Why not try practicing with a broom. Put one foot on each end of the brush and you've got the handle as your stick.
Stick left rudder left, it becomes purely automatic.
This may not work but you'll look a right tit trying to practice while watching TV this evening.
Above all remember stick right cows go left, stick left cows go right, stick forward get bigger, stick back cows get smaller (stick too far back cows rotate nad get much bigger)