How to stabilize my camera?

So I recently got a Opteka SteadyVid SV-HD. I really love it. It works great. However I think I'm balancing it wrong or something. I mean the stabilizer itself does the job perfectly. But I can't seem to control it that well. I have a Nikon D3200 with the kit lens mounted on the stabilizer. But I really can't seem to get 10 feet without the whole stabilizer wanting to turn in a certain direction. I also experience a swaying issue. When I'm walking/running with the stabilizer. When I stop the thing always wants to sway. By that I mean the camera will be facing straight, but when I stop. The camera will look up and the counter weight will sway forward as well. I'm very experienced with this camera. But I'm really having issues with the stabilizer. Do you think my camera is too light for the weights? And how could I fix this?

My second question is on how to handle the stabilizer… I don't know how to hold it so I can control where the camera looks but still keep the footage steady even while running? Is there a certain technique I should be using. Any youtube videos that would help? I have seen a lot of videos on balancing stabilizers but nothing on handling it properly.

Link takes you to the factory demo on how to set up the unit. Balancing a dSLR is a lot more difficult than a camcorder. A camcorder is designed to have the center of mass directly above the mounting hole. Not so with a dSLR which with a large lens can put the CM ahead of the camera mount by quite a bit. And it will change every time you change lenses. Some up-sway when stopping is typical with this kind of stabilizer, you need to anticipate and compensate. No sudden moves allowed. Takes practice. You hold the grip with you 4 fingers wrapped around it. That leaves your thumb free to use the knurled knob to control turning to the side. It is not easy.