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Back in my flight instructor days it was common for the instructor to advise the primary student to "step on the ball', in other words, in a turn add a little rudder on the side the ball is favoring. Ball off to the left side, add some left rudder and so on.
An uncoordinated turn is either a slip or a skid. In a right turn, if the ball rolls to the left, you are skidding (kind of like oversteer in a car, with the tail hanging out) and to bring the plane back into coordinated flight some left rudder is needed. An unintentional slip in a right turn will have the plane crabbed with the tail right of the centerline of the turn radius. Adding some right rudder will correct this condition.
Eventually the proper use of the rudder will become second nature and your inner ear will notify you of uncoordinated flight by making you have the "seat of the pants" sensation of discomfort. So keep at it and in awhile it will no longer be an issue with your flying.
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