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#87 04-04-2011 10:33 PM

Heel toe
 
So I can do heel toe at full braking but in regular every day driving where I'm not approaching a corner at speed but just slowly braking into it I can't heel toe. If I try I end up pushing the brake really hard and it's very ugly and not smooth.

Are there any tips for getting smooth with heel toe when not under full braking?

ichitaka05 04-04-2011 11:13 PM

Then I would recommend doing when you're fully at stop. Feel your brake pedal when you press it lightly and press your gas w heel.

That should help you lil bit

NESW20 04-04-2011 11:21 PM

just gotta work on that ankle rotation.

RRnold 04-05-2011 03:52 PM

Since you are not fully pressing the brake pedal during everyday driving, I don't think you would have enough leverage and angle to do as smooth as you would during heavy braking.

Maybe try practicing in an empty parking to and see which angle works better for you; using your big toe, 2 toes or entire ball of your foot etc.

NESW20 04-05-2011 06:25 PM

i have no problem heel-toeing virtually any car under any amount of braking. my size 9s seem to work well for it. :D

TheBigBadBanana 04-05-2011 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RRnold (Post 32587)
Maybe try practicing in an empty parking to and see which angle works better for you; using your big toe, 2 toes or entire ball of your foot etc.

Definitely this. Practice makes perfect.
If major ankle rotation doesn't work for you, wider shoes might help.

aliphian 04-05-2011 07:26 PM

I have never attempted this technique. I did used to practice left foot braking though.

aliphian 04-05-2011 07:33 PM

Check out this crazy tap dancing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0ieRNmgxiA

xantonin 04-05-2011 10:31 PM

I have wide and big feet, and I have trouble just angling them without hitting the sidewall of the foot area with my heel...

For I while I tried using my toe on the brake and my pinky toe on the gas but it felt risky, like I could slip...

I came to the conclusion that I just don't think every foot pedal is designed equally and that you can't heel-toe in every car. Seems to me the gas pedal in my car is a good 4 inches further back than the brake pedal.

XpLiCiT_CaShh 04-05-2011 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xantonin (Post 32637)
I came to the conclusion that I just don't think every foot pedal is designed equally and that you can't heel-toe in every car. Seems to me the gas pedal in my car is a good 4 inches further back than the brake pedal.

Also spacing between pedals.. My ol Escort the pedals were so close occasionally id clip the brake while clutching or giving her berries .. ahh good times!

ichitaka05 04-05-2011 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aliphian (Post 32624)
Check out this crazy tap dancing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0ieRNmgxiA

I am more amazed how he's not scare all those ppl. That's one of reason I can't be Rally driver.

#87 04-06-2011 12:05 AM

Another thing. What pedals or material on your pedals can you use to prevent slipping with wet feet.

I practice stick shift in my GF civic si because my car is auto. If your feet are even damp the pedals are dangerously slippery.

karma003 08-13-2012 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aliphian (Post 32624)
Check out this crazy tap dancing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0ieRNmgxiA

Amazing video thanx a lot for the post

Draco-REX 08-13-2012 12:31 PM

Practice, practice.

Also, you don't HAVE to hit the gas with your heel. I find it easier to hit the pedal with the outside of my foot about opposite from where the arch is.


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