OK so I'm fairly new to this, also recently divorced after a VERY long relationship, so I've only been single since about January. So far I've done a fair amount of dating (mostly via apps), but also met a couple women in real life as well. Am spinning plates with 2-3 right now, doing pretty well sexually, but here's my BIG issue that I need advice on:

The majority of smoking hot chicks I see are just out and about in public. I see them walking around my neighborhood (leaving or going to yoga), I see them at trader joes or whole foods, farmer's market, or like today, a beauty walking toward me in the mall. This is when I just dont know WTF to do.

It's one thing when there is SOME kind of opening or opportuniy, for example, I'm at a bar, she's at a bar with friends, or sitting next to me at a restaurant or whatever, but in most cases, there is no warm intro. How do I deal with this? I know all the TRP advice says to "initiate conversation", but I'm asking for specifics. When a chick is literally walking toward me (or even away from me) in public, I either would need to blockade her to stop her, or chase her down. How the hell can you do this and not appear to be a creep? And SPECIFICALLY can someone give me advice on what things to say that have worked for them?

I will note that I have tried the very direct approach in these circumstances of going straight up and saying "hey, you are really cute you know that?" and then trying to make convo with them, but I have found that to be fairly unsuccessful, although nearly every person I tried that on was gracious and appreciative. What is a better approach???