Jay, I had used the "over the bar" push away, but for me, it was not effective. Moving the ball slightly upwards as I extended my arms caused my arm swing to be a bit "loopy." Moving the arms slightly downward on the push away gave my arm swing a "rounded" shape and helped me get the ball into the arm swing a bit quicker. The "rounded" approach improved my timing and actually increased ball speed.

There is a great video from the USBC library that I will locate and post here later today.

It is a matter of personal preference. I personally do much better with a pushaway. With the dropaway,I tend to
lead with my shoulders at the beginning of the backswing in an effort to generate decent swing momentum, causing me to "chase" the ball. I have exceptionally long arms, which
equates to a slower swing cycle. Using a pushaway keeps my feet a little slower and much more in sync with the natural speed of my armswing.

There are so many "hall of fame" push away it's amazing.

I started out with over the bar push away, then I tried the hinge type....... the only push away that works for me starts a little late, going forward towards the foul line, without a full extension of the arm. I guess it's almost like a hinge, but with the hinge the ball just drops or very little to no forward motion, right?