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Yeah. Your right shoulder is never swinging forward past/over your right hip. Pretend you want to battering ram a door down with the back of your right shoulder.
It might be hard to say about the upper/lower disconnect specifically without a new vid, it could be several things. But based on this img and the above chat, you still might not be getting a firm/sudden weight shift from behind to lead the swing. It is easier to see dynamically in footage (though I wouldn't be surprised if SW22 can spot it from a still frame).
About the "aim," SW22 sometimes shares an image (attached) of Gibson throwing "straight and flat", which is actually at a hyzer angle that flips up and the line of play is ~20 degrees right of the orientation of his feet.
I attached another view illustrating that the angle of his butt and ultimately the line of play are some degrees to the right (it's possible that Gibson "yanked" that particular shot a bit, but the lesson abides). You can see how he's in a much more "loaded bow" position as he cues up the 450 shot relative to 250 ft. Among pros, it seems like there is some variation in the exact line of play angle relative to the feet. Maybe due to hip anatomy & other anatomy/form factors. But it looks like lots of people end up launching somewhere a bit right of the feet as their form improves. The key is doing it while gaining the proper flow of leverage. That's part of what distinguishes a good swing from a "grip lock" or "WTF Richard".
Whatever the case, I think getting the weight shift to lead & feel connected against the backswing, leading the disc forward may be what's missing if we see a vid! My own aim has always improved by focusing on learning the mechanics and not worrying too much about the static postures (though those are often helpful evidence that can help triage issues).
Thank you for this detailed answer. Been watching your videos on YouTube as well, picked up a few tips. Keep it going. Haven't had the time to go out and practice in a field lately som have only been playing rounds with friends. Done some drills at home and do get a feel of how the weight shift should feel, but without repetition in the field I have no chance to translate that into my throw when playing rounds. The bad muscle memory kicks in every time.