I must have seen that drawing 20 times and other than a passing thought the first time, I never payed attention to it.
I was just tinkering in the back yard with the amount of trail arm force needed to get a similar bend of any significance. The only way I could know I was doing it was to swing to 6/100s and then stop there trying to not let the club dip below horizontal.
Given the recent discussions on 'feel' I suggest trying it and then thinking did you EVER feel that in a real swing. If you never did then you never have felt what Nicklaus and Hogan felt every swing.