The Joys of backing in school

You'll get it. Here is something I did in training that really helped me learn to back. While in the yard,(and with the OK from the instructor) I would decide where I wanted to re-park the truck. Then pull out of the current parked position and deliberately screw myself up as much as possible. (That was the easy part... LOL). Then, take a deep breath, relax and "fix it"...ultimately ending up perfectly parked back in either the same or different stall. Often it took some doing, a lot of pull ups and yep, I cussed (and laughed) along the way. But this forced me to learn how the trailer moves and responds to different input as well as using my mirrors effectively.

The end result... I nailed my backing test with the DMV.

Everyone learns differently and at varying paces. Every instructor has a different way he/she likes to back and techniques for teaching it. Certainly learn from them all that you can.

This was just some extra practice I came up with for myself. I suggested it to a couple of other students and they found the exercise helpful as well.

Good luck. You'll be fine.

 

Hahahahaha if they had done that at the school I went to they wouldn't have any trailers after a couple of days.

You should have seen the cones.

 

Today I had to pull into a parking lot. Do a full blindside jackknifing the trailer, then turn around and sight side back into a door with a dock inside the warehouse. Fun stuff

Ethan

 

Easies way to remember witch way to turn your wheel. Turn to the problem. I. E. if your trailer is going to hit an object on the left you turn the wheel to the left. Same for the right side. Like every one else said. SLOW think it thru. Picture the trailer doing what you want it to do. Sounds corny but it works.

 

Not corny at all. Shooting archery is the same way. You mentally picture the arrow flying into the bulls eye before you release.