You can place the guide a little it behind you and step back so the guide is where you want Russel. If he doesn't bring his butt all the way around once you start to fade the back-up, just ask him to "fix it" or what ever cue you want to give him to let him know that was not quite right, and the...
Once he understands exactly what position front is, you can start moving around a little and ask him to front and then he should fix it. We would end up taking a big step sideways or turning 90 degrees or whatnot. If you want to really get into this you can set up several guides and move to each...
I think you want him to go to front from heel position, correct?
We used to call this doodling, and play games with our dogs that they had to maintain heel position or front position however we moved around.
I would just put him on leash, put him in heel sit, and step back a couple of paces...