Hi Cameron love your articles,
I’m 61, play off 5, still get the drives out there upwards of 260m.
I also got bogged down with do this on the take away, then that on the downswing, cock the wrists, inside out, slide rotate hips etc etc
Before automatic golf I was a basket case .
So how do “I” do this automatic swing?
The way I’ve gone about it was used this drill
Take my stance, move the left foot to my right so both feet are together, take a back swing (“My” back swing position to stay balanced) if I took it back upright or flat I couldn’t stay balanced.
I would then step left & swing the club through simultaneously, never did I get out of balance, effortless no matter how fast I would swing
Now the $64 question how do I do this with a normal stance & hit the golf ball.
I’m a total believer that the arms control the speed & direction of the golf club.
I use the #1 lever (arm wrist joints and shoulder triangle) as the “controller” of speed & direction
# 2 lever (hands & golf club) “multiplier” Follows what ever I do with the #1 lever.
If I was to throw you a ball (a short or long way) “MY feelings” on what I do is take the right elbow back, move it forward, the wrist would bend & release the ball in relation to how fast I was moving my elbow

So what I’ve come up with is to move the right elbow around behind me to the target on the (ball to right elbow imagery plane angle) The wrist would cock etc to wherever feels comfortable & balanced (not to concerned with this position).
I now move the right elbow from the back swing position forward directly towards the left toes. My right wrist feels like it is moving up through impact towards the target. (Like the feeling of throwing the club to the target)

Move back, move forward. Simple, rhythmical, balanced, everything seams to be in sink, my mind is uncluttered.
The amazing think this principle works with every club driver, irons, putting, chipping. (tossing a ball, club to the target).
I now LOL on all the rotate hip etc etc comments, instructions.
I now have “MY swing” do it my way !!!

Thank you very much Cameron I’m now starting to enjoy the game!! not what I was doing wrong. If it goes good you beauty (ego trip), if not are well next shot. Putting “look & shoot” if I miss “I miss”
The hard part before the game was not to have a score that I wanted, but play the game and enjoy it what ever the score ( not adding up the score until the round was over helps) 70 a good day, 90 well theirs away next week. This has taken 12 months

Hopefully by the end of the year there will be many par rounds.

Thanks again Cameron
Ps hope this wasn’t to long winded or confusing (hard to put thoughts down on paper)