Balance problem.

[CookMySock]

Go Gizy ! The most important part for right now, will most likely be how you are feeling. If you are stressing, then you won't learn much, and you might drop it and break it, and next time you won't want to get back on it.

See if you can find a nice grassy domain where you can putter around as slow as you can go. Get some helpful person to double you there, and then leave you to it. Putter, putter, and putter some more until your feelings begin to subside. Don't go anywhere else, or do anything new until you are completely bored with the previous exercise. Try some basic "make a really really straight line" stuff, then some simple stops, starts and turns.

Now use the above methodology for each step in your training. Go slow. Take each baby-step on at a time. Relax. Drop your shoulders. Breathe. Sigh. Don't do the next step until you are bored and really excited about the next step. Listen to those who are helping, then shoo them off. "leave me to practice now pls. kthx."

One you are a master on the grass, adopt a really big supermarket carpark or similar, and get a double down there, and rinse-and-repeat. It's like a mini-city there, complete with all the things you need to practice with. Stop signs, giveway signs, angle parking, give-way rules (for when other cars start to turn up). Everything is smaller, and no one is going faster than 20k's. Putter, putter, and putter some more, until you find it completely boring and then move up to a quiet street or back road. Rinse and repeat! Work your way up.

And remember, don't proceed until you are quite happy and relaxed.

DB

[gismo]

Go Gizy ! The most important part for right now, will most likely be how you are feeling. If you are stressing, then you won't learn much, and you might drop it and break it, and next time you won't want to get back on it.

See if you can find a nice grassy domain where you can putter around as slow as you can go. Get some helpful person to double you there, and then leave you to it. Putter, putter, and putter some more until your feelings begin to subside. Don't go anywhere else, or do anything new until you are completely bored with the previous exercise. Try some basic "make a really really straight line" stuff, then some simple stops, starts and turns.

Now use the above methodology for each step in your training. Go slow. Take each baby-step on at a time. Relax. Drop your shoulders. Breathe. Sigh. Don't do the next step until you are bored and really excited about the next step. Listen to those who are helping, then shoo them off. "leave me to practice now pls. kthx."

One you are a master on the grass, adopt a really big supermarket carpark or similar, and get a double down there, and rinse-and-repeat. It's like a mini-city there, complete with all the things you need to practice with. Stop signs, giveway signs, angle parking, give-way rules (for when other cars start to turn up). Everything is smaller, and no one is going faster than 20k's. Putter, putter, and putter some more, until you find it completely boring and then move up to a quiet street or back road. Rinse and repeat! Work your way up.

And remember, don't proceed until you are quite happy and relaxed.

DB

I totally know what you are saying. The other day i stalled the bike 3 times in a row. I had to have some 'time out' because i was getting upset with myself because i couldnt do it. I sat down with a coffee and a cigy and then i gave it another go when i was less stressed. And it worked.

The biggest thing i have to overcome is not blaming myself for mistakes. I'm learning therefore im going to make mistakes.

Cheers for ya advice.... its so good to see that even tho people on KB dont know me.. they are so willing to help a person out. Im so greatful for that.