hi takinitdeep
I'm with you about taking it slow, i think you can find your timing better and hit the ball cleaner too. one other think i see with the guy's that tends to hit the ball with a slice/push is that there right elbow moves away from there hip rather than dropping in behind the hip, if you slice then try and keep the elbow near the right hip on the downswing and you tend to come in more in to out that if you let the elbow fly away from the hip.
bill