You wouldn't look odd at our class.....we use a cat toy (the one on a little carpeted square with a 12" wire spiral mounted on it..and nicely crowned with a 1" fluff ball and a jingle bell on the top! LOL...it actually works really well - we've been using it to teach "go outs" to a target. Chili has to do a strong enough touch to ring the bell in order to get a reward. I've taught my cat to play with dog toys, so I guess having Chili play with cat toys must be karma, LOL.
We're still only using the landing side with the teeter at about 6" off the ground and practicing the target from just a walk. Our instructor says the 2on/2on MUST become "the happiest place on earth" for our dogs so we don't run into some of those problems. We're teaching it as a play bow, although Chili thinks laying down is good, too. We practice the targeting on a raised board as well. For the hind end awareness, we turn on the plank, do sits and downs and stands...also we use an upside down pot and a big rubber playground ball for the dogs to put their front feet on, and move their hind end around (or all four feet if the dog is agile enough - like an elephant in a circus).
I'm on learning overload between competition obedience and agility, but Chili seems to catch on very nicely in spite of me!