I'm only just starting to realise the importance of position. Looking at PokerTracker in the depression of a 14-buyin downswing, I'm rapidly reaching the conclusion that I'm a loser UTG because I'm not much tighter there than I am on the button, and that flinging mud a lot OOP makes for shitty variance. I realise this is bad, but how bad is it?

Problem is, I struggle with the concept of definite position as compared to relative position. Is there much difference between opening 56s UTG and opening 56s 2 seats later when it's folded round to you?

Just how tight should my opening requirements be? At the moment I'm 23/23 UTG and 26/19 OTB (although I never openlimp the button). What should I be aiming at? Should I be cutting stupid hands like KJo from my UTG range, or should I be aiming at getting rid of SCs? In your experience, how big is the winrate difference between setfarming in position and out of position? I realise that the answer is It Depends and I certainly aint looking for a nice Howard Lederer Hand Chart Poster to put on my wall, but some guidance would be nice.

Cheers