I played competitive baseball (not softball ) until I was 35 and during that time I studied mechanics of the baseball swing. I learned that swinging the bat, using the lower body for power, the arms and shoulders for bat speed, and the wrists and hands for bat control was the key to be a successful hitter. When I took up golf I applied the same principles to my swing. I never had problems with power, or getting the body parts to work in unison, but until I understood how the position of my wrists and hands at impact affected my ball flight, I struggled with errant shots. I know if my set up is correct, my lower body and my arms and shoulders will make the same "repeatable" movements to impact. My timing of the wrist and hand position at impact is the crucial factor in hitting a golf ball well, just as it was in hitting a baseball.
I do consider myself a "feel" type player but my mechanics have been ingrained by my years of working on my baseball swing. I credit those years of working on my baseball swing with making my golf swing work for me now.