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Originally Posted by Capt Spaulding
a small throttle blip will help the synchros do their thing (similar to double clutching)
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If you apply the throttle with the clutch depressed, you gain nothing inside the transmission, just match the speed of the flywheel to the speed of the transmission input shaft (which has sped up by the synchros) for when you release the clutch.
During double declutching you throttle blip while the shifter is in neutral and the clutch is engaged, hence you spin up the input shaft to match the speed of the output shaft times the gear ratio.
Being gentle with the gear lever does help, as well as momentarily easing the pressure and then applying it again. I rarely have issues with downshifting to 2nd, even at fairly high speeds, but to 1st is always a tough one.