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Old 05-18-2014, 02:18 AM   #343
nyfries
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Originally Posted by daiheadjai View Post
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.
true if you use stock pedal. added the cusco pedal now i can heel toe under any braking condition. hence i been heel toeing a lot on the street.

as for when to clutch in when braking. i usually don't unless it a emergency braking situation where the car must be stop asap than i press both the brake and the clutch.

let say i see a red light up ahead. what i do is brake the slow down, when i am almost to the red light i clutch in a put the car in neutral. you shouldn't need to clutch in all the way to the stop light

i'm only 5 months into driving manual though so would appreciate input too
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