[ChrisNZ]

backwards

If you setup at impact fix, no matter where you're aiming the face and bring them back to mid-body the face will close progressively. Why? Because as you bend the left wrist it closes the face.

Same reason why you can 'flip at the ball' and still hit a draw

Jim,

This is interesting. If I set up at impact fix, and then move my hands back to midbody, I seem to be able to keep the clubface aligned as it was (as if the leading edge was attached to the ground with a hinge), or close or open the face. The first seems the most natural to me - simply layback the shaft. It seems to depend on what amount of shaft (or is that sweetspot) rotation you allow for. Perhaps this is why some/many flippers don't hit draws - different types of flips. I'll experiment with closing as I go to adjusted address as you suggest.

Chris