Kyle,
You are doing a LOT of experimenting, which is good! BUT! You seem to be changing many things pretty fast and NOT giving any one of the changes enough time to "settle in."
In coach's training, we are told that it takes 21 practice sessions before a habit is changed or a new technique shows benefits. Just changing something will not give instant results, stick with it for a fair amount of time and then evaluate whether it is a good change for you.
The arrow in the target is not a measure of whether the change is good or not -- at least not in the first few practices employing the change. Slow down.
Arne