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I don't think it's the easiest way to learn it, but some of the greatest ball strikers of all times - for instance Ben Hogan - have been known for very little independant arms motion. It's all about pivot and hands. And very quiet arms. So it may be worth the effort still.

In Hogan's book he draws out a plane that starts from the top of his shoulders to the clubface and he takes his club back along this "plane". His forward swing is inside that "plane"
I think Hogan's definition of plane is very different from Homers
In Homer's "plane" (correct me if i'm wrong) it is the arc that the clubshaft travels.
According to Homer if we look at Hogan's swing his takeaway is EP goes to a TSP at the top of the plane then back to an EP in the forward plane.

I think his flat swing is due to EP through impact.