OB left - you wrote-"Yes. Fanning and bending like a hand clap. The RFT is a great and consistent way of taking the club away. I used to push things away with my shoulders and left arm, rocking the triangle. It caused all sorts of problems for me. RFT pulls the rest along in a reliable , consistent and perfectly aligned manner."
I agree.
When I started my personal golf instructional website 2 years ago (as a pet hobby interest) I used David Leadbetter's and Jim McLeans books as a guide.
This is the photograph that I use in my backswing chapter - from one of David Leadbetter's books.
He recommended an one piece takeaway while keeping the clubhead low to the ground and he also encouraged a golfer to separate the right arm from the torso by a few inches to acquire width.
I now believe that this stiff two-arm takeaway is a mistake. I also think that this it is a mistake to try and keep the clubhead low to the ground. I agree with Yoda's advice regarding the right forearm takeaway in his DVD instruction - that the clubhead should move up-and-inside immediately as one start the right forearm takeaway. Keeping the club low to the ground is an artificial maneuver that doesn't make sense from a mechanical perspective.
I also believe that my right clap hand motion may be the "best" (easiest) way of thinking how to perform a right forearm takeaway. The only minor modification required is that one also needs to apply extensor action when performing the right clap hand maneuver - which automatically causes the width of the right clap hand action to increase to ensure that the left arm is pulled straight. Yoda demonstrates this extensor action movement very well in his DVD lesson. I love his extensor action drills. I think that he thoroughly clarifies the extensor action motion in his DVD lesson.
Jeff.