Indeed, the learning curve is steep.
Buck up, lil campers! The road is long and arduous and fraught with peril.
Quit whining and fly more. In a year or two (or more) it'll all come together.
...then again, maybe not. You may suck forever.
Then again, maybe you won't suck, but there will ALWAYS be people in the arena that will smack you around like a 3-year old in K-mart no matter how you try.
My advice.. Get a P-51 and RUN!