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Most improtantly, and the thing I have the most trouble with, is keeping your head and eyes up, and focusing on where you want the bike to be, not where it is.
It sounds easy, but it isn't. I keep catching a glimpse of the curb and head for it; or the parked car whose fender I come periously close to bending; or the pedestrian who runs away, screaming. But every once in a while, it works. I look up and at where I want to be, and I move my gaze ahead to the next place I want to be, and before you know it, I've done a u-turn. It feels like first prize.




Personally, I find it amazing how well this works - it almost seems like a trick. I can be in a tight turn and getting worried, then I remember to look through the turn and my problems go away. As you say, practice and repetition are important.