Originally Posted by
Landgolier
Practice. However, if your pedals don't have little tabs on the back to help you kick them around, it can be tough. If you just bolted clips onto old rectangular road pedals, this might well be the case. Put a little bolt in the back of the pedal so that the end sticks out and you have something that will catch on the sole of your shoe and it will be a lot easier to kick around.
I figured that's what the little tab was for. Still, I can see myself smashing into the ground a couple times until I get it started. There are only 2-3 stops I always have to stop at on my way back from class, so I'll have a lot of practice clipping in, and probably falling down.