Great thread and info. Normally I just lurk to pick out the great information on this board, and have little to add.
fhvn4d,
I'm at about the same point as you are and have found that I've been doing the same thing (fixating on the ground rush). I'm training in a B47-G2. Sometimes I can pull off a nice smooth recovery to a hover, and other times I can't resist the urge to pull collective and flare too early. It must be that I'm not keeping my eyes up.
Thanks everyone, reading through your explanations and process should really help me out. I’m sure that my instructor has said it before, but reading it and sitting here visualizing it is helping crystallize it in my head.