[BerntR]

I know what you mean. To the extent that I am a competent ball striker most of the competence is hidden from the surface most of the time.

Whenever I recover from a struggle with the game I tend to relearn a series of old lessons before I'm back on track. I know all of it, but I can't go around and think about every little important detail for every stroke. When I stand over the ball I want to take dead aim and only think about impact, ball flight and the target.

Most of us probably have a lot to learn from the pro's when it comes to preshot routine and preparation for each chot. They seem to be much better at keeping what they've got working without overthinking the stroke.