Bard question

[Morcant]

Are there any tips that folks can offer on how to actually circle?

I feel a bit stupid on this one but I can't for the life of me figure out how to circle with selo's on and actually land the 18 dot let alone to lvl 2 dot without getting hit. I was just using strafe and no selo's until I hit like 22 and decided it was time to try and move to a new location. It feels like birds and centaurs in SK have a slightly larger hit box than wolves in EK did so I am getting hit every so often while strafe kiting and I can't figure out how to circle correctly to effectively swarm.

I generally use the scrolled out behind your back standard view but feel absolutely clueless as to where the mobs are with this view when I use selo's and when I f9 and to use the larger overhead view I can see them better but seem to get wailed on about 50% of the time when I try and apply the dot. I feel like either I can't get close enough or my circles are to tight and I get punched in the head.

I have watched the appropriate videos but I guess I have no feel for how big is the right size to circle at this point? Even if I try the strafe across to apply a dot I am either to far to land or get hit... So I am asking for pity from experienced bards any tips on how to figure this out? I play on red so groups are so hard to come by at my level and I kind of went this route so I could use my limited playtime effectively. Now I am wondering if there is just something wrong with my solo barding =(