don't wait 'til Christmas...you're gonna go crazy between then and now with all your questions/queries/understanding! Get booked in this summer! I wish I had booked my Level 1 a lot sooner than I actually did. In fact, I wish I'd done it years before I did. It takes me about 12 months to digest everything they teach you in each level before it becomes "subconscious" i.e. you don't have to think yourself to perform the skill, it just comes naturally. I don't think you'll regret it.
When you do try the pivot steer drill , don't be surprised how quick you suddenly start to be able to turn. You'll, at first, end up running into the apex of the corner too early. That is, you'll have wished you'd have turned later than you actually did and you'll need to stand the bike back up again. This is good! Because now you realise that you needed less lean angle to get around that corner. If you need less lean angle, that means that the fatter parts of the tyres are in contact with the ground, giving you more available traction - which is also good! So, you can now go around the same corner, at the same speed using the same turn point BUT with MORE traction - which is really good! All down to turning the bike quicker...I'm no CSS instructor - they'll teach you all this far better than I can describe it!
Maybe a CSS instructor could comment on the above postings and help this guy out?
Good luck! Stu#71