Kept lurking and working, seldom posting (you guys ask all of the intelligent questions I can't even begin to think of asking myself. Thanks to all for this).
The long and short of it is that I have gone from hacker city to clean, consistent ball striking. My scores have gone from the 100's to the 90's to the 80's without even a TGM lesson (that will be in the future, God willing).
Goal is to be in the 70's next year. THIS STUFF WORKS!!!