Hi Karl,
Welcome to the site. Hopefully we can get you more of the compression you're searching for. If you take a step back and look at your swing, I think there are three things that you'll want to try and work on. Hopefully one of them becomes your dominant playing thought. The three things are closing the face (motorcycle), swinging more from the inside, and using more of your hips and lower body in transition. For your pattern, I usually start with the motorcycle, or with getting a better impact feel.
https://www.golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/why-start-motorcycle/
Visual impact https://www.golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/visual-impact-training1/
Start with those two videos and any of the related videos that look interesting. Then I would do some 9 to 3's with the club face preset. https://www.golfsmartacademy.com/golf-instruction/9-to-3-motorcycle/
Let us know how it works out,
Happy Golfing,
Tyler