Thanks Xrayalpha, but I'm reasonably happy with my instructing. Circuits, PFL's, Stalling all ok either taught or doing it myself. What has caused me to stop and think has been the aerobatics, and it is this that I need to improve.
Paul Craig makes the point in "The Killing Zone" that going off and doing something different helps other areas - ie an hour of IMC is worth 5 of GH. I was wondering what other disciplines would help me improve my SA and handling in aeros, or whether just more aeros was the answer. You make a valid point about the checks, and following What Next's advice I'm going to spend more time on the ground with the avionics.
I may think about getting my "no aeros" restriction removed on my FIC. If I am teaching aeros at a basic level then it should improve my own, in the same way that instructing ppl has improved my ppl flying.
cheers for all the comments