbow drop down (towards the target line ) to begin with and not come so much out and across, before the muscular thrust of the right arm drives the hands in a straight line thru and beyond the ball to where both hands are straight, so the lowest point of the clubhead is down into the ground a couple of inches after where the ball was hit (not at but thru) so that the club and the whole left arm via the FLW is a straight line up to the left shoulder. I guess I need to mention that somewhere in this picture it is important to have sustained the lag all the way to impact/followthru.

I also have to take extensor action and pressure points into account and try to make sure to let the sweet spot of the clubface (controlled by the much mentioned FLW) get the ball moving where - and how far - you want it to go. The 3 hinge motions are also part all of this. A hitter probably uses an angled hinge motion for the most part? But there are also horizontal and vertical hinge motions to take into account if needed.

What more is it? ... The impact should be 3-D : out, down and forward , where the down part is more important than usually thought of. (Why?) (Uncocking of the level FLW?)

Well, this is not very structured, I'm afraid, but it's according to where I am in these matters and I hope I am on the right track...