Stuck on Statics

So after a few weeks off I have now re-started Ruperts obedience training, he really has got the hang of "Walk Back" but always only offers the very shortest of backward movement the first time just to check how much work he needs to do to get the click! Is that a boy thing? I don't know, but as soon as he realises he needs to put in a bit more effort the clicks start coming thick and fast. I wanted to improve on his commitment to my leg so I have been concentrating on statics, forward one step, two side steps clicking for his attempt to re-join my leg, this has really worked well, however I now find myself "Stuck on statics" I have always been hopeless at forward movement in heelwork, all of my dogs have a fantastic understanding of the position in all directions but forward!! not a lot of use in the obedience ring. so today I made a concerted effort to motivate the first few steps, I started off in the usual still position but had my right leg forward and wound Rupert up like I do in recalls and stays "Ready Steady close" and swiftly walked forward clicking his attempts to keep up, I'm doing this all off lead as the temptation to use the lead to bring him forward as in the old style motivational!! method might be too much and I really want him to believe all of this training is fun, fun, fun, it does seem to be working but his trained heelwork position is on my leg not in front wrapped around like Dylan and Maisy's are, so it sometimes feels like he's lagging when he isn't so I have asked Amy to spare me 20 minutes one evening this week to cast her eye over us. I'll try to get her to take a short video too and then all I'll have to do is work out how to ulpoad it onto here!