Originally Posted by
t_e_r_r_y
i'm not that great either. what helped me out was getting some non-sticky backed tape and wrapping and rewrapping a set of bars over and over. it got kind of tedious, but by the time i had wrapped those bars for the 10th time, i was much better than when i started.
practise makes the master!
Exactly this, the best way to learn. It's an art. Don't do it on a stand either, on the ground with something holding the front wheel or fork well.