Standing for Hill Climbs

[Zen]

What's the proper technique for getting out of my seat to try powering up a hill? I'm able to lift myself all right, but my front bike wheel always wavers left and right while I'm standing up and riding. I know to put my hands on the top bars when I'm doing this, but I'm still feeling pretty uneasy and unstable the way I'm doing it. I see other people doing it perfectly and it looks so easy!

I have yet to stand to pull a hill.

I tend to take my weight off the seat (without standing up), shift my weight FORWARD a bit,stay in the drops and kind of "pull" on the handlebars.

here's what Sheldon Brown has to say about it.