I realized today I both drop my right rein too much and let my reins get too long when doing 2 tempis. Dropping the right rein is a bad habit I have to work on anyway - it's always too loose, and I tend to lose the feeling of riding with one hand to the left. I think this is why it feels like I can't get good 2 time changes unless I "fling" Nikita to the left when changing from right to left (i.e., emphasize through motion that I want her to switch from right to left) - she gets disconnected because my reins are too long and I'm losing the connection on the outside rein.
My collected walk is getting better.
