new rider

[Beer]

Don't start off in second.

[mordeeb]

even in first it's sloppy for me

[kk2002s]

Not sure where you ever saw advice to start in 2nd. I have never seen it mentioned here. No reason to and I would never do it in good weather (Maybe snow). For hills, use your hand brake to assist in roll back. I'm teaching myself how to as I have always been able to do the quick step off brake, on throttle, release clutch.