[ShrimpBurrito]

There are a hundred tips out there on how to do it. Some of the more useful ones:

- turn the wheel in the direction you want the trailer to go
- anticipate where the trailer needs to go early; it doesn't turn on a dime like the front of your vehicle,
- the trailer will continue to go in its last intended direction for awhile even after your turn the wheel in the other direction.

But when I first started out backing trailers, none of these suggestions really mattered. IMHO, the only thing he can do to improve his skill is practice. Take the trailer to an open parking lot and practice backing into a specific parking space. Spend an hour there. Go back the next week and do it again.

It doesn't take too long to get it down -- after a few hours of that, he will likely be proficient. But practice is the only way.

Dave