csciguy-
I'm not a great golfer, but have read and studied the same stuff you have. I think it might be helpful to remove the word "tight" from your application of Hogan's material. Your arms could be very close together, yet not "tight". Tight, to me, implies tight muscles, tension, etc which is the worse thing for any golf swing. I'm sure you can have your arms close together, but still relaxed... That way you can blend Hogan's setup/swing ideas with Paul's. I know Paul does not seem to make a big deal about your arms being real close together. He tries to keep things as simple as possible and to get things to flow together automatically. By the way, if your arms are flying all over the place as you say, I'm thinking you need to look at how you are coiling and uncoiling.