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Originally Posted by JoonPrime
im simply asking how do i properly shift gears when driving rough when i get to that stage of confidence in my life??
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First, get the clutch engagement point down cold. Go to an empty parking lot and practice bringing the clutch out quickly to where it just starts to engage in 1st gear. Then do it again. And again. Until you've got it down. Knowing the clutch engagement point will be the key to everything that follows.
Next get the basics of shifting down in normal driving. Whenever you shift and regardless of what gear you select, your clutch foot should always quickly bring the clutch out to that engagement point, then engage while you feed throttle. Keep practicing until smooth and quick in normal driving.
Once you are comfortable with that, experiment with higher RPMs and in different gears and make sure you're comfortable shifting in all scenarios. The process of bringing the clutch out to the engagement point, then feeding throttle should always remain. You just do it a bit faster when you drive aggressively. Repeat until smooth and quick.
Pay attention to the tachometer when you shift, and learn to rev-match everything. Upshifts should rev-match almost by default. Downshifts will take a quick blip of the throttle.
Forget heel-toe until you've got all of this down.
Generally speaking, the speed at which you let out the clutch (once you reach the engagement point) is directly proportional to how quickly you're feeding throttle. In normal driving in 1st gear, you're gently feeding throttle so you should be gently coming off the clutch past the engagement point.
When shifting/driving flat out, you will be matting the throttle, so you should be coming off the clutch rather quickly past the engagement point.