Found some videos by David Lee. He gave me the realization that the golf swing is the net of vertical motion and separate rotation. It's not a swing, but has two components. And it centered around the body and radiates outward. It's not about hitting the ball with stick. Aha!
Now a lot of stuff suddenly makes sense. And new questions fuel my quest. And Mr. Lee provoked me to dig deeper into the legend of Moe Norman.
First time through golf as a youth, I was utterly unconscious of how the swing worked. This time, it's become a journey of discovery. This is really good fun.