[Martee]

Bud, I would go with the dowels focusing on alignments, use a mirror to ensure that what you are thinking you are doing is what you are actually doing.

Then do 12-5-1.....maybe 12-5-2, get those right.

Get that crisp contact, work with different clubs as well.

Just a wild observation, you might be getting in your own way. You had a fairly decent stroke a while back, it is there and it can be better.