[Daryl]

There is much more to the Straight Line Delivery Path than the Curved Path of the Hands argument. It's a "Turned Shoulder Plane", 3 Stage Downstroke Acceleration procedure. As opposed to the Elbow Planes 2 Stage Acceleration procedure.

On the simplest level, it means that the Hands are traveling a Straight Plane and not Shifting Planes.

On a more complex level, it's the Power Package Shift from Right To Left, Down Plane, without Straightening the Right Arm. During this Shift, Hand Acceleration, the Power Package maintains the Same Alignment as it assembled at the End of the Backstroke.

Let me ask a question:

Can you have a "Snap Release" if the Ball is located in the Center of your Stance?