Hi, Richard. I am a 18-year-old learner and I just want to thank you for teaching me how to drive a manual car. I've passed my driving test today and your videos were a major part of my learning experience because my real life instructors aren't very good at explaining things like you do. Of course, not to discriminate my personal instructors' blood, sweat and tears, and I'm sure they tried their best to teach me, but your videos helped me significantly, clutch control, hill start, engine braking, parallel parking, etc. Again, thank you very much for all your hard work in your videos. Please make more videos as I plan on continue watching your videos even after being able to drive on the road independently :)
Beloved, Please give this your special attention. God is a Good, Holy and Just( meaning that He up holds justice and does what He deems as good) Judge. He is also forgiving and He is All-Loving. He is also perfect meaning that there is nothing about Him this is contradictory. But How can He forgive you and me but still uphold Justice. It's through faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. So turn repent and put your faith in the Living Christ who died for U and now Lives
@@ConquerDriving Beloved, Please give this your special attention. God is a Good, Holy and Just( meaning that He up holds justice and does what He deems as good) Judge. He is also forgiving and He is All-Loving. He is also perfect meaning that there is nothing about Him this is contradictory. But How can He forgive you and me but still uphold Justice. It's through faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. So turn repent and put your faith in the Living Christ who died for U and now Lives
I remember that! I remember my later lessons, when my driving instructor would turn to me and say, "If you drive like that in your test, you'd pass no problem" - and I remember feeling like Micheal f*cking Schumacher after those kinds of lessons 🤣🤣 I'd then, ofcourse, think 'how bad was I before!!?' 🤣🤣 But my driving instructor was very much a "we will book your test for when you SHOULD pass not when you COULD pass" kind of guy - and (largely thanks to him, I reckon) I did pass - first time.
Thank you! After 4 years of driving a Tesla, I rented a manual car for a week and used your videos to refresh my skills with the clutch. I had more fun rev matching a 90 HP manual car at 50 kmh than accelerating in a 440 HP dual motor electric car on the German Autobahn :-) Driving a manual trying to be smooth makes me become more aware of the engine, the car and the traffic around me, which is a very fulfilling and engaging experience while staying legal and safe at the same time…
I tried the rev matching as I was downshifting to deal with hills, junction and roundabout and it went perfectly fine as a learner. Usually, I used to get that kangaroo movement as I do the downshift. Thanks alot for teaching the rev match.
Over the years I have tried my hardest to kangaroo but have never been able to do it!! ever !! Even as a learner I never did it.. 😂 ❤ congratulations by the way, I think people don’t learn to drive till after theyve passed a test. 😊
Best explanation of rev matching I have ever seen. Not only explains how to do it, but how and why it works. Understanding what is happening with the engine and transmission is key to understanding good technique
I wish this guy was my instructor, I think even after passing my test i would continue to book lessons with him. These videos are so good the concepts and what you need to do are told so simply.
I got my license in a diesel car, so when I got to drive my dad’s petrol car, I kept stalling, especially during uphill starts. I watched your videos on all the topics I struggled, including this one. Its amazing how well you explain not only the techniques, but the thought behind why you do something. You cleared up all questions I had thank you for your amazing work
I only ever drove manual transmission in torque-y diesel trucks. The bitepoint was extremely vague and because of the low end toque the engine had, they rarely stalled. I bought a manual gasoline car (I'm in Canada) and basically had to relearn how to use the clutch all over again. Stalled so much! This channel helped me greatly.
I'm "back" after a couple of months of experience driving a manual. Your videos were a terrific help in getting me started--mainly I had to unlearn most of my habits from driving automatics for more than two decades. Now I'm able to appreciate the finer points you include in your videos. Thanks and best wishes!
Only youtuber on driving I listen to. Because of his downshift smoothly videos, I have been rev matching every where. Basically since late feb. Very helpful video this.
Being a sim racer before I'm old enough to drive is a double edged sword, it makes me familiar with the controls and generally more able to drive fast, and familiar with the limits, also taught me how to heel toe but I'm probably going to pick up bad habits like left foot braking xD. Luckily I have the under 17 car club to iron out my bad habits before I get on the road :) your videos have some very good explanations, nice one!
Honestly i was a sim racer for a few years before i became a driver, but i don't think i have any bad habits from sim racing. When I get in a real car i switch to a completely different mindset than when I'm racing
Am from 🇰🇪 and currently learning manual transmission. I have been jacking alot while downshifting and through your video, i am now able to downshift smoothly using the gas pedal. Thanks Richard. You are one of your kind
Hey man, I really, really appreciate you showing what you mean - while you're clear with your wording, seeing real life examples is invaluable. Thanks again!
I started with you on day 1. After my first lesson I watched your bite point video over and over again and my instructor was impressed by how much I seemingly remembered. Back then I found driving terrifying and thought it wasn’t for me. 10 months on and I drive for a living, and a lot in my spare time. Whenever I need to learn something new (recently driving in ice, which saved my ass) - I just RUclips it and add “conquer”. You’re absolutely brilliant at explaining things, you’re so competent and calm and keep the videos interesting. I have ADHD and struggle so much with listening, and you’re one of the only people I can follow along with and stay engaged like almost all of the time. Your pupils are very blessed and I wish more instructors were like you. Wish you the best 2023 and I’m sure in 20 years I’ll still be using you for every car related advice I need lol
This was brilliant. After 20 years driving j finally have an explanation of why some gear changes have been slow. I tried it today, found it fairly straightforward to pick up. Success. Much quicker, and also kind of fun!
My guy, you are fantastic. I got a Golf R two days ago. First stick. There's a lot of deeeecent videos online but youre are incredible. I learned so much.
Finally someone being really literal and easy in explaining this rev matching and heeltoe stuff. I just discovered the topic on youtube while searching how to be a better driver (I drive manual about twice a year on holidays, both sides of the road) and all the throttle etc explanation means eff all to me. So thanks for being very clear. Obvsly youtube suggested you along the others as I've watched some other topics - I had forgotten that you really are very clear and helpful. Cheers
Possibly the best video I've seen on rev matching. Anyone practicing heel & toe on public roads should make sure their shoes have enough grip on the pedals, especially the brake. So even if you mess up a rev match you can still brake safely.
Richard, I started watching your manual driving technique videos about 6 weeks ago. 2 weeks later, I purchased a new MX-5. It reset many aspects of driving experience that I've gained over the last 20 years back to zero. I have now watched nearly all of those videos multiple times. This week, I removed the "please be patient; student driver" sign from inside the rear window. Heel and toe is the only technique I don't more or less have under my belt at this point. I am now occasionally doing laps on a nearby 3-mile road next to a small airport and practicing downshifting with heel and toe from 4th and 3rd to 2nd. Every time I rewatch one of your videos, my practice helps me notice something new that you do that I can apply to make learning easier. For example, just now I realized that I can determine the optimal rev for a speed and gear combination by simply getting to that speed in that gear. Which means I can solve the issue of the slight jerk when the engine slows to match the wheel speed when I release the clutch somewhat quickly. Your other videos that include repeating the exercise in your MX-5 have also been a great help, because as you've said several times, revs in that engine drop astronomically quickly, so blipping for upshifts is often necessary, and blipping *after* shifting for downshifts is also correct. Driving a manual car has been fun and rewarding. Your videos have made what could've been a very stressful experience on Seattle hills and in downtown city traffic instead very smooth. Thanks for putting so much effort into your exhaustive explanations.
I've been driving for 32 years and I've never mastered rev matching, only tried it a couple of times and made an arse of it, you explained it very well and I'm gonna give it a go next time I'm out in the car 😀👍
Rev matching is of great use in Mumbai where in and around the city one would often be driving along a level road, turn and be suddenly confronted with a steep upward slope. Losing momentum on a downshift isn’t optimal. Rev matching helps.
Never found you before when I was still learning to drive for the first time, I've been rev-matching daily for quite a while now and thanks to your video going to learn heel & toe after this :) Just wanna say thank you for not just teaching people how to drive, but also advancing past the stage of 'passing the test'! You're great at explaining, very clear and the imagery you're projecting helps tons
I'm a 68 year old American. I learned to drive on a manual, and always owned manuals until a few years after the turn of the century, when it became almost impossible to find a car with a manual. I always rev matched downshifts, mostly because that's how my Dad drove and I copied his technique. Though I experimented with heel and toe downshifts, and got to where I could do it reasonably well, it was never my preferred technique. The way I did corners and curves was typically to clutch down and change gears while braking, then rev match and clutch up when I was ready to get on the gas. This can be done quite smoothly without forcing your right foot to multi-task. I'm watching these videos mostly out of curiosity, and impressed at how well they explain techniques that I used when I drove manual and in may cases learned through trial and error on my own.
Yes, of course this can be done without multi-tasking a foot. What you do is coast between gears as you rev match. What heel and toe provides is to minimise th transitions between drive-brake-drive as you change down. I can and do mostly drive as you do, but there are times when hell and toe is useful.
Mate, you are so helpful. Rev matching is so important to overtake safely and quickly. Should be taught to learners so they don't overtake like a granny on a mobility scooter.
This is a very well presented video with some sound instruction. I was taught to Drive on a Series 2 Land Rover back in the 70’s, It had no gear syncing and tight gates, so you had to double clutch and double de-clutch. I have used this technique my whole life no matter what car. It’s a great habit to pro long the gearbox life and give a smooth ride. Nice to see how this method has progressed. Great video mate.
Another fantastic video from Richard. A great explanation of the technique and benefits of heel-and-toe downshifting, and its use in everyday driving. He's even modest enough to admit he doesn't do it perfectly every time🙂(though his other videos show he's pretty good at it!) It's incredibly satisfying when you get it right. One weird thing: my 2021 US-spec Mazda3 has a "Pedal Misuse" alarm which goes off when the brake and gas are pressed at the same time. I disabled it (through the settings menu) on day 1 - I've never discovered whether heel-and-toe downshifts would activate it, but I assume they would.
I heard people talk about rev marching but never knew what it was. Thanks to your video I now realise I’ve always done it instinctively. As for heel-toe, I’ve never done that before and I’m eager to give it a go! Thank you for sharing :)
Wanted to learn how to heel and toe for so long but none of the videos I watched previously I could really understand it, this is the most informative video I’ve found - thanks so much!
What you’re trying to do is much the engine speed/revs to the car speed it’s travelling for the gear you are in …. go down a gear and you can either (1) make the clutch force the engine revs higher to match the road speed/gear combination. … or … (2) rev the engine with the accelerator rather than make the driving wheels through the gears and clutch so as to make the engine spin at the appropriate revs. Think of the clutch plate slipping until it makes the engine rev to the right engine speed (that hurts or the car losses heaps of road speed).you can help the clutch by forcing the revs higher with the accelerator.
I have been watching heel-toe method from yesterday but didn't understand a little that why people doing it but when I watched here I understood what's heel-toe and rev matching Good work
Wow 🤩 , you’re very good manners! You still helped your followers even if this time is very difficult for all of us . I don’t know how to thank you enough ! (God) protects you my friend. Stay safe Amen 🙏
Good explanation on the heel and toe. When I first started to learn, I though it meant literally heel at gas and toe at brakes. Good thing you mentioned the best way to do it, which is to keep you foot heel in between so that you have access to both brakes and gas without one side slipping, causing you to lose a bit of control or messing up the rev match
He is the only reason I was able to get my bmw to the shop somewhat smoothly after it needed a new radiator the day after I bought it in typical bmw fashion.
Firstly i want to thank you for all these videos you make. I started watching you a few months ago and since then i have upgraded my skills in driving and i feel i have more control of my car, especially when rev matching (i drive for about 1 year a Chevrolet Aveo). What i find difficult to do is heel and toe, for the reason you explain in 11:38 (harder breaking than needed). I feel gas and brake pedals are far apart as well as the gas is far more down than the brake (so i have to press the brake pedal a lot to bring it in the same plane as the gas pedal) making it almost impossible to just "roll" my right foot to press the gas. I know it needs a lot of practice and you can't just simply solve my problem but i felt i needed to share that with you. Any advice is welcome. Thank you again very much!!!!!
Thanks for these videos mate, I learned a lot more from these videos than from my instructors. And keep in mind in my country, we drive for 40 days with instructor before we are able to take the tests :D
Started doing rev matching (no heel and toe yet), only after passing not long ago and it is actually so useful on longer back road journeys, makes the journey so much more enjoyable.
I got my first manual car about a month ago and I’ve been watching your videos and they are very helpful man, my brother taught me the basics of it so I already had most of it down but I need to learn the advance stuff now. I’ve been watching some the same videos more than twice because I’m really trying to get it down and I finally found this rev matching video because I believe I’m ready for it now and I already got it down because how clearly you explain it and the foot and rev cam helped a lot thanks mannn!
Hi Richard I used to drive a automatic transmission but with the channel I can be able to drive a manual Car thanks again Richard, from Africa zambia🇿🇲🇿🇲
Omg bro', best explanation and tutorial I could possibly find anywhere. I trully apreciate your effort and experience, keep up the awesome work! Many thanks for what this video offered me! ❤
Excellent video by a highly capable and very smart instructor who has very impressive knowledge on this advanced technique. The latest cars even blip the throttle for you but I loved the fact that this guy explained all the theory and demonstrated the practical technique to make your driving smoother & safer whilst maintaining the speed through the bends. Very well done! I have learned loads after watching this brilliant video & iv just subscribed to your channel. Thanks!
I love your videos dude! I passed 7th June 24 and your video’s definitely was part of me passing for sure! Anyone new watching these videos pay attention!😂
I'm so glad I saw your channel, I just tried learning how to drive a car yesterday during quarantine and now that I saw your channel I have more confidence now! Thank you for this videos man!
its been 2 yrs since i seen this video and i still havent mastered this tehnique yet but now that i got more experience i think im ready to try it again
I was using this rev mach since I was ten Because my instructor taught me to do so which was my father and i am 59 years now Nobody used this tips except lorry drivers back then and is the best to keep control of your car and have fun at the same time
Been driving now for 2 years and these are skills which nobody teaches you! My car doesn't come with a tachometer so a lot of inference has to be drawn from the way the car sounds and feels! I usually hold the clutch halfway on 2nd gear and slowly push the gas to match engine and gear speeds, but it ends up making a lot of noise and does seem quite unprofessional! Can't wait to try out your skills! Great channel, great video!
As a youg man I learned and passed my test in a car, then, as I was in the army I went to a new unit where I had to drive an army lorry as part of my work. At that time, army lorries had a non-syncro gearbox so to down change gears you had to double de-clutch The way it was taught you pressed the clutch, put the gear lever into neutral, reved the engine, then put it into the lower gear. Which is not unlike your teaching of heal/toe, To get a clean change you neded to learn the engine sound because there was no rev counter to guide you. Although I currently have an automatic, watching your very good explanation, I realise that is how I normaly change down in a manual car, which I have usually driven.
Its extremely helpful, that day i stalled at the steep hill and the habndbrake was not working. I use both heel and toes to compress the gas and brake and release them, the car safely went up the hill.
WOW that is the best explanation I heard of WHY I NEED HEAL TO TOE and rev matching. first minute got my attention. Got shifter for sim and trying Dirt 2.0 and AC old cars like Ferrari F40
Thank you for your teachings , I am still learning and this is a video I will play everyday for muscle memory. Thank you for uploading. I hope you make more videos 😇
Finally this video!! woohoo! thanks! gotta learn this! the rev matching is really important, because from time to time I feel that little jerk when downshifting..
great video thanks a lot. u are best instructor in youtube along with Conduite Facile. i dunno why this channel is so underrated ....... it deserves much more subscribers like 10million. keep making such nice videos for car enthusiasts and im sure u soon gonna achieve it. guys pls suppport this channel atleast for the sake of great work by this guy. thanks
Nice video showing how to do heal & toe. I've been personally doing it for just under 2 years. I'd like to share a bit of my thought about doing double clutching while heel-toeing which is a skill I've only recently acquired. I've recently mastered double clutching while doing heal & toe downshifting. For normal driving, it's really not needed, but apart from my gear shifter not willing to go down into 2nd at high speed, I find double clutching VERY satisfying cuz the shifter just slides into the gate buttery smooth. Usually when you downshift, the synchros do seem to tend to do more work cuz the pressure required to put the gear in the gate is greater than when shifting up a gear. That buttery smooth shifter motion is what I can't get tired of. Only negative thing for me about double clutching heel & toe is that I need to give it more gas than when doing just heel & toe (cuz you need to bring up the gear speed as well, not just the engine speed), and this makes me quite self-conscious when I'm near pedestrians because sometimes they cast a strange look at me. It's a strange thing cuz when I was younger, I always wanted my car to sound louder but as I get older I try not to draw too much attention. I'm not sure how many people sharing my feeling. Don't get me wrong, people's looks don't stop me from revving my engine a lot for double clutching, but that little bit of self-consciousness was not something I'd have or think about even a few years ago.
I feel the same, that's why my MX5 is 80 decibels at the track day noise test now when my VX220 was on the 90s. I've not done much double de clutching. But I know what you mean about heel and toe, people can look sometimes. But I like the sound of the blip, a good rev match is very satisfying.
I must say that I didnt know exactly what is it, but when I had to accelerate once, I used revmatching to about 3500rpm and it was when learning to drive. And it was all thanks to your video and I tried it even without thinking about it, so thx a lot
Good video another tip is that each gear is roughly about 1,000 rpm away from the next. Example if you are going 30mph in 3rd gear you rpm is about 2000 but second gear will be around 3,000
ive been practicing this abit, ill bet my test supervisor may be impressed that a learner can competently do this technique, even though im in Australia, your videos are great and generally translate across as we have similar road rules etc,, and have been a great help at learning manual driving techniques.
When I slow down in corners I usually just leave it at a high gear if I haven't down shifted before the turn. As the turn ends I give full throtle then down shift with gas and run away. But this teqnique is super cool. I can see how it can be nessesary for racing. Will definetly try it out
Worth noting that heel-and-toe is significantly easier to do well when doing performance/track driving. The harder you are braking, the easier it is (with practice) to blip the throttle while maintaining relatively constant brake pressure. So in the conditions where it's more important (and indeed safer) to heel-and-toe, it's conveniently more natural and easier to do.
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Hi, Richard. I am a 18-year-old learner and I just want to thank you for teaching me how to drive a manual car. I've passed my driving test today and your videos were a major part of my learning experience because my real life instructors aren't very good at explaining things like you do. Of course, not to discriminate my personal instructors' blood, sweat and tears, and I'm sure they tried their best to teach me, but your videos helped me significantly, clutch control, hill start, engine braking, parallel parking, etc.
Again, thank you very much for all your hard work in your videos. Please make more videos as I plan on continue watching your videos even after being able to drive on the road independently :)
Congratulations on passing! Thank you for the compliment, I'll keep making the videos.
Thanks alot God bless you
@@ConquerDriving the part i am having difficulty with is heel/toe " AS YOU"RE CHANGING THE GEAR "
is that somewhat subjective? ?
Me being a learner have one good drive and i feel like the stig😂
😂
Beloved, Please give this your special attention. God is a Good, Holy and Just( meaning that He up holds justice and does what He deems as good) Judge. He is also forgiving and He is All-Loving. He is also perfect meaning that there is nothing about Him this is contradictory. But How can He forgive you and me but still uphold Justice. It's through faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. So turn repent and put your faith in the Living Christ who died for U and now Lives
@@ConquerDriving Beloved, Please give this your special attention. God is a Good, Holy and Just( meaning that He up holds justice and does what He deems as good) Judge. He is also forgiving and He is All-Loving. He is also perfect meaning that there is nothing about Him this is contradictory. But How can He forgive you and me but still uphold Justice. It's through faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. So turn repent and put your faith in the Living Christ who died for U and now Lives
I remember that!
I remember my later lessons, when my driving instructor would turn to me and say,
"If you drive like that in your test, you'd pass no problem" - and I remember feeling like Micheal f*cking Schumacher after those kinds of lessons 🤣🤣
I'd then, ofcourse, think 'how bad was I before!!?' 🤣🤣
But my driving instructor was very much a "we will book your test for when you SHOULD pass not when you COULD pass" kind of guy - and (largely thanks to him, I reckon) I did pass - first time.
New learners try after expert level
Thank you! After 4 years of driving a Tesla, I rented a manual car for a week and used your videos to refresh my skills with the clutch. I had more fun rev matching a 90 HP manual car at 50 kmh than accelerating in a 440 HP dual motor electric car on the German Autobahn :-) Driving a manual trying to be smooth makes me become more aware of the engine, the car and the traffic around me, which is a very fulfilling and engaging experience while staying legal and safe at the same time…
Thank you so much for your generosity! I also enjoy driving low powered manual cars, it's a different kind of fun to power.
Congratulations, you are true petrolhead 🎉 and it's great! New electric cars have no soul. Just a gadget
I tried the rev matching as I was downshifting to deal with hills, junction and roundabout and it went perfectly fine as a learner. Usually, I used to get that kangaroo movement as I do the downshift. Thanks alot for teaching the rev match.
@Random Petrolhead your prob just not giving it enough throttle blip or you're letting clutch out too slow
Over the years I have tried my hardest to kangaroo but have never been able to do it!! ever !! Even as a learner I never did it.. 😂 ❤ congratulations by the way, I think people don’t learn to drive till after theyve passed a test. 😊
Best explanation of rev matching I have ever seen. Not only explains how to do it, but how and why it works. Understanding what is happening with the engine and transmission is key to understanding good technique
I wish this guy was my instructor, I think even after passing my test i would continue to book lessons with him. These videos are so good the concepts and what you need to do are told so simply.
I got my license in a diesel car, so when I got to drive my dad’s petrol car, I kept stalling, especially during uphill starts. I watched your videos on all the topics I struggled, including this one. Its amazing how well you explain not only the techniques, but the thought behind why you do something. You cleared up all questions I had thank you for your amazing work
I only ever drove manual transmission in torque-y diesel trucks. The bitepoint was extremely vague and because of the low end toque the engine had, they rarely stalled. I bought a manual gasoline car (I'm in Canada) and basically had to relearn how to use the clutch all over again. Stalled so much! This channel helped me greatly.
I'm "back" after a couple of months of experience driving a manual. Your videos were a terrific help in getting me started--mainly I had to unlearn most of my habits from driving automatics for more than two decades. Now I'm able to appreciate the finer points you include in your videos. Thanks and best wishes!
Experience usually allows us to understand the explanation in more detail.
I've watched a ton of videos about rev matching. This one was the only one that actually made me understand it enough so I could apply it.
Only youtuber on driving I listen to. Because of his downshift smoothly videos, I have been rev matching every where. Basically since late feb. Very helpful video this.
You're welcome ☺
Being a sim racer before I'm old enough to drive is a double edged sword, it makes me familiar with the controls and generally more able to drive fast, and familiar with the limits, also taught me how to heel toe but I'm probably going to pick up bad habits like left foot braking xD. Luckily I have the under 17 car club to iron out my bad habits before I get on the road :) your videos have some very good explanations, nice one!
Honestly i was a sim racer for a few years before i became a driver, but i don't think i have any bad habits from sim racing. When I get in a real car i switch to a completely different mindset than when I'm racing
left-foot breaking might be useful for daily driving
xD can't hurt, you never know when you'll find yourself at the wheel of a sport quattro
@@NerdyCatCoffeeee it’s dangerous..
@@NerdyCatCoffeeeeleft foot braking means your left foot is always touching the brake pedal, which will quickly wear through brake pads
Am from 🇰🇪 and currently learning manual transmission. I have been jacking alot while downshifting and through your video, i am now able to downshift smoothly using the gas pedal. Thanks Richard. You are one of your kind
This is one of the best explanations i have seen on RUclips about rev matching and heel-toe DOWNSHIFTING
Hey man, I really, really appreciate you showing what you mean - while you're clear with your wording, seeing real life examples is invaluable. Thanks again!
You're welcome ☺
I started with you on day 1. After my first lesson I watched your bite point video over and over again and my instructor was impressed by how much I seemingly remembered. Back then I found driving terrifying and thought it wasn’t for me. 10 months on and I drive for a living, and a lot in my spare time. Whenever I need to learn something new (recently driving in ice, which saved my ass) - I just RUclips it and add “conquer”. You’re absolutely brilliant at explaining things, you’re so competent and calm and keep the videos interesting. I have ADHD and struggle so much with listening, and you’re one of the only people I can follow along with and stay engaged like almost all of the time. Your pupils are very blessed and I wish more instructors were like you. Wish you the best 2023 and I’m sure in 20 years I’ll still be using you for every car related advice I need lol
That's really nice to hear! Thank you for watching.
One of the best instructors on RUclips. Really good.
Only 3 minutes in and already blown away by your explanatory skills! It made so much sense at a perfectly comfortable pace
This was brilliant. After 20 years driving j finally have an explanation of why some gear changes have been slow. I tried it today, found it fairly straightforward to pick up. Success. Much quicker, and also kind of fun!
My guy, you are fantastic. I got a Golf R two days ago. First stick. There's a lot of deeeecent videos online but youre are incredible. I learned so much.
Finally someone being really literal and easy in explaining this rev matching and heeltoe stuff. I just discovered the topic on youtube while searching how to be a better driver (I drive manual about twice a year on holidays, both sides of the road) and all the throttle etc explanation means eff all to me. So thanks for being very clear. Obvsly youtube suggested you along the others as I've watched some other topics - I had forgotten that you really are very clear and helpful. Cheers
Possibly the best video I've seen on rev matching. Anyone practicing heel & toe on public roads should make sure their shoes have enough grip on the pedals, especially the brake. So even if you mess up a rev match you can still brake safely.
Richard, I started watching your manual driving technique videos about 6 weeks ago. 2 weeks later, I purchased a new MX-5. It reset many aspects of driving experience that I've gained over the last 20 years back to zero.
I have now watched nearly all of those videos multiple times. This week, I removed the "please be patient; student driver" sign from inside the rear window. Heel and toe is the only technique I don't more or less have under my belt at this point. I am now occasionally doing laps on a nearby 3-mile road next to a small airport and practicing downshifting with heel and toe from 4th and 3rd to 2nd. Every time I rewatch one of your videos, my practice helps me notice something new that you do that I can apply to make learning easier. For example, just now I realized that I can determine the optimal rev for a speed and gear combination by simply getting to that speed in that gear. Which means I can solve the issue of the slight jerk when the engine slows to match the wheel speed when I release the clutch somewhat quickly.
Your other videos that include repeating the exercise in your MX-5 have also been a great help, because as you've said several times, revs in that engine drop astronomically quickly, so blipping for upshifts is often necessary, and blipping *after* shifting for downshifts is also correct.
Driving a manual car has been fun and rewarding. Your videos have made what could've been a very stressful experience on Seattle hills and in downtown city traffic instead very smooth. Thanks for putting so much effort into your exhaustive explanations.
That's so nice to hear, it's great to hear the videos have helped you. I hope you enjoy your MX5.
@@ConquerDriving I am! Or I would be, if these roads all around me weren't covered in salt..!
I've been driving for 32 years and I've never mastered rev matching, only tried it a couple of times and made an arse of it, you explained it very well and I'm gonna give it a go next time I'm out in the car 😀👍
How's it going dude?? :)
Rev matching is of great use in Mumbai where in and around the city one would often be driving along a level road, turn and be suddenly confronted with a steep upward slope. Losing momentum on a downshift isn’t optimal. Rev matching helps.
Today I understood the concept of rev matching. I was finding it hard to get it but you made it easy:) you got a new subscriber
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Hey Dude, I'm one of Ur subscriber from India and I really like to appreciate all the guides to drive a car fully safely and without any mistake. 🥰
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Never found you before when I was still learning to drive for the first time, I've been rev-matching daily for quite a while now and thanks to your video going to learn heel & toe after this :)
Just wanna say thank you for not just teaching people how to drive, but also advancing past the stage of 'passing the test'!
You're great at explaining, very clear and the imagery you're projecting helps tons
The explanation of the 'rev matching' is just flawless!!
It is amazing how you can focus so much on explaining whilst demonstrating. Excellent job sir !
I'm a 68 year old American. I learned to drive on a manual, and always owned manuals until a few years after the turn of the century, when it became almost impossible to find a car with a manual. I always rev matched downshifts, mostly because that's how my Dad drove and I copied his technique. Though I experimented with heel and toe downshifts, and got to where I could do it reasonably well, it was never my preferred technique. The way I did corners and curves was typically to clutch down and change gears while braking, then rev match and clutch up when I was ready to get on the gas. This can be done quite smoothly without forcing your right foot to multi-task.
I'm watching these videos mostly out of curiosity, and impressed at how well they explain techniques that I used when I drove manual and in may cases learned through trial and error on my own.
Yes, of course this can be done without multi-tasking a foot. What you do is coast between gears as you rev match. What heel and toe provides is to minimise th transitions between drive-brake-drive as you change down. I can and do mostly drive as you do, but there are times when hell and toe is useful.
Mate, you are so helpful. Rev matching is so important to overtake safely and quickly. Should be taught to learners so they don't overtake like a granny on a mobility scooter.
Your videos have explained concepts to me so smoothly and your examples are excellent
This is a very well presented video with some sound instruction. I was taught to Drive on a Series 2 Land Rover back in the 70’s, It had no gear syncing and tight gates, so you had to double clutch and double de-clutch. I have used this technique my whole life no matter what car. It’s a great habit to pro long the gearbox life and give a smooth ride. Nice to see how this method has progressed. Great video mate.
Thank you, here is a video I did on double de-clutching: ruclips.net/video/wxxJeHHWXZE/видео.html
Thanks.. I passed my driving test yesterday... Your videos has been helpful
Another fantastic video from Richard. A great explanation of the technique and benefits of heel-and-toe downshifting, and its use in everyday driving. He's even modest enough to admit he doesn't do it perfectly every time🙂(though his other videos show he's pretty good at it!) It's incredibly satisfying when you get it right. One weird thing: my 2021 US-spec Mazda3 has a "Pedal Misuse" alarm which goes off when the brake and gas are pressed at the same time. I disabled it (through the settings menu) on day 1 - I've never discovered whether heel-and-toe downshifts would activate it, but I assume they would.
I heard people talk about rev marching but never knew what it was. Thanks to your video I now realise I’ve always done it instinctively. As for heel-toe, I’ve never done that before and I’m eager to give it a go! Thank you for sharing :)
Absolutely fantastic explanation, this channel is one of the most helpful driving learning resources on the internet.
Wanted to learn how to heel and toe for so long but none of the videos I watched previously I could really understand it, this is the most informative video I’ve found - thanks so much!
What you’re trying to do is much the engine speed/revs to the car speed it’s travelling for the gear you are in …. go down a gear and you can either (1) make the clutch force the engine revs higher to match the road speed/gear combination. … or … (2) rev the engine with the accelerator rather than make the driving wheels through the gears and clutch so as to make the engine spin at the appropriate revs.
Think of the clutch plate slipping until it makes the engine rev to the right engine speed (that hurts or the car losses heaps of road speed).you can help the clutch by forcing the revs higher with the accelerator.
This is the best Driving channel I watched in a long time. You explained so clear and detail.
I have been watching heel-toe method from yesterday but didn't understand a little that why people doing it but when I watched here I understood what's heel-toe and rev matching
Good work
Thank you for your videos Richard! Learning to drive "later in life", in my late thirties, your videos have helped me a lot!
Wow 🤩 , you’re very good manners! You still helped your followers even if this time is very difficult for all of us . I don’t know how to thank you enough ! (God) protects you my friend. Stay safe Amen 🙏
No problem, they keep me busy. Thank you.
Your videos are brilliant mate. Some of the best on RUclips about driving manuals and driving in general.
Thank you!
Thanks for the lessons. Sure lots of learners will appreciate a lot.
You're welcome.
Honestly the best explanation of learning manual that I've seen.
Good explanation on the heel and toe. When I first started to learn, I though it meant literally heel at gas and toe at brakes. Good thing you mentioned the best way to do it, which is to keep you foot heel in between so that you have access to both brakes and gas without one side slipping, causing you to lose a bit of control or messing up the rev match
Really great teaching. These are the best demonstrations I've seen. Just wanted to say thanks.
Had my 5 speed forester for like a week , first time. Learned so much thank you good sir!!!
He is the only reason I was able to get my bmw to the shop somewhat smoothly after it needed a new radiator the day after I bought it in typical bmw fashion.
Firstly i want to thank you for all these videos you make. I started watching you a few months ago and since then i have upgraded my skills in driving and i feel i have more control of my car, especially when rev matching (i drive for about 1 year a Chevrolet Aveo). What i find difficult to do is heel and toe, for the reason you explain in 11:38 (harder breaking than needed). I feel gas and brake pedals are far apart as well as the gas is far more down than the brake (so i have to press the brake pedal a lot to bring it in the same plane as the gas pedal) making it almost impossible to just "roll" my right foot to press the gas. I know it needs a lot of practice and you can't just simply solve my problem but i felt i needed to share that with you. Any advice is welcome. Thank you again very much!!!!!
Thanks for these videos mate, I learned a lot more from these videos than from my instructors. And keep in mind in my country, we drive for 40 days with instructor before we are able to take the tests :D
Started doing rev matching (no heel and toe yet), only after passing not long ago and it is actually so useful on longer back road journeys, makes the journey so much more enjoyable.
This is definitely the best I’ve seen teaching this
I got my first manual car about a month ago and I’ve been watching your videos and they are very helpful man, my brother taught me the basics of it so I already had most of it down but I need to learn the advance stuff now. I’ve been watching some the same videos more than twice because I’m really trying to get it down and I finally found this rev matching video because I believe I’m ready for it now and I already got it down because how clearly you explain it and the foot and rev cam helped a lot thanks mannn!
Hi Richard I used to drive a automatic transmission but with the channel I can be able to drive a manual Car thanks again Richard, from Africa zambia🇿🇲🇿🇲
Omg bro', best explanation and tutorial I could possibly find anywhere. I trully apreciate your effort and experience, keep up the awesome work! Many thanks for what this video offered me! ❤
Excellent video by a highly capable and very smart instructor who has very impressive knowledge on this advanced technique. The latest cars even blip the throttle for you but I loved the fact that this guy explained all the theory and demonstrated the practical technique to make your driving smoother & safer whilst maintaining the speed through the bends. Very well done! I have learned loads after watching this brilliant video & iv just subscribed to your channel. Thanks!
I love your videos dude! I passed 7th June 24 and your video’s definitely was part of me passing for sure! Anyone new watching these videos pay attention!😂
I'm so glad I saw your channel, I just tried learning how to drive a car yesterday during quarantine and now that I saw your channel I have more confidence now! Thank you for this videos man!
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you are truely the best driving type videos on RUclips or possibly on the internet, Thank you so much much much!!
I just passed my drivers test last year. These videos help me in driving on real roads. Thanks 👍🙏🙏
This Vid was sent me by My Awesome friend and I feel grateful to have watched this😊
its been 2 yrs since i seen this video and i still havent mastered this tehnique yet but now that i got more experience i think im ready to try it again
Best video on heel and toe there is, Top guy ✌️
I was using this rev mach since I was ten
Because my instructor taught me to do so which was my father and i am 59 years now
Nobody used this tips except lorry drivers back then and is the best to keep control of your car and have fun at the same time
It's one of my favourite things about driving a manual and why I'm not sure excited about high performance cars these days, most are auto.
The only video which i understood properly about rev matching.. Thanks a lot.
Been driving now for 2 years and these are skills which nobody teaches you! My car doesn't come with a tachometer so a lot of inference has to be drawn from the way the car sounds and feels! I usually hold the clutch halfway on 2nd gear and slowly push the gas to match engine and gear speeds, but it ends up making a lot of noise and does seem quite unprofessional! Can't wait to try out your skills! Great channel, great video!
Thank you ☺
As a youg man I learned and passed my test in a car, then, as I was in the army I went to a new unit where I had to drive an army lorry as part of my work. At that time, army lorries had a non-syncro gearbox so to down change gears you had to double de-clutch The way it was taught you pressed the clutch, put the gear lever into neutral, reved the engine, then put it into the lower gear. Which is not unlike your teaching of heal/toe, To get a clean change you neded to learn the engine sound because there was no rev counter to guide you. Although I currently have an automatic, watching your very good explanation, I realise that is how I normaly change down in a manual car, which I have usually driven.
bro thank you, just got my license yesterday, you made it so easy! from the Philippines
That's great to hear! Thank you for watching and congratulations on passing!
Great explanation. Probably the best in RUclips!
Who's watching this in 2024?
Your videos are amazing 👏🏻 🤩 😍 ❤ thank you so much for all this knowledge and tips you're sharing with us ❤
Its extremely helpful, that day i stalled at the steep hill and the habndbrake was not working. I use both heel and toes to compress the gas and brake and release them, the car safely went up the hill.
im taking my lessons while watching your vids since i only learn every friday and sunday since i have school, hopefully i can pass this in one go
il update the result, thank you for all your helpful videos !
I can see this being very useful for smoothly accelerating around a turn
I've been driving for a year & was never taught this in lessons so thank you for posting this video 👊🏾
WOW that is the best explanation I heard of WHY I NEED HEAL TO TOE and rev matching. first minute got my attention. Got shifter for sim and trying Dirt 2.0 and AC old cars like Ferrari F40
Watching this made me feel back at home... Essex girl living in wales!
Another great informative lesson, just found out I’m not giving enough revs between downshifts. Thank you, keep up the amazing content/lessons 👍
Been driving for years found this video really useful
Thank you for your teachings , I am still learning and this is a video I will play everyday for muscle memory. Thank you for uploading. I hope you make more videos 😇
Love all your training videos, well explained and crystal clear!
Best teaching - explainer video about rev matching in the whole fucking internet...
Good job! 😀👍
tried it, clutch seems to be gaining consciousness, very emotional and sensitive, we are one now
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Finally this video!! woohoo! thanks! gotta learn this! the rev matching is really important, because from time to time I feel that little jerk when downshifting..
You're welcome
Wow this was really helpful, never quite understood heel and toe until now!
Edit: Passed my driver's test on 3.7!
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Wow tony Ferguson is a driving instructor now
He is a lot stronger than me!
great video thanks a lot. u are best instructor in youtube along with Conduite Facile. i dunno why this channel is so underrated ....... it deserves much more subscribers like 10million. keep making such nice videos for car enthusiasts and im sure u soon gonna achieve it. guys pls suppport this channel atleast for the sake of great work by this guy. thanks
Thank you so much.
Best video on the youtube about this topic 👌
Nice video showing how to do heal & toe. I've been personally doing it for just under 2 years. I'd like to share a bit of my thought about doing double clutching while heel-toeing which is a skill I've only recently acquired.
I've recently mastered double clutching while doing heal & toe downshifting. For normal driving, it's really not needed, but apart from my gear shifter not willing to go down into 2nd at high speed, I find double clutching VERY satisfying cuz the shifter just slides into the gate buttery smooth. Usually when you downshift, the synchros do seem to tend to do more work cuz the pressure required to put the gear in the gate is greater than when shifting up a gear. That buttery smooth shifter motion is what I can't get tired of.
Only negative thing for me about double clutching heel & toe is that I need to give it more gas than when doing just heel & toe (cuz you need to bring up the gear speed as well, not just the engine speed), and this makes me quite self-conscious when I'm near pedestrians because sometimes they cast a strange look at me. It's a strange thing cuz when I was younger, I always wanted my car to sound louder but as I get older I try not to draw too much attention.
I'm not sure how many people sharing my feeling. Don't get me wrong, people's looks don't stop me from revving my engine a lot for double clutching, but that little bit of self-consciousness was not something I'd have or think about even a few years ago.
I feel the same, that's why my MX5 is 80 decibels at the track day noise test now when my VX220 was on the 90s. I've not done much double de clutching. But I know what you mean about heel and toe, people can look sometimes. But I like the sound of the blip, a good rev match is very satisfying.
Thanks a a lot for the clear explanations. Passed my driving test today.
Congratulations on passing!
I must say that I didnt know exactly what is it, but when I had to accelerate once, I used revmatching to about 3500rpm and it was when learning to drive. And it was all thanks to your video and I tried it even without thinking about it, so thx a lot
Best video on rev matching. Helped a lot. Thank you so much
Good video another tip is that each gear is roughly about 1,000 rpm away from the next. Example if you are going 30mph in 3rd gear you rpm is about 2000 but second gear will be around 3,000
Thank you. That's true at low rpm. At high rpm you will find the gears are around 2000rpm apart.
ive been practicing this abit, ill bet my test supervisor may be impressed that a learner can competently do this technique, even though im in Australia, your videos are great and generally translate across as we have similar road rules etc,, and have been a great help at learning manual driving techniques.
When I slow down in corners I usually just leave it at a high gear if I haven't down shifted before the turn. As the turn ends I give full throtle then down shift with gas and run away. But this teqnique is super cool. I can see how it can be nessesary for racing. Will definetly try it out
Thanks for doing more advanced topics -- really appreciate this one
You're welcome!
when i saw this at first it seemed hard now downshifts smooth its like no gear change at all thank for simplify.
Worth noting that heel-and-toe is significantly easier to do well when doing performance/track driving. The harder you are braking, the easier it is (with practice) to blip the throttle while maintaining relatively constant brake pressure.
So in the conditions where it's more important (and indeed safer) to heel-and-toe, it's conveniently more natural and easier to do.
Very true.
I love the fact you talk about all ways to drive a car
YES the video I’ve been waiting for! Thanks a lot mate!
You're welcome!
Understood more about rev matching in this vid than the last 20