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Thom was off to a good start with having the proper seating position. Adjust the seat so that when you have your back firmly against the seat you can extend your arms so that your wrists rest on the top center part of the wheel. When you place your hands on the wheel 9-3, 10-2, your elbows will cocked something like a 45 degree angle.
Shuffle steering is a preferred method of steering for a couple of reasons. Sometimes you cannot turn the wheel far enough without repositioning your hands. Since this doesn't happen on every turn you will not be as comfortable as you would be with shuffle steering where you are constantly repositioning your hands. Shuffle steer will also force you to keep your hands on the upper part of the wheel and will keep you from crossing your arms.
As you gain car control skills you will know where the front wheels are pointed so you shouldn't have to rely on a piece of tape on the steering wheel to tell you. When you no longer know where the front wheels are pointed something has happened and you are no longer in control of your car. You may have hit curbing and the wheel is yanked out of your hands, you have hit oil and/or you have lost traction with the back end coming around or you have let go of the steering wheel for some reason but you are no longer in control. Sometimes a "little" counter steering will help you regain control but be careful that you do not try to overcorrect. You do not want to rely on the center mark on your wheel as trying to center your steering as it may be too much overcorrection. When you find yourself in a spin, have tried to corect by looking where you want to go, not staring at a wall or tree, put both feet in and come to a complete stop.
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