[birdie_man]

For a simple visual, search for "Hitting AND Stickman" and "Swinging AND Stickman"...and look at Ted Fort's swing, Matt's swing...and Yoda has some stuff here: http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/Gallery.htm

I'm mostly a swinger but I can hit, so I'll see how I can do with explaining it in a simple, checklist kind of way...these are my keys I guess:

- same grip

- start at impact fix (hands slightly forward, basically)

- close hips slightly at address so that they are aligned to bump more to right field...whereas swingers start with hips parallel to target line- hip bump at startdown is to the target.

- hold the clubface perpendicular to the Turned Shoulder Plane (as the Hitting Stickman does)...to me, this feels like a long chip shot- clubface doesn't fan open.

- trace a straight plane line, as with swinging-> Flashlight Drill: one end of the club or the other always points to the base of the plane line (which is basically the target line on a straight shot), except when the club is parallel to the ground of course (the shaft will still be parallel to the target line though).
VISUAL HERE: http://chuckevansgolf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=801 (look at video called "Plane")

- swing to the Top ("3/4 swing")...not the End (the traditional "full swing").

- because hitting is driven by right arm thrust at the ball instead of swinging's centrifugal force, u can compare hitting to throwing a martial arts open hand heel punch straight at the inside of the ball. That's honestly the best, and simplest thing to relate it to that I've heard. That still doesn't necessarily make it simple though...prolly when learning anyway. Swinging can be compared to an underhand toss (of a ball or something).

-[EDIT]- you'll want to hit the ball first, and then (while your club is still obviously on the way DOWN) hit a divot...your swing traces a circle around your body- a circle only has one low point...low point is after contact with the ball. So...mash the club straight down on that ball and through that ball to low point. This is what people mean by "Aiming Point". That's ahead of the ball- where your hands are thrusting to.

Guess that's it. For those of you who read this- keep me honest. I'm not a hitting expert, and I don't want to give this guy BS.

Anyhoo, don't know if that's simple enough for you but I tried to keep it simple enough w/o leaving you hanging about anything.

-Paul