Now as not the most agile bloke in the world (even though I do carry it well), my marshalling skills aren't supreme.
But, I do try to keep an eye on my part of the track, and I always try to avoid oncoming cars, got to look before leaping.
I've recently realised that often you can pause too long, often a step or two and you're on the otherside of the path of the car that's on the way. It takes practise to realise how far away a car needs to be before you know you can't set off.
I love the idea of a show and tell. You know things like how to flip a car back over - hand underneath, roll it over, but not too far, preferably all whilst in the direction you are moving in to make it nice and quick. Maybe it's something clubs could do with younger / newer drivers.
We've all seen very random marshalling, mashalling by grabbing a wheel, a wing, shock tower, or using a foot.
It's a can of worms for sure. But one thing is clear to me, the better drivers 99% of the time are better marshalls. They seem to be able to predict an incident, are often up and moving before it's even happened!
Babble babble, waffle waffle.
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