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FFOUR · #51 11-11-2007, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by BN01

How wides your foot?

I ask because i noticed the way Jan does his "heel-toe" shifts when we were doing runs in Albany. Rather than using his heel and toe, he just uses either side of his foot. ie he just rolls his ankle over to the right to stab the throttle while keeping the left side of his foot on the brake. It'd have a lot to do with the size of your foot and pedal placement, but worth a try.

Of course he may be able to explain this a little better himself, but its just what i noticed from the passenger seat. Interesting.

Heh, no particular reason I do it that way - just how I started doing it when I taught myself and what felt comfortable at the time I spose.

Watch some Best Motoring videos with their "foot cam", thats what inspired me to learn.

BALISTC · #52 11-11-2007, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by BN01

How wides your foot?

I ask because i noticed the way Jan does his "heel-toe" shifts when we were doing runs in Albany. Rather than using his heel and toe, he just uses either side of his foot. ie he just rolls his ankle over to the right to stab the throttle while keeping the left side of his foot on the brake. It'd have a lot to do with the size of your foot and pedal placement, but worth a try.

Of course he may be able to explain this a little better himself, but its just what i noticed from the passenger seat. Interesting.

Thats how I do it too. Much easier than using your heel and your toe.

DAN682 · #53 11-11-2007, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by BALISTC

Thats how I do it too. Much easier than using your heel and your toe.

x2.

Skipmaster J · #54 11-11-2007, 11:06 AM

Yep same here, but its different for different cars.

I can't remember what car it was (just a normal one) i had to use my heel, in the evo its just my little toe.

It's faster with the toe i find. Toe n toe technique

maddog · #55 15-11-2007, 10:24 PM

Heel and toeing is only difficult for the first 1000 times. People do it because it unsettles a car LESS and is mechanically sympathetic.

Synchros do not match revs, they only allow poor driver's to change gears

Start practicing on the way to and from work, say 30 shifts a day and you will have it mastered in less than 7 weeks. Looks like another case of HTFU

BN01 · #56 15-11-2007, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by maddog

Heel and toeing is only difficult for the first 1000 times. People do it because it unsettles a car LESS and is mechanically sympathetic.

Synchros do not match revs, they only allow poor driver's to change gears

Start practicing on the way to and from work, say 30 shifts a day and you will have it mastered in less than 7 weeks. Looks like another case of HTFU

Im starting to get the hang of it after only a couple of weeks and im doing it in a Rav4, so it cant be that hard

jEstEr? · #57 15-11-2007, 11:28 PM

I rev match in every car I drive, its now just become a habit. I also heel toe a fair bit (especially in my Starlet!) as for true double clutching, it really is a waste of time in our cars.

As for Chris260's advice, I wouldn't be so fast to dismiss it offhand, there's a reason he's doing 55's when everyone else is doing 58's

(Its not cause he is a good driver, attesa = electronic talent :P )

Brendan08 · #58 17-11-2007, 05:54 PM

Heel toe shifts are too dangerous for road use. Track use ok, I rev match on the street but don't heel toe

Hurtenstein · #59 17-11-2007, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Wrexx

Heel toe shifts are too dangerous for road use. Track use ok, I rev match on the street but don't heel toe

How so?

Brendan08 · #60 17-11-2007, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Hurtenstein

How so?

Well unless you're a pro...you can quite easily give either too much brake or too much acceleration. Using it in traffc is pretty silly if you ask me!