95% of a good golf swing boils down to getting three things right:

· Aligning… · Pivoting…  · Keeping your arms, wrists and shoulders relaxed and loose

But to get to the level of a great swing shot, you have to educate your hands to learn true precision since 1 millimeter can make the difference between hitting the ball fat or thin. A millimeter is approximately the diameter in the letter "o" – not much leeway to hit the sweet spot consistently.

You’ve seen the Nike commercial with Tiger Woods bouncing the golf ball on the head of his pitching wedge? Try it and with a little patience you’ll get good at it. It’s not only for show. It’s a good exercise that gets your brain to figure out how your hands affect the club head.

Many high handicappers start adjusting their stance when the problem is hand-ball control. Fiddling with your stance and swing can have one chasing the wrong straw man for years when all along the problem was right in front of their eyes. Uneducated hands can be the problem that needs their attention, not their stance.

When educated hands take over, scores will shrink and drives grow longer. You need to learn all the very subtle minor adjustments you instinctively need to make for the various terrain conditions you’ll encounter. "Getting it" will improve consistency, power and accuracy dramatically.