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Old 06-21-2012, 07:45 PM   #40
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When I first started driving stick, I had a friend in the car with me who "managed" the hand brake so I could concentrate on getting my footing correct. This helped me immensely (my friend also drove stick, so he was also coaching me through it at the same time). I would say practice on flat ground to get a good feel of the clutch and exactly when it grabs (if you haven't already). This will also help out with your hill starts.

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Originally Posted by catharsis View Post
I never understood why people always roll back at lights or on hills. If you learn to clutch and gas smoothly you shouldn't roll back at all, or atleast most even half of an inch.
I think some people do that to say "look at me, I drive stick"...because I notice it too, they'll roll back like 2 feet.
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