Yes, yes and yes to everything Bean and Joe have said. My only input is if you want to TR and not hover I have found that most planes need to be at exactly 90 degrees nose up or tilted just slightly towords the canopy to get them spinning. If your looking to just hover the nose can be something less than 90 degrees.

Nothing takes the place of practice for these super demanding maneuvers. It takes a long time of consistent work to get it down.

Keep at it. Nothing beats seeing your plane down low, hangin there and spinning..

One more thing I will add. You dont need and expensive, TOC Gasser to learn. I learned the most about TR'ing with my Doghouse Extreme. Its basically a .45 sized sport plane with the right power combination and very well balanced control surfaces.

This is a pic of me with mine.