Let's take them in order. I put a box around number one because of its importance. Most high-handicap golfers, in a futile attempt to gain distance just swing harder. That reduces the accuracy with which they make contact. That is a vicious cycle. They get shorter and wilder so they swing harder so they get even poorer contact.

You simply cannot contact the ball with any old part of the clubface and expect good results. I don't care if you have oversized irons with perimeter weighting. Every club has only one "sweet spot." True, the oversized ones are more forgiving but for maximum power there is only a tiny place where you must hit the ball. I won't bore you with statistics about how far off-center you can hit a ball and how many yards you thus lose. Just understand that a mis-hit ball does not travel as far or as accurately as a perfectly struck one.

How do you achieve this accuracy in contacting the ball? Oh, no, here's that word again. "Practice." You must practice swinging with reduced power until you feel the sensation of the perfectly struck ball. I like starting with an 8-iron. Try to hit it, say, 50 yards, only make your swing so smooth, so silky, so lovely, so full that it is effortless. Go back to my article on the eyes. You must see the ball struck. Next, put some contact tape such as masking tape, on the face. See where the marks are. Practice this shot until you vary almost none from the exact sweet spot. Then try to hit it 75 yards. Repeat the procedure.

The amazing thing my students soon find is that they tried to hit it 75 yards and it went, without effort, 125 yards.

When you have conquered the 8-iron and reached your full swing velocity, still hitting the sweet spot, you can move on up.

The next club depends on how experienced you are. If you are a long-time golfer and are used to hitting the driver, I suggest it next. If not, try a 5-wood or 3-wood.

Tee the ball up and try to hit a 100 yard drive. Your only goal is to hit the sweet spot. Put the tape on and progress upward until you can hit what feels like your maximum power STILL HITTING THE SWEET SPOT. As soon as you start to splatter the ball all over the face, back off. This will be some of the hardest practice you have ever done. Learning to swing "within yourself" is very difficult. Fight the tendency to just swing away after a few shots. You must devote several practice sessions just to item 1.

• 1.The shoulder turn: Here are two simple rules. On the backswing turn until your left shoulder is under your chin. On the follow through, swing until your right shoulder passes under your chin. This results in good extension, coiling power and a good follow-through.

• 2. Hitting with the right hand: Ben Hogan said he wished he had three right hands. You may find it difficult to believe but you must hit the ball as hard as you can with your right hand. Further, you can start right from the top of the backswing. If you don't believe me, think of this. If you are swinging an ax at a tree, do you pull it with your left shoulder? Do you try to drive it with your right knee? Do you throw your left hip at it? No, of course not. You get into an athletic position, anchor your legs and swing as hard as you can with your right hand.

I know that some golf teachers want you to pull down with the butt of the club, etc. etc. but this is the old blind men and the elephant paradigm. If you are in perfect position at the top of your backswing, you can launch the swing as hard as you wish with the right hand. You won't "come over the top" because a naturally swung club results in your right elbow coming down along the right hip. It is the "delayed hit" idea that causes the right elbow to fly outward. Trust me. Get in good position and whack that sucker.