My question is does a natural swinger do anything to actively square the face, or does centrifugal force take care of it on its own. Is the face taken care of by your setup alignments then just let it go??
In a true swing CF takes care of everything. Given that over acceleration is a problem for the vast majority of people, I suspect there are relatively few who have really 'allowed' a true swing to happen once, let alone every time.
A true swing is the easiest motion to repeat if you let it, in my opinion. Learning to allow that 'swing' can be very difficult however, because all our instincts say "kill the ball" and as soon as you 'do' anything to the swinging club, you can't get that true swing back.
Swinging a heavy club, feeling like you swing in 'slow motion', allowing gravity to let the club 'fall' from the top are all ways to begin to feel a true swing. Ernest Jones and his pen knife, or even better - rope swinging - which will begin to show you that you can not rush the motion and that it must build smoothly.
When I really get the Rhythm, it feels like my hands and club are 'floating' through the motion, and the ball just gets in the way.
I like to warm up by hitting my 170 club 100 yards with a full motion (not choked down) and build up to full distance 10 yards at a time. This will teach you to allow the swinging force to work for you, rather than fight against it. Effortless power is not a myth
Another big key that can be difficult is allowing rotation - the startup swivel - to happen. A true case of opposites, you will find that if you allow the rotation and the swing to happen, you can really "give up control to gain control" as Knudson would say.
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