lol..thats the hardest part..learning to trust that the machine is going to do what you tell it to...and then making your body commit to the move...ok heres the easy way to learn to sidehill/carve(cause they are the same thing, just one is on flat ground and makes you turn, the other is on a hill and makes you go straight)so find a nice swamp..lots of soft snow..as you go in a straight line, just turn the bars to lock one way or the other...what happens? the sled goes the direction away from the way the bars are pointed..use this to your advantage...now where you stand on the running boards also has a big effect on how the sled reacts..normally on a poo pro, you stand with your feet about a foot length back of being in the stirups..so stand on the sled with your feet in the stirups, look where your heel is..slide your foot back till your toe is where your heel was..this is pretty neutral position..does the bars feel comfy? too tall to short(elbows should be slightly bent as should your knees..) so riding thru the swamp again, as you turn the handlebars away from the way you want to go(counter steer)step down on the running board on the side you want to turn to,at the same time without moving your feet, turn your outside hip toward the center of the rear bumper..you can practice this in the garage..the idea as you pivot the bars and turn your hips without moving your feet is to lift the outside ski off the floor..thne countersteer the otherway and turn your outside hip again..its not about brute strength as much as it is about technique...practice this until you are comfortable in an open swamp..then start working closer and closer to the edge of the swamp and steer around any objects, small trees bumps and such..even old tracks till you are comfortable with it...try that and let me know how you do..above all else..enjoy, relax and smile..its not a contest, its not embarrassing, its about fun..when you goof..laugh about it..when you run over the boy friend...laugh about it(but dont goose the throttle as you go over him..that hurts)..oh and one more thing that beginners have a really hard time with..dont stare at your frt bumper..the sled will go where you look..so look as far out in frt as you can see, and plan how you are going to get there..
