For your information this is the part of my game that is currently under review. I will see most flops with suited connectors but I tend to flat call them as opposed to raise with them pre flop (Doyle Brunson style).
As you say
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they will therefore have to be folded quite often
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Doyle Brunson advocates raising with them pre flop the same way you would AA or KK. He'll then put in a continuation raise after the flop no matter what. Often he'll win the pot without going to showdown because he is taken for an A if an A hits the flop OR he'll win a big pot if his connectors pair, trip, two pair, straight draw or flush draw. I'm not sure is this style works on low stakes NL games but that is another thread topic.....
By flat calling with suited connectors pre flop I'm not getting / giving the same effect so I'm wondering if I should play them
Doyle style or maybe alter which hands I start with. I.E Should I play with K10 suited as opposed to 76 suited?
Generally I hate hands like
Unsuited
Ax
AJ
A10
KJ
K10
KQ
J10
Suited
K10
K9
Q10
Because whilst you can make the nut straight / flush with some of these hands you can lose big pots if you just make top pair and lose to a bigger kicker. I don't know the exact maths but I do know that starting hands like this are more likely to top pair than flush or straight so the potential for putting yourself in horrible situations is immense.
If you hold Qh 10h and the flop comes Qs 9s 8h and you face a big raise....? Urghhhh - horrible. You can lose a massive pot here - and I would kick myself for being involved.
Sorry just airing my thoughts really. Trying to narrow down what parts of my game need more work.