Upgrade of D700 to D800 - Handheld Question

I've had my D800 for about 4 months and I shoot mostly handheld. I've had mixed results. I have a 24-120 f4 VR zoom and the first time I used the camera/lens I forgot to turn on the VR and my results were borderline, but that was my fault. I think I got used to sloppy technique with my D200 so trying to carry over that technique to the D800 simply won't work. The camera will give excellent results if you do your part.