Goose I by no means do have the proper experience to give advise on many things here ,but the pro I work with started of at web foot kennels and then worked for Lyle Steinman for 8 years before returning home and going on his own,I think it is sometimes best to pick one person to mentor instead of trying to take advise from several, kinda like using Lardy and Graham at the same time. He has really helped me in my line manners and now I'm running some nice dogs for him on the 5 leg just to get line time and he will stand directly behind me and give me a play by play on what to do next.This is just a thought but maybe pick one of the trainers you train with and try to get more one on one time away from the group,not saying they aren't all good but sometimes to much advise will over whelm me ,so this works best for me.Have a good day !