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Originally Posted by extrashaky
Yeah, it's pretty uncommon because it's not all that easy to do. If you can do it, you can downshift in more situations while saving wear on your clutch. If you can't do it--which is fine--you just use your brakes instead of engine braking.
I bought one of the Cusco heel/toe pedals for my car to make it easier to hit the accelerator with the side of my foot. My heel/toe technique still sucks though. One of these days I'm going to find a deserted industrial park and practice for a couple of hours to see if I can't improve a bit.
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I was like that too.
One thing to point out: heel-toe is actually easiest when you are braking HARD.
One mistake I made (initially) was trying to heel-toe while gently braking to decelerate - that is much harder to modulate (at least initially).
Just make sure you have lots of room to recover/stop safely if it goes sour (empty big-box parking lots are fantastic - watchout for curbs and shopping carts)
One downside: Having since gotten the hang of it, I now find myself heel-toeing all my right turns. My gas consumption has suffered significantly.