There is a paper out there by Sasho Mackenzie that discusses the torques on the swing and one of his papers talks about if the clubhead drops below the plane at start down it becomes easier to square the club face. I don't have the link handy but I am sure 12 piece has read it. When I see Sergio's move it seems very much in line with the physics Sasho has demonstrated in the paper.
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