Hey Bearkats. Been ok.. Real busy with schoolwork.
Greens - Try getting a feel for it by flying in chase view (smooth, not fixed, outside view). Turn on smoke and just watch how it behaves and reacts. Memorize one maneuver (or a few different ones) that consistently take you into spins, and repeat it in chase view with smoke on. Try to make departure as smooth as you can, and then try to recover it later and later into departure, starting as early as you're comfortable with.
Like you said it takes patience if it doesn't seem to make sense right away. Try not to fight with the plane but find how to guide it using its own natural tendencies.