Tips for backing up a boat trailer

[funbun]

But the first step is the method prescribed above. Then a person will naturally learn to use their mirrors. This video isn't for people who have been backing trailers for 20 years. It's for someone who has never back a trailer before. It is not a video meant for everyone with every boat trailer type. What you mention goes beyond the scope of the video, that's not to mention this will be a series of videos covering more and more aspects of boat trailers.

Don't be so short sighted: as if what I'm saying is the only thing that exists in the universe. A person doesn't have to learn to use their mirrors at first. By your method a person should never use training wheels at all. What good is that is they break their skull the first time out? What is important is they earn the relationship between the turn of the wheel and the way the trailer moves, gradually progressing them to more difficult methods over time.

Just like learning to fish, I learned on cane poles first. Learning to fish on bass rigs first will turn more people away from fishing than a simpler method first. Then they'll progress to more complicated and specialized methods later. But I why can't apply the same method here? Always remember that there is always a limit to any method. Any one method is only designed to address a specific problem, not be a total solution to solve all the problems of the universe.

No one starts as a ninja master. Things that are second nature to you may be incredibly difficult for someone starting out. It's obvious to a ninja master that you should turn a hip a certain way or position your foot a certain way. You don't even think about it. But you cannot assume that a beginner understands those relationships. You cannot skip steps, like backing with mirror only the first time out. Just as a child cannot learn trigonometry or physics if they can't even count. Get'em count well first, then we can go on to algebra, trig, and physics later on.

If a person gets the boat in the water safely, who cares if they used the mirror or not? If they crash the trailer trying to use the mirror first time out . . so much for that method. It isn't about how good you are, nor is it about how long you've been backing trailers. It's about brand new people terrified of backing a trailer. With your method they'll remain terrified. With my method they will at least get out of the drive way and be on a track to learning better ways to back up.