Golf is a game that requires precision in every aspect and punishes those who show up to the links without the necessary form for driving, slicing, and putting.  Your golf stance may determine the difference between playing under par and racking up bogies.  It begins with a driving stance and ends with a putting stance.

The stance you begin in for driving from the first tee will likely determine the success of your round.  While driving the ball three hundred yards straight down the fairway is usually a good end result, a good stance needs to do more than deliver power off the first shot.  Depending on the length of the course, its turns, and any obstacles in the way, your stance will need to be altered.

Set up your feet before you do anything else on the fairway.  Keep both feet as far apart as your shoulders.  Do not balance on your dominant foot but instead keep your weight distributed across both legs.  When you angle for the shot, you want to change your momentum from weak foot to strong foot, but the approach should look steady and strong, without any wobbling or leaning.  When you play the ball off your weak foot (the left leg for right-handers and the right leg for left-handers) you should raise the heel no more than an inch or so.

The grip you use on the club should not be too firm that it overpowers the shot.  Hold it with a relaxed grip, as if you were using a fire iron to poke some ashes around.  Remember that golf is not like baseball and you should not hold the club with the intention of smashing the ball as hard as possible.  If you swing with too much force you run the risk of losing distance from your shot.

Align yourself to the target.  If the distance to the hole is one straight line, put your feet parallel to that line.  You can check if you are on a straight line by placing your club across your feet.  You use your entire body, not just your hands, to aim the ball.

The draw occurs when it is necessary to put a spin on your drive opposite your dominant hand.  Should the course dogleg to the right or left, or if a massive water or sand trap makes a shot perilous, use a draw to angle the ball out of harm's way.  For a right-handed golfer on a left hazard shot, you will need to keep your feet further apart and make contact with the ball further back than normal.  Position yourself to hit to the right side of the target.  The reverse is true for left-handed golfers.

If you need to angle a drive when it is on your dominant hand side (a right handed golfer hitting further to the right), simply align slightly to the opposite side of where you want to aim the ball.  This creates drag on the ball that pulls it to your dominant hand's side.