Powering the stroke -- focus on "feel" during play?

Hi Geoff

I have been trying to work on powering the stroke by moving the left shoulder down towards the left foot using the muscles in my side between my ribs and hip. Without much luck. Not so much because I don't get the putter going but because I don't feel like I have distance control.

Basically when I focus on the weight of the club head and swing my hands back and through I feel like I have better feel! I'm still trying to have everything staying stable and just the shoulders rocking but it feels like I am moving the hands back and through on a pretty much straight line (curving inwards a bit back and through).

My question is what I might be losing if I keep training this way? As you've said there are just 4 things to learn. I am wondering if I am jeopardising success at one or more of these by taking this path?