diff --git a/examples/draw-feature.html b/examples/draw-feature.html
index f133ee93e9..2affeba8b0 100644
--- a/examples/draw-feature.html
+++ b/examples/draw-feature.html
@@ -30,14 +30,13 @@
                 map.addControl(new OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher());
                 map.addControl(new OpenLayers.Control.MousePosition());
 
-                var options = {handlerOptions: {freehand: true}};
                 drawControls = {
                     point: new OpenLayers.Control.DrawFeature(pointLayer,
                                 OpenLayers.Handler.Point),
                     line: new OpenLayers.Control.DrawFeature(lineLayer,
-                                OpenLayers.Handler.Path, options),
+                                OpenLayers.Handler.Path),
                     polygon: new OpenLayers.Control.DrawFeature(polygonLayer,
-                                OpenLayers.Handler.Polygon, options)
+                                OpenLayers.Handler.Polygon)
                 };
 
                 for(var key in drawControls) {
@@ -93,11 +92,14 @@
         </ul>
 
         <div id="docs">
-            <p>Feature digitizing is in freehand mode by default.  In freehand mode, the mouse is treated as a pen.
-            Drawing begins on mouse down, continues with every mouse move, and ends with mouse up.</p>
-            <p>To turn freehand mode off, hold down the shift key while digitizing.  With freehand mode off, one
-            vertex is added with each click and double-clicks finish drawing.  Freehand mode can be toggled on and off
-            at any time while drawing.</p>
+            <p>With the point drawing control active, click on the map to add a point.  You can drag the point
+            before letting the mouse up if you want to adjust the position.</p>
+            <p>With the line drawing control active, click on the map to add the points that make up your line.
+            Double-click to finish drawing.</p>
+            <p>With the polygon drawing control active, click on the map to add the points that make up your
+            polygon.  Double-click to finish drawing.</p>
+            <p>Hold down the shift key while drawing to activate freehand mode.  While drawing lines or polygons
+            in freehand mode, hold the mouse down and a point will be added with every mouse movement.<p>
         </div>
     </body>
 </html>