Thanks for your input.
It's already been decided that this season primarily deals with short game <100 yds/meters. I know I need that to really get a grip on consistantly low scores.
Apart from that my questions actually has more to do with understanding than power itself. Like you said- on most courses I typically have a wedge or short iron on par 4s, so I'm not that obsessed with power. But to me, as stated in the first post, only the cleanest, most correct swing/contact will generate max power.
Distance has actually been the no. 1 proof of a good swing for me. I realize there are those that hit the ball much farther, but it would be interesting to know what my body knows that my mind doesn't!
Maybe the road to go, if possible, is to lessen the effort with maintained distance?