RE:
Crash,
I'm a flight instructor at a couple of fields. I've seen people "pick it up" in a matter of 10 flights, and I've seen people flying for 10 years still on a trainer. Everyone has their own personal learning curve.
Flying is kind of like golf, kind of like skeet shooting, in the sense that it is very much a coordination game, and a mental game.
Talk to someone at your field....let them stand next to you while you fly. You might have some bad habits that others will inform you of.
Above all...if you like it...keep doing it! I wouldn't worry about it so much.