Buster, I just found this thread and agree 100% with your approach. I wouldn't call myself either a bodybuilder or a powerlifter, I enjoy aspects of both. However, with regards to bench I've moved almost completely to PL style training over the last year and a half. The biggest change at first was relearning the correct form. I spent way too many years listening to talking heads on the internet spouting off about keeping shoulders wide, full range of movement, no arch in the back, keep reps high, etc...and all I got for it was f#cked up shoulders and a weak bench..lol. In the last 1.5 years I've gone from a 1rm of 260 to 355 just last week, and my shoulders rarely bother me anymore. My new goal is 405 this year.