On Apr 15, 5:59*pm, glider wrote:
Are we teaching the sailplane pilot to look for traffic to the left of
the towplane. There could be traffic just below and to the left that
the towpilot may not see.

That's how students are taught at my club...look to the right for you,
then look to the left for the towplane.

Mind you, we're also taught to look around throughout the tow and
afterwards, not just prior to release