Ben Hogan knew the power of insecurity. How is golf enjoyable when there is so much nervousness and fear? You enjoy the fear when you have learned to turn that into greater performance.
Know what to keep and know what to let go of. Enough said. Experiment.
Looping the club is a way to get the momentum of the clubhead out in front of your body. If you let the club fall behind your hands then you are looping incorrectly. Here's how Joe looped the club using his arms and hands.
Joe would encourage you to determine path by "setting the shoulders." While keeping your hands and everything else the same, modify path by adjusting your shoulders.