[He gives Jimmy a small smile for the response, glad he doesn't seem as nerve-wracked as before. When life forcibly shoves lemons into your hands, sometimes the only option is to make it into lemonade.]

My first suggestion for learning control is to lose the gloves. Adjust yourself to not having them on as often, if you don't want to jump into the deep end straight away. I imagine they'll look a bit silly in public.