Trust me...your instructor is not one of the best, just better than worse ones you've had (and you've only had five, which is kind of cute). He can't "pay close attention to safety" and then go out and instruct you on how to set yourself up for the most common Mooney mishaps. Don't believe me, check out the NTSB reports for your make and model. The biggest is weather, but overshoots and loss of control on the roll-out are close behind. Most of us here have known someone who's been in a accident, so it scares us when you brush aside advice from the world's most experienced Mooney pilots.