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I found this video by far the most helpful when learning:
The 'L' shape he describes makes it so much easier.
I can't hold a manual at all, but little ones are used all the time for getting over small obstacles or ditches, holes etc without losing speed.
He holds some impressive looking manuals in that video but it's the short clips at the end that show where they really come in useful on the trail.
One thing I realised - to reach that balance point the front wheel needs to come a lot higher than you think! Really feels like you're going to fall off the back. I need more practise 😛
Sadly, IME there's another thing that really feels like you're going to fall off the back - it's falling off the back 🙁 😳Really feels like you're going to fall off the back
Lifting the front wheel up I don't have a problem. It's finding the balance point that I just don't seem to be anywhere near, nevermind maintaining the manual. Got flat pedals coming soon and I'm recalling memories of jumping off the back of my BMX as a kid after pulling a wheelie (then the BMX knocking down a young tree).
(then the BMX knocking down a young tree).
Any tree that couldn't stand being hit by a rider-less BMX was clearly not long for this world.