I am on the room temp thing myself...sometimes I olive oil...sometimes butter while cooking...sometimes neither.
Never did a 4 flipper...always just a single flip
I am a charcoaler...I will drag it around the grill sometimes if I think its too hot...I agree it dont need high all the way through...once it cooking...it starting cooking itself.
That's another reason I dont like spending10-12 dollar a lb...a steak past medium rare gets me a bit upset.
I read once that the high end restaurants spread a mix of ghee and oil on their steaks before grilling.... this way it doesnt stick to the grill and adds a shitload of extra salt and calories... Yum