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OP Here's a few things to try. I liken it to what I call sensory awareness. So pay extra attention to the following:
#1 - How much does you upper body sway forward out of the seat? Does you upper back come off the seatback? This is symptomatic of bad handling habits. Ideally your back and sides should stay planted against the seatback. you should "feel the grip" of the good handling reflected in the side bolsters of the seat against your lower lats/obliques (love handles). That is reflective of good handling habits.
#2 - During a turn are you keeping an awareness of the outward force exerted against the rear outer wheel? It's physics and weight balance of the car. When you come fast into a turn, then brake hard (just before starting the turn), the weight of the car shifts forward. So more "weight" of the car is on the front tires. Think of physics and draw a mental vector line indicating the force of gravity. It would point somewhere from the top-back of the roof down to the front wheels. The back wheels slightly lift. Then when you initiate a turn, because all of the weight is on the front wheels, the car "plows" and you have understeer. Your upper body floos forward as well.
This next to impossible to describe using words lol..
The better approach is to come in fast, brake hard, then simultaneously lift off the brake and after half a second initiate the turn rapidly. Turn the wheel to an angle that takes the weight of the car OFF the front tires and shifts it to the REAR OUTER WHEEL. Thats the art. When you can achieve this, your upper torso stays planted in the seatback and you are pinned against the side bolsters. You should feel the "g forces" there (apologies for using such a lame term lol).
For me this is handling. I mastered this in a FWD Civic Si. I always say the best mod for that car was racing seats, cause it created an awareness in my mind about the cars physics and weight distribution.
Hope this helps- maybe someone can help articulate this better! Cheers.
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