I was watching Manzella show # 3, where he said you can just lift the club to the right shoulder and then turn your shoulders which would be the backswing. I felt like that's the easiest way to make the backswing. Does anybody else do this?
I don't do that. There are some pros who have similar backswings to the one you describe. Kenny Perry comes to mind. This also made me think of Ryan Moore back when he had some wrist issues. He would pick the club halfway up and start from there.