This is a simple flag to flag guide to the Red Course at Paisley, Ocala National Forest, March 2002.   This shows some of the thoughts and choices made by an experience orienteer while traversing the course.   The course was a challenging 6.2 km, weather conditions were hot (87F ), the map was 3 years old (which means vegetation changes).
The hand drawn black line on the map was what I actually ran.  Orienteering terms are in bold.

Start to Control 1
The logical route choice was along the sandy powerline road to the contour and into the woods.   The road was soft sugar sand, so I opted to head into the woods early and parallel the road feature.   This would have been a good choice, but I was slowed by some briars that were just inside the woods.   The catching feature was the N-S trail and depression.  This was a relatively easy flag.

Control 1 to Control 2
Not a difficult flag.  The dark green area had been recently burned and was open and run-able.   The dry ditch at the southern part of this was quite run-able also, and was a logical handrail for the leg.   The depression east of the flag was quite distinct, and was the real feature to aim for, though some competitors used the less reliable trail bend.   Both thickets were viewable from the depression edge and I was simply being conservative in circling around both of them.

Control 2 to Control 3 (6 m 29 s)
This flag turned out to be more challenging than it appears.  The E-W trail was nearly indistinguishable, and thus turned out to be an unreliable navigation aid.  The light green boundaries were completely unreadable in the woods.   However contours save the day here, the flag is located very near the hilltop, just west of the trail intersection.   I used the N-S trail as a backstop and headed for the hilltop.  Once there, it was easy to identify the SE trail and pick off the flag.

Control 3 to Control 4 (12 m 50 s)
This was an easy route for the first half - all trail.  There was a distinct attack point as the trail turned south, and white woods were still between me and the flag.  The trail behind the flag was a good backstop, and made me confident enough to aim right for the flag.  This provided for a strong, fast leg.

Control 4 to Control 5 (16 m 45 s)
Easy route.  Head due east, pick up the SW-NE trail, attack at the trail junction near the depression.  Aim off to the north and pick off the feature.   Advanced but straightforward orienteering technique.

Control 5 to Control 6 (23 m 34 s)
This was not a difficult leg, and sufficient contour features existed to choose a correct attack point from the trail.   I am referring to the spur just north of the flag.   At this point the effects of fatigue were evident, and had it not been for a car going by on the road (which woke me up), I probably would have run further past the flag.

Control 6 to Control 7 (17 m 44 s)
By all accounts this was not a 'difficult' leg.   The open areas were completely gone and unreadable, as were the vegetation boundaries.   My route choice was a near due north which was disastrous.
A more successful route choice was conservative: to aim off to the road at the first short trail on the road 'hilltop', take a bearing and hop to bingo the control.   Because you are less than 100 meters from the control at this location, you should be able to find it.   I did not.

Lessons:
Every orienteer hopes to improve both their speed and navigation ability.   Some times good and bad route choices are beyond their control.  It is always good to look at approaches taken by others.   Some may use trail features, or different contour features, to key into the control.   Learn from your mistakes, and others mistakes, and you will improve and race better another day.