I tried to teach my daughter to drive a manual several years ago, (driver's ed does not, ) and failed miserably. You have out-dadded me, sir! We watched your videos, got in the mustang, she nails the heel-toe and double clutch in 15 minutes. Made that 4.6 sing! My syncros and I thank you!
Do you have any advice, i have 2002 Vw Polo 1.4 benzin and manual of course. It's sometimes hard to get the car rev correctly using half on brake pedal and gas and the way you use. Also double clutching doesnt seem to work. I Press down clutch first then neutral clutch back up rev clutch down and gear down but it doesnt feel like its sliding smoothly at all and its not only car. I had alfa romeo 156 1.8ts and it work only 40% of times when done. Does these things require something like lighting flywheel to get revs up quickly? Or sporty cars? Throttle response must be good? Even rev matching feels like it doesnt rev like it should no matter how the gas pedal is pressed :O
The important part about teaching someone how to drive a manual is teaching them what is happening when they are doing what they are doing. It really helps if they know how a manual works beforehand. Teaching them works also it just might be overwhelming for some people and it's best to explain one day refresh and teach another
99% of my experience in driver's education was us driving the coach around in a 2005 Honda Accord, while he played on his phone. The other 1% was the first day, when he told us to use a blinker, and explained what the letters on the shifter were for ("D" is for drive and such). It's really not much "education" in driver's education anymore.
@@marttinummi5228 i have the same polo as you. i use the same technique as you aswell, which is double clutching ofc. try this and see if it works: go 2000 rpm in 3rd, let out clutch in neutral and rev up to 3000 rpm and only when u are done revving to 3000 rpm, u should press clutch in to shift to 2nd gear and let clutch out smoothly. the ratio between 2nd and 3rd gear is 25% when going up in gear, and 33% when going down in gear. thats why we go 1000 rpm up before going in 2nd. i think the same ratio is between 3rd-4th aswell but im not 100% sure. remember to try new stuff in deserted places as u concentrate more on car and a lot less on traffic and people
Just out of interest is there a reason you refer to the technique as Toe-Heel rather than Heel-Toe? Always heard the latter in the past so was wondering if there was a specific reason behind it or if that was just how you've grown up hearing it. Cheers for your videos, keep safe and keep banging gears.
The foot cam illustrated well that why I was never able to pull that off with my cars. My gas pedal was always too low. I always lost braking force by the time I could get my foot far enough over to work the gas.
When I was teaching my kids to drive, I taught them both how to heel-toe (sorry Casey, I'm old, and that's the term I always heard). My daughter practiced it a bit, but it was a tool she didn't always use. My son, OTOH... When he took his first track school at 16, his instructor came up to me after his first session and said, "what did you do to him? He rev-matches better than I do."
Ya know I've seen quite a few videos on how to to properly drive a car with a manual transmission. Including ones on specific techniques like yours. I can appreciate how you keep it real, because that's how I roll. Every time I watch videos like these I just get that "I know I can do it" feeling. I've been interested in the manual transmission since I was a kid. A very long time ago I got my first racing game Grand Turismo. I remember I was playing it and I kinda bored. So I messed around with the settings and I saw one of transmissions was manual. Curiosity got the better of me and I selected it. I noticed the difference when the car didn't change gears like it normally would. Then I kinda messed around until I figured out what buttons changed the gears up and down, how the engine sounded when it was time to upshfit and downshift, and the timing for those things. After a while I got pretty good. One of my mother's friends drove a manual car and she showed me how it worked since she saw I had a interest in cars. I really got into racing after that and gaming too lol. But the real thing is always best. Driving is like the one thing that I know I was born to do. Throughout my life I've been told I'm gonna be a really good driver based on my knowledge and things I've shown that I'm capable of doing. One day when I get a car with a manual transmission, I'm gonna have a blast. In addition sorry for the long comment man. I just felt that I should share that.
There's nothing like the feeling you get when you nail a perfect heel-toe for the first time. Or the feeling you get trying to duplicate it for a couple hours afterward and can't haha But tons of practice made driving my old '65 140 horse Corvair Monza a joy.
Mista _Wo oh trust me, the car will let you know if/when you don’t get it right. be careful if you’re “practicing” this (especially) in a fast car. locking up the rear wheels/upsetting the car could put you in a ditch.
I’ve been studying music since I was 5 (about 20 years now) and I’ve been looking into driving a manual and the fact that you used the music reference instantly made it so much easier. THANK YOU!!!
@@markchip1 no it's more like reading the good ol Bible: with people around sinnin twice as much, you read it twice as fast! Same principle as stick shiftin brother, so keep safe as you race down that straight and narrow path!
Back in the '80's when my dad taught me drive stick in a '62 Austin Healey Sprite I was restoring. He insisted we would stop on the hill on the way home and make me practice clutch slipping and not creeping backwards, till I had it down. I later had to learn double clutching to prolong the life of Sprite clutch. Freaked my son out the other day when I did it the other day in my Boxster, just for grins. Keep up the great content sir.
Hey Casey, hello from Philly and thanks for the videos for beginners. My husband died recently and left me his 2016 Subaru WRX. Never drove stick in my life and I just got in it and went. I still have a lot to learn but definitely more confident from watching. If you know of any pro drivers out here who give a lesson or 2 I’d love to master this car! It was his baby.
I was wondering why my heel-toe was so difficult. Who knew I could just customize the pedals to make it more comfortable and in effect, easier. Thank you for the tips!
and here i was wondering why the clutch pedal felt so rediculously high ... swear it feels like i have nearly 6 inches of travel on the thing and the first inch and a half is completely dead ... definately going to take it by a shop here soon and look into getting that pedal adjusted to ride lower without messing up the clutch so i can more comfortably position my seat/steering wheel instead of compensating for that strange mess of a clutch in my saturn ion
Very true but reminds me.... I'm a tall guy with size 13 shoe. It was a bad day when I had to drive my ex-wifes 5 speed Escort to work with my work boots on....i think I could hit every pedal with one foot lol. Was a jerky ride to work
Too funny, I love the troll comments. Thanks for making this. I drove a stick for 25 years, and I've never heard about toe heel shifting. I'm definitely going to give it a try!
Glad to see that I'm not the only one that double clutches down shifts out of old habit...just trolling to ad content. Hope this helps. Thanks for the video, who you are, and what you do. :)
I've been taught hill starts differently in driving school: - left foot pressed on clutch, right foot pressed on brake - slowly let out the clutch up to the bite point - at this point the slippage of the clutch is holding the car on the slope and you can let off the brake and onto the throttle - as you throttle up, let go of the clutch similarly to a normal start on flat ground doing this fast enough as to not burn the clutch while avoiding rolling backwards is actually a requirement to successfully pass the driving test here in France
When I learned to drive stick in a very hilly city, my dad didn't tell me about the handbrake method for starting on hills. He told me I had to hill start just as you described. I sucked at it and must've stalled the car on steep hills dozens and dozens of times the first few days driving. When I heard about the easier handbrake method I was pissed he hadn't told me, but now I realize he taught me a great technique from the start, so I appreciate it.
i never was good at that. i drove a 5 speed ranger in San Antonio for a little while. i just engine breaked up to a light and then balanced the throttle and clutch to keep the truck still on a hill and then when it's green just let the clutch out and go.
My dad taught me double clutch and heel-toe. He put me on a gravel incline to learn to pull out uphill without slipping the clutch or spinning the tires. Your advice is spot on. Everyone needs to hear it
I have a year under my belt and what I have always done is slip the clutch a little bit. Now I see how that could be improved upon. This is very obvious to me now but never thought of it before. I usually try to make my driving as smooth as I can usually make people fall asleep. Downshifting was always a problem for me when I am trying to be as smooth a possible. Edit: Just to make sure you've read my comment. Never keep your hand on the stick shifter :).
My problems are a couple stacked: I have a natural toe out, my pedals (09 MX5) are OVER a hand width apart, and I wear Chuck Taylor's (they're very skinny). So I tend to use the "Initial D" toe on the brake, heel on the throttle bit. I'm going to start trying different widths of add-on plates for the brake and throttle, to close the 4½ finger wide gap up a lot. I really like your driving skills videos and you seem like a great dude, don't let the trolls get to you, troll em back (it's funnier that way)!
Im 22 and have not driven stick in 7 years, I am understanding nothing. I will definitely re watch this when I might be able to understand some of this. It looks like theres good advice in here even if its above my head right now
@@racheldolezal738 I think the right people got recommended his video about every day driving at about the same time. I haven't watched car vids in AGES but it hit me with Casey and his tips just a bit ago as well.
Hi Casey. The Googs pulled you up. I am glad it did. I am sitting working but now want to go driving and work on this instead. Great video and explanation.
Thanks Casey, really enjoying your commentary. I've been using the double clutch for ALL gears for a few days now; how nice and relaxing it is... what a help. I only thought old Trucks with a granny gear needed to double clutch from First to Second AND you answered my question during your segment about trail breaking with the left foot, I enjoy it and apparently you do too. Cheers, ('93 del Sol)
at the Nascar road race at Watkins Glenn some drivers would tap the brake pedal a couple of times with their left foot at the end of a long straight so the brake pads would be nice and close to the rotor when they went to brake hard with their right foot
I just bought my first stick and your videos have helped immensely. For a topic that you have to feel to get better at, you've done a great job. Keep it up man I really appreciate it.
Thank you Casey. I recently purchased a 2005 viper, it’s my bucket list car and my first manual tranny. At 60 yrs old I’m having a blast and I appreciate that you share your Viper and driving knowledge; e.g. old tires wont be the reason I trash my beautiful car! Can’t wait to practice heel-toe shifting this year. Lastly, glad to see you experience fatherhood- it’s the best!
The best advice I ever got was "Learn how to take off and just DRIVE. It will come natural." I never had to get a new clutch, but I'm sure the price of a clutch mitigates the experience learned
Hi learned manual on an focus st with a very worn clutch it was not treated well so i got the great experience of learning a manual the absolute shit experience of borrowing 2 grand to replace the clutch and flywheel (my money went into the downpayment for the car) and im scared as shit to practice toe heeling because i dont want to screw up and replace it again its only been like 2 years yaaaaayyy
I heel toe everything i drive from my 92 talon to my 92 f250 diesel and i have never had to replace a clutch ever in 22 years of driving many different clutched cars.
This was great watch, I have always driven my sticks like this, Car and 4x4. (Bad clutch, No clutch, Rock crawling on hills and drifting) This also brings back the memories of when discovery/History channel ran the history of the Audi Quatro and Fittipaldi describing how he peddled to keep the turbo spooled in a similar manner, Its an awesome video and recommend it if you can find it.
I absolutely love the "troll impersonation voice" :). I'm picking up a used Cayman S six speed w/o rev match. This is the best toe heel video I've seen. Thank you!
Thanks Casey, I thought I was doing something wrong, or there was a better way to do it, but as it turns out, the internet trolls had just convinced my I was wrong, even the I was doing it in a totally acceptable way. Now it's time for me to get out there and practice!
I just got my first manual transmission car 3 days ago. I learned a few years before how to get by using a stick but I’ve been watching so many videos on how to use the clutch effectively, efficiently and avoiding “excessive wear”. Things are starting to click as I watch your video. Thanks bro Edit: the car I got is a 2016 Veloster R-Spec. Nice quick car with good fuel economy.
The actual best cars are the ones that are both practical as a daily (including decent fuel economy) AND super fun to drive. So everywhere you go, all the driving you do, you're having a great time. That Veloster is surely a great example.
Thank you Casey for bringing some nice relaxing car content and giving some really good advice to the other youngsters. The tps in my falcon is going bad so I have gotten very good at left foot braking to stop the engine stalling itself recently. So even experienced drivers (only 19 but been driving/racing since I was 11) like me have been learning race skills for every day life.
It's never too late to learn. Hey, I'm 35, and I only learned to drive a manual in the last couple of months. It's way easier teach yourself to drive stick if you have many years of experience driving automatics. There's just a couple extra steps thrown in, but everything else is the same. I made an attempt to learn to drive a manual in my early 20's, but gave up since I found it too difficult. I would have never dreamed that years later, I would be able to do it. So, even if you don't have the opportunity to learn now, who knows, maybe way off in the future you will.
@@hamsterama I'm only 21 and a Uni student so my 5 figures recently dropped to 4 haha. I hope my buddy will let me drive around his new E30 once he swaps engine.
If you hsve family woth one. Call them up and ask for a lesson. Thats what i did woth my Uncle's golf. "Yo, can i learn stick in your car? Can you teach me?" BOOM best decision i ever made
@@blitzy3244 Hey man, I only bought my first car when I was 24, after I graduated from college and got my first real job. Before that, I was too poor to own any car LOL! But trust me, once you graduate and start a career, you'll suddenly have plenty $$$$. And then you can buy your own manual car to learn on. Hang in there, and make sure to put as much $$$$ as possible into savings now.
We bought a Dodge Caravan, the last year they had a 5-speed. My wife love it, until she drove it home. She was in tears. Th e accelerator peddle was so far to the right that it hurt her hip to drive. I had her show me where she wanted it. I took a Mapp gas torch to the control rod, hanging from the firewall, and repositioned the pedal. We both enjoyed that van for another 200,000 miles. No more tears. To your Trolls: There is nothing “sacred” about the factory position of the driver’s controls. It’s your ride. If you don’t fit, that’s dangerous! If you can communicate it to an experienced mechanic, they can fix it for you.
I"m an older person and I'm enjoying this video. Your tips are the same as what I l was taught at 16 yrs. old learning to drive from my dad...on a non-synchro first gear car.
Great video! Thanks for the tips! Funniest parts: starting in 1st with the emergency brake on (do that once a week...) and your corvette driving shoes lol
Thankyou very much, the only video which by pure coincidence bought by youtube algorithm, that has finally unravelled the mystery of Toe-Heel shifting properly, without cramping up my ankles accomplishing it in my day to day life. Thanking once again.
I’ve been thinking of getting a new car, and I’ve always wanted a manual transmission, but I’m just worried about learning how to drive it properly without damaging it. These videos are really giving me a lot more confidence for when the day comes, and I appreciate them!
the most important lesson I've learned from 5 years on 3 cars, all manual and all very different, is: don't be afraid to slip the clutch a little. It's designed to handle that sort of wear. Let me explain to shut down the obvious trolls. I used to have it in my head that every start, I had to lug the engine as low as possible to save the clutch, without realizing that it wore everything else down much more to have the clutch fully engaged at 500rpm in 1st gear. No, don't do 2-3k launches wherever you go, but your clutch is a shock absorber for your entire drivetrain. Use it. Heel and toe shifting saves the clutch much more than slipping it damages it anyway.
Kerim Temel I usually take off at 3-5k, with those 650 cc motorcycle engines the clutches are really designed to slip quite a lot, plus anything less and you would stall especially on Hills
Depends on the car too. My 97 prelude I have to start at 1.5k rpm to get it going on flat ground, so don't just take a number you hear on the internet and apply it to your car cus they're very different
Kerim Temel I have a Mazda 6 with the same motor and 2 years in I’m still trying to wrap my head around that lol. Sometimes on a quiet morning I’ll accidentally take off light and yeah clutch stutters like hell I hate it! These 2.5 manuals in these Mazda are seriously designed to be driven! The gears are LONGGG and the car loves shifting between 3-4k. It’s been so weird getting used to it because it goes against everything I was taught when I got into manual driving lol. Great cars though and can be fun! They love being driven!
I have been driving wrong my whole life man i never down shifted my stick shift car because when i did it would pull so bad so i would just stick it in neutral and brake. i finally got a car that i love so much and i dont want to fuck it up so im doing my research on how to properly drive it and i just wanna say thank u for ur videos man theyre super freakin informative
Thanks Casey! I’ve driven manual vehicles my whole life, and just recently bought a Mazdaspeed6. The clutch and transmission are a little more touchy then I’m used to and your rev-matching and double-clutching videos are really helping me to drive the car smoothly. One of the big differences with the car is take-off from first to 2nd - it feels more like on/off then slipping it just enough to get going. Any suggestions on how to perform the best take-offs with a transmission/clutch/gear ratio like this? Also, could you make a video driving a car with asymmetric AWD? I feel like there’s lots to learn about how the car performs when power is transferred to the rear as the front end starts to slip. Keep up the great work! It’s fun to watch someone drive so skilfully - my old feet have a long way to go!
One of the things that I hate are poorly designed electronic throttle bodies that give you a delay between when you hit the throttle and when it responds. My "old" WRX seemed to fight heel toe downshifting because the electronic throttle body didn't like to respond to fast throttle blips. My current one is an '02 and they still had mechanical throttles and it is just a joy to heel/toe.
I’ve not driven a stick in over 20 years. The techniques you explained seemed foreign, until my body started remembering. Thank you for the flashback. I’ve got to scratch this itch and drive a stick again!
This is the best heel toe downshift for the street video out there. having your heel on the floor is critical for fine control of the brake. On the track you can float your heel because you're on the brakes so hard, but then again, if you're racing on the track, you probably knew that already.
So I’ve nailed almost every relatively new to driving stick been about 10 months got everything else down heel toe, double clutching everything. But I never understood the reason for double clutching. But now it makes sense I understand it a lot more. I’m a very technical guy and the talk about the synchros makes so much sense
This is some great content! Subbed! I recently got into stick shift driving for the first time with a NA Miata and these are some good tips that I am going to work on. It's taken a while just for me to get comfortable with the basics of stick driving but this seems to give me the kind of info I have been looking for when it comes to taking my driving to the next level and generally improving.
It's interesting to see the technique in use. Taught myself how to drive a manual transmission 20 years ago, after my father told me the concept of driving one as a young kid. Was never actually shown how. Thank you for the advanced lesson.
I feel like Casey is an older version of me. The way he talks and interacts or mocks a certain group of people, (Trolls) and the way he kind of gets distracted while still going on with what he is saying.
In addition to the very thorough and effective explanations of techniques, I love your general attitudes. How automatics make even a cool car boring, and how it's OKAY, PEOPLE, to grab the inside of the steering wheel when you're barely even moving and could use the leverage. Stuff like that. Subbed!
I really love the video, as a young guy who bought an mx5, this content is absolutely magnificent. But I have one problem, I struggle to find the perfect seating position! I'm too far with my arms or too crumpled with my legs (and my legs end up touching the steering wheel). I think a video about that would be awesome. Btw, I subscribed, awesome channel c:
Don't think that I think you're an idiot or anything but, make sure you've changed the wheel position with the little lever under the wheel. For me the mx5 was the perfect length away. If you did that already get an aftermarket wheel hub/spacer. They are relatively cheap easy to install and just extend the wheel out that few extra inches. Also specifically for racing driving you should aim to be able to push all the pedals all the way down with you're leg still bent, and all the way up so that when you're at the top of the clutch/accelerator your thigh is level/at the angle of your seat. for wheel position hold your hands at 12 and make sure there's still a good bit of bend in the arm.
@@Pheatan I did that, the issue started when I swapped in the nbfl seats, it just doesn't feel right! I just bought a nardi wheel, I'll see if that helps but even in the best spot my legs aren't the way you're describing them
I don’t know if you saw my comment in a previous video, but I still wanted to bring this up in case you haven’t seen It. I play a lot of racing sims like Assetto Corsa, BeamNG, and Project Cars. But something I’ve noticed in the sim and have seen many skilled drivers do is “trail braking”. In quotes because In every description of trail braking I’ve seen, I have never seen anyone mention what I’m gonna call, for a lack of a better term, “drag braking”. And this “drag braking” Is what I use to describe braking and accelerating at the same time. In situations where a car is extremely loose (eg. live axle RWD cars) I’ve found it beneficial for me to keep a little bit of brake pressure while also managing the throttle out of a corner, which results in a much more predictable and manageable car. In footage of old school NASCAR drivers, you see them use this technique. (A video from Ricky Rudd in the 1994 Sears Point race shows this well). But again, no one talks about this in any videos or articles I’ve ever read. I would imagine with the experience you have in older race cars, you might have encountered or practiced this technique yourself. I would love to hear what you know about this.
That is done in rally, and is particularly useful going over bumps. From what I understand, it settles the suspension, which I think would explain why live axle cars especially benefit from that technique.
I always thought it had something to do with positive lock on the differential, but given that it also works on loose FWD and open/locked diff cars, I’d imagine it has more to do, as you said, with weight balance.
What you are talking about is usually called Left Foot Braking. I won't try to get into much detail since it's already widely explained on the Internet with all the applications this technique has. One of the widely known usages is FWD (AWD I guess as well but I don't watch rally for a while now) rally drivers who use left foot to transfer load in order to combat understeering under acceleration which allows them to better roll cars in the corner. It's also a way to apply brakes for a fast corner where removing right foot from pedal means losing time. It can also balance the car when needed as well. It's different from trail braking as trail braking is simply a technique of gradually releasing your brakes in the corner which reduces overall braking distance and allows for smoother cornering and upsets the balance of the car less. It's also applied on public roads and is a great habit to have.
thanks for the great content Casey! I agree with you on the importance of pedal placement, I'm so happy my manual G37S got it right (and I love my bottom-hinged throttle). Although I learned stick from Matt Farrah's series, I've watched yours and still learned a bunch of useful info to improve my skills! What are your opinions on driving barefoot?
Dude, i wish i could get lessons from you for a week. I bought a 2018 challenger recently. Ive driven manuals all my life, but only diesel trucks. This car has completely changed the way i drive manual vehicles lol. Would love to learn from a pro.
I've been driving stick now for just over a year. I tried heel-toeing in the style you explained and thought it was wrong technique because I have large size 13/14 feet. Good to know that I was actually right. Going to have to pract- Squirrel. Driving a 2013 VW CC by the way, not very sporty but ordered a tune. Just trying to make my daily fun.
Thanks for the video! I subscribed. When I just got my drivers licence I drove a BMW E30 325i and the way of downshifting felt very wrong doing it like I was taught in the driving lessons. So I figured out the rev matching, followed by toe heel (right side foot) braking, folowed by double clutching. I practiced a lot with the rear window open to listen to the exhaust notes. The control over the car and sound is very rewarding and the car is so much happier. Later on I found out it was an actual driving technique. Newer stickshift cars, with the short power bands and heavy flywheels do indeed really suck at this and are no fun at all. I drive a 84 Citroen CX that does it very well.
Can't wait to learn how to drive manual, I'm 22 yrs old. My first car is a auto that I got when I was 18 yrs old. My dad wanted to learn how to handle the steering and brake properly before driving a manual and now he said it's time to drive manual. So, watching your videos will help me. 😁
My dad was the complete opposite with me. When I was 14 he put me in his old Ford with a 5 speed out in pastures and on the creek. Then when I got my drivers license at 16 he got me a 4 speed mustang, he wouldn't let me drive an automatic. He did the same thing for my brother and even my sister too. He made sure we learned to drive stick way before we drove automatics, he even taught my mom to drive stick when they were dating. Unfortunately I had an accident when I was 18 and broke my back severing my spinal chord. Now I'm stuck with automatics, and I really miss slinging gears.
@Mugen_FB317 It's all good. I'm just glad people are out learning to drive stick. Right now, it's probably the best car security system you can have most of the time. And I'm glad there are videos like this you can watch to learn these techniques, I learned to drive back in 01 back in the dark days before YT came around, and I'm not sure if dad knows how to heel toe, I know he never told me, it sure would have been nice to know about when starting up a hill. I highly recommend doing that, I noticed my 15yo cousin doing that when his dad and I took him out to practice driving. His dad was a long-haul trucker and taught him that. I'm glad you're watching these videos and learning how to drive stick to keep it around. Recommend it to your friends and show everyone how fun it is.
All good with your video, and I'm an instructor and racer too btw, only issue is we all don't have the same size feet, and ONE can see you have larger feet than average, so I say this as for smaller feet they have a tendency to fall into the space between the gas and brake pedals, when attempting the T&H or H&T, which supports your suggestion to spend some valuable time and money on pedals that offer adjustable fins on the gas pedal so that it is easier to have ONES heel on the floor and catch both pedals properly when pivoting between them while executing the T&H. Thanks for your video it supports and helps the proper T&H technique and gives guidance to those not yet in the know. Cheers!
I know it's been 2 years since you asked, but you should not just put it into neutral and brake to a standstill. Keep shifting down all the gears, that way, you won't be as hard on your brakes as the engine braking helps to slow the car down and you maintain maximum control. For example, you roll up to a red light but are in neutral. The light goes green and you quickly need to find the right gear to get going again. Hope this helps :)
@@timschwarze1739or release gas pedal nearing a stop/traffic light, double clutching and rev match to lower gear, example from 6th to 3rd and then slowly brake with engine braking then hit neutral when you few feet away from stopping.
This man has some good tips on driving stick reminds me of my dad when he taught me how to drive stick in his late 70's chevy bonanza truck that was lifted and clutch was absolutely wrecked and taught me the double clutch cause you had too. Aww great time now 8 years later looking for my first manual.
Masterful content, there Casey. Literally, none on RUclips has anything remotely as good as your videos on proper shifting techniques. You are a boon to us enthusiasts who could toe heelp but don't we've never been taught shifting correctly. I am now practicing these techniques daily on my old sports car with a manual transmission. Thank you!
As a 2 million miler in a Kenworth I want to say... I'm having my teenage kids watching your videos as a head start before I teach them to drive a stick. Thanks for the help.
I tried to teach my daughter to drive a manual several years ago, (driver's ed does not, ) and failed miserably. You have out-dadded me, sir! We watched your videos, got in the mustang, she nails the heel-toe and double clutch in 15 minutes. Made that 4.6 sing! My syncros and I thank you!
Jeremy Brix awesome!
Do you have any advice, i have 2002 Vw Polo 1.4 benzin and manual of course. It's sometimes hard to get the car rev correctly using half on brake pedal and gas and the way you use. Also double clutching doesnt seem to work. I Press down clutch first then neutral clutch back up rev clutch down and gear down but it doesnt feel like its sliding smoothly at all and its not only car. I had alfa romeo 156 1.8ts and it work only 40% of times when done. Does these things require something like lighting flywheel to get revs up quickly? Or sporty cars? Throttle response must be good? Even rev matching feels like it doesnt rev like it should no matter how the gas pedal is pressed :O
The important part about teaching someone how to drive a manual is teaching them what is happening when they are doing what they are doing. It really helps if they know how a manual works beforehand. Teaching them works also it just might be overwhelming for some people and it's best to explain one day refresh and teach another
99% of my experience in driver's education was us driving the coach around in a 2005 Honda Accord, while he played on his phone. The other 1% was the first day, when he told us to use a blinker, and explained what the letters on the shifter were for ("D" is for drive and such). It's really not much "education" in driver's education anymore.
@@marttinummi5228 i have the same polo as you. i use the same technique as you aswell, which is double clutching ofc. try this and see if it works: go 2000 rpm in 3rd, let out clutch in neutral and rev up to 3000 rpm and only when u are done revving to 3000 rpm, u should press clutch in to shift to 2nd gear and let clutch out smoothly. the ratio between 2nd and 3rd gear is 25% when going up in gear, and 33% when going down in gear. thats why we go 1000 rpm up before going in 2nd. i think the same ratio is between 3rd-4th aswell but im not 100% sure. remember to try new stuff in deserted places as u concentrate more on car and a lot less on traffic and people
Hope you guys like the foot cam action for Toe-Heel downshifting!
Casey: Race car driver. Has the Batmobile. Daily drives a Viper. Drives in New Balances. Thumbs up.
You remind me of my uncle hahahaha
I would definitely like to watch and learn more driving tips from you. I'm always trying to learn and be the best driver possible.
Just out of interest is there a reason you refer to the technique as Toe-Heel rather than Heel-Toe? Always heard the latter in the past so was wondering if there was a specific reason behind it or if that was just how you've grown up hearing it. Cheers for your videos, keep safe and keep banging gears.
The foot cam illustrated well that why I was never able to pull that off with my cars. My gas pedal was always too low. I always lost braking force by the time I could get my foot far enough over to work the gas.
When I was teaching my kids to drive, I taught them both how to heel-toe (sorry Casey, I'm old, and that's the term I always heard). My daughter practiced it a bit, but it was a tool she didn't always use. My son, OTOH... When he took his first track school at 16, his instructor came up to me after his first session and said, "what did you do to him? He rev-matches better than I do."
Love it!
THIS is the content I love
Got you covered!
Ikr 👍🏽👍🏽
Ya know I've seen quite a few videos on how to to properly drive a car with a manual transmission. Including ones on specific techniques like yours. I can appreciate how you keep it real, because that's how I roll. Every time I watch videos like these I just get that "I know I can do it" feeling. I've been interested in the manual transmission since I was a kid.
A very long time ago I got my first racing game Grand Turismo. I remember I was playing it and I kinda bored. So I messed around with the settings and I saw one of transmissions was manual. Curiosity got the better of me and I selected it. I noticed the difference when the car didn't change gears like it normally would. Then I kinda messed around until I figured out what buttons changed the gears up and down, how the engine sounded when it was time to upshfit and downshift, and the timing for those things. After a while I got pretty good.
One of my mother's friends drove a manual car and she showed me how it worked since she saw I had a interest in cars. I really got into racing after that and gaming too lol. But the real thing is always best. Driving is like the one thing that I know I was born to do. Throughout my life I've been told I'm gonna be a really good driver based on my knowledge and things I've shown that I'm capable of doing. One day when I get a car with a manual transmission, I'm gonna have a blast. In addition sorry for the long comment man. I just felt that I should share that.
There's nothing like the feeling you get when you nail a perfect heel-toe for the first time. Or the feeling you get trying to duplicate it for a couple hours afterward and can't haha
But tons of practice made driving my old '65 140 horse Corvair Monza a joy.
Just did my first heel toe yesterday! That was a very satisfying accomplishment lol
Cade Brown did the same exact thing! Then tried to do it again and messed it up and really locked up the rears lol
those Corvairs are dope, man.
How would you if you got it perfectly right? I've never done a good one, but when I try, I brake a bit too hard sometimes like its initial D.
Mista _Wo oh trust me, the car will let you know if/when you don’t get it right. be careful if you’re “practicing” this (especially) in a fast car. locking up the rear wheels/upsetting the car could put you in a ditch.
I’ve been studying music since I was 5 (about 20 years now) and I’ve been looking into driving a manual and the fact that you used the music reference instantly made it so much easier. THANK YOU!!!
Awesome! Can't wait to hear if you find it like music or dance.
@@CaseyPutsch - More like sex... it makes it so much better harmonising/synchronising better with your "old banger"!!
@@markchip1 no it's more like reading the good ol Bible: with people around sinnin twice as much, you read it twice as fast! Same principle as stick shiftin brother, so keep safe as you race down that straight and narrow path!
@@kilgoretrout321 you're genius 😂😂😂😂
you have fire taste in music based on that playlist lmao
Back in the '80's when my dad taught me drive stick in a '62 Austin Healey Sprite I was restoring. He insisted we would stop on the hill on the way home and make me practice clutch slipping and not creeping backwards, till I had it down. I later had to learn double clutching to prolong the life of Sprite clutch. Freaked my son out the other day when I did it the other day in my Boxster, just for grins. Keep up the great content sir.
Installs foot cam. Wears dad shoes. Epic!
And what do none dad shoes look like?
@@SW-zu7ve Exactly.
He shoulda trolled the trolls and rocked the velcros 😂
Those are 407s I think. LOL
Hey now! Takiumi wore New Balance!!
10:57 WTF CASEY?!?! Pedals are not for your HANDS. 1/10 driver.
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
THEY ARE YOUR RACING HANDS! (sarcasm)
Sad Beemer Boi Palm to finger tip!
that's the super advanced "hand toe" shifting! LOL
@@cuttingedgeinnovationstati5208 next week is tongue chin down shifting
Hey Casey, hello from Philly and thanks for the videos for beginners. My husband died recently and left me his 2016 Subaru WRX. Never drove stick in my life and I just got in it and went. I still have a lot to learn but definitely more confident from watching. If you know of any pro drivers out here who give a lesson or 2 I’d love to master this car! It was his baby.
Toe heel not for beginner. This is not a necessary skill
I’m sorry for your loss. I hope you’re doing well with the car now!
Seeing your comment makes me ponder the thought: will my wife (who also doesn’t know how to drive stick) learn my ‘09 Civic SI when I pass away?
wholesome
Big toe, small toe shifting..
Casey Putsch 2020
Gotta love this guy..
I was wondering why my heel-toe was so difficult. Who knew I could just customize the pedals to make it more comfortable and in effect, easier. Thank you for the tips!
and here i was wondering why the clutch pedal felt so rediculously high ... swear it feels like i have nearly 6 inches of travel on the thing and the first inch and a half is completely dead ... definately going to take it by a shop here soon and look into getting that pedal adjusted to ride lower without messing up the clutch so i can more comfortably position my seat/steering wheel instead of compensating for that strange mess of a clutch in my saturn ion
Loving the casual shoe, A comfortable fit shoe is also important for a good foot feel on the pedals.
@427 cubes Casey has the best of class, A true dapper fellow.
I find that vans are great driving shoes for me it feels weird to drive with other shoes
Very true but reminds me....
I'm a tall guy with size 13 shoe. It was a bad day when I had to drive my ex-wifes 5 speed Escort to work with my work boots on....i think I could hit every pedal with one foot lol. Was a jerky ride to work
@crummyy me too absolutely brilliant drumming shoes
Yeaa I drive with my Vans or Sperrys. I prefer shoes with less “sole” between my feet and the pedals.
he wears the same shoes as takumi from initial d
legend has it new balances give u extra 20hp
There are lots of new balance shoes in Japan they are very popular. They also still wear air walks. Anything usa is popular in Japan
Same shoes as my teacher from 6th grade
_they're just dad shoes_
Getting a ‘90 Miata in March as my first manual at 16 can’t wait to learn to drive it thanks for the tips!
Too funny, I love the troll comments. Thanks for making this. I drove a stick for 25 years, and I've never heard about toe heel shifting. I'm definitely going to give it a try!
Nice
Glad to see that I'm not the only one that double clutches down shifts out of old habit...just trolling to ad content. Hope this helps. Thanks for the video, who you are, and what you do. :)
"Casey your watch is on upside down" trollololol
batmayn typical driver position for a watch under the wrist instead of over cuts down glare from the sun
That annoyed me. Lol. As a watch enthusiast.
Wow that makes perfect sense, I like it.
Just got my first manual 2 days ago. Thanks to your videos ive been having a great experience with it so far.
I love the mechanics of a manual transmission
I've been taught hill starts differently in driving school:
- left foot pressed on clutch, right foot pressed on brake
- slowly let out the clutch up to the bite point
- at this point the slippage of the clutch is holding the car on the slope and you can let off the brake and onto the throttle
- as you throttle up, let go of the clutch similarly to a normal start on flat ground
doing this fast enough as to not burn the clutch while avoiding rolling backwards is actually a requirement to successfully pass the driving test here in France
When I learned to drive stick in a very hilly city, my dad didn't tell me about the handbrake method for starting on hills. He told me I had to hill start just as you described. I sucked at it and must've stalled the car on steep hills dozens and dozens of times the first few days driving. When I heard about the easier handbrake method I was pissed he hadn't told me, but now I realize he taught me a great technique from the start, so I appreciate it.
i never was good at that. i drove a 5 speed ranger in San Antonio for a little while. i just engine breaked up to a light and then balanced the throttle and clutch to keep the truck still on a hill and then when it's green just let the clutch out and go.
I personally do this, but both methods work the same tbh
i feel like you cant do this with every car. here in my country, most cars are underpowered..
My dad taught me double clutch and heel-toe. He put me on a gravel incline to learn to pull out uphill without slipping the clutch or spinning the tires. Your advice is spot on. Everyone needs to hear it
12:28 I love how your "troll" voice is so close to Marvin the Martian
haha
I have a year under my belt and what I have always done is slip the clutch a little bit. Now I see how that could be improved upon. This is very obvious to me now but never thought of it before. I usually try to make my driving as smooth as I can usually make people fall asleep. Downshifting was always a problem for me when I am trying to be as smooth a possible.
Edit: Just to make sure you've read my comment. Never keep your hand on the stick shifter :).
As a 20 year old who just bought their first manual (2015 GTI) this video series has been massively helpful. Thanks Casey!
how the journey been
My problems are a couple stacked: I have a natural toe out, my pedals (09 MX5) are OVER a hand width apart, and I wear Chuck Taylor's (they're very skinny). So I tend to use the "Initial D" toe on the brake, heel on the throttle bit. I'm going to start trying different widths of add-on plates for the brake and throttle, to close the 4½ finger wide gap up a lot. I really like your driving skills videos and you seem like a great dude, don't let the trolls get to you, troll em back (it's funnier that way)!
These stick shift videos are gold
Im 22 and have not driven stick in 7 years, I am understanding nothing. I will definitely re watch this when I might be able to understand some of this. It looks like theres good advice in here even if its above my head right now
I learned how to heel toe from watching Initial D
Casey on how to heel toe: 17:30 🤣
I have 2 silvertops. I don't heel toe , I just run the rpms up to 10k.
@@wannabecarguy and shut the headlights off before overtaking your opponent?
@@racheldolezal738 most likely both. RUclips just wants you to be a better racing driver.
@@racheldolezal738 I think the right people got recommended his video about every day driving at about the same time. I haven't watched car vids in AGES but it hit me with Casey and his tips just a bit ago as well.
I'm a 20 year old and I now own my first stick shift car. Thank you for these tips Casey!
I've been practicing downshifting since your last video. it makes a big difference. thanks
Hi Casey. The Googs pulled you up. I am glad it did. I am sitting working but now want to go driving and work on this instead. Great video and explanation.
Thanks Casey, really enjoying your commentary. I've been using the double clutch for ALL gears for a few days now; how nice and relaxing it is... what a help. I only thought old Trucks with a granny gear needed to double clutch from First to Second AND you answered my question during your segment about trail breaking with the left foot, I enjoy it and apparently you do too. Cheers, ('93 del Sol)
at the Nascar road race at Watkins Glenn some drivers would tap the brake pedal a couple of times with their left foot at the end of a long straight so the brake pads would be nice and close to the rotor when they went to brake hard with their right foot
Been watching since left lane hogs and just recently got a manual mustang in my life. Love this channel, keep em' comin'!
I just bought my first stick and your videos have helped immensely. For a topic that you have to feel to get better at, you've done a great job. Keep it up man I really appreciate it.
Thank you Casey. I recently purchased a 2005 viper, it’s my bucket list car and my first manual tranny. At 60 yrs old I’m having a blast and I appreciate that you share your Viper and driving knowledge; e.g. old tires wont be the reason I trash my beautiful car! Can’t wait to practice heel-toe shifting this year. Lastly, glad to see you experience fatherhood- it’s the best!
Thanks for keeping it real! From shifting to keeping the trolls under the bridge to steering w/o power steering. Gotta work on my heel toe action.....
Best salesperson of lifter panel. Now I have one installed and feel MUCH BETTER! I hate bending my foot like crazy
The best advice I ever got was "Learn how to take off and just DRIVE. It will come natural." I never had to get a new clutch, but I'm sure the price of a clutch mitigates the experience learned
Hi learned manual on an focus st with a very worn clutch it was not treated well so i got the great experience of learning a manual the absolute shit experience of borrowing 2 grand to replace the clutch and flywheel (my money went into the downpayment for the car) and im scared as shit to practice toe heeling because i dont want to screw up and replace it again its only been like 2 years yaaaaayyy
@@tyranus1111 Don't be afraid man, just give it a try
Great Video, I've been driving manual for most of my life, and learned some new tips, keep them coming.
I heel toe everything i drive from my 92 talon to my 92 f250 diesel and i have never had to replace a clutch ever in 22 years of driving many different clutched cars.
This was great watch, I have always driven my sticks like this, Car and 4x4. (Bad clutch, No clutch, Rock crawling on hills and drifting)
This also brings back the memories of when discovery/History channel ran the history of the Audi Quatro and Fittipaldi describing how he peddled to keep the turbo spooled in a similar manner, Its an awesome video and recommend it if you can find it.
Thanks Casey! That's what I was looking for. I'm sure I can do that roll and blip easier than trying to blip with my heel.
All these tips are really helpful!! Been driving manual for about 2 years now and don’t think I’ll every go back to a automatic
This was actually very helpful. The name is misleading so Ive been trying to heel-toe using my actual heel and toes instead of doing this. Thanks!
LOL, I thought the same thing. This is so much easier than how I thought it was done.
I absolutely love the "troll impersonation voice" :). I'm picking up a used Cayman S six speed w/o rev match. This is the best toe heel video I've seen. Thank you!
Thanks Casey, I thought I was doing something wrong, or there was a better way to do it, but as it turns out, the internet trolls had just convinced my I was wrong, even the I was doing it in a totally acceptable way. Now it's time for me to get out there and practice!
I just got my first manual transmission car 3 days ago. I learned a few years before how to get by using a stick but I’ve been watching so many videos on how to use the clutch effectively, efficiently and avoiding “excessive wear”. Things are starting to click as I watch your video. Thanks bro
Edit: the car I got is a 2016 Veloster R-Spec. Nice quick car with good fuel economy.
The actual best cars are the ones that are both practical as a daily (including decent fuel economy) AND super fun to drive.
So everywhere you go, all the driving you do, you're having a great time.
That Veloster is surely a great example.
Thank you Casey for bringing some nice relaxing car content and giving some really good advice to the other youngsters.
The tps in my falcon is going bad so I have gotten very good at left foot braking to stop the engine stalling itself recently. So even experienced drivers (only 19 but been driving/racing since I was 11) like me have been learning race skills for every day life.
Love these man. I haven’t driven a manual in 10 years or so and I’m about to get a 370z or BRZ to have fun in. So these are amazing
I've never driven a manual, but I love watching these vids.
You should definitely find the opportunity to, they’re getting rarer and rarer.
It's never too late to learn. Hey, I'm 35, and I only learned to drive a manual in the last couple of months. It's way easier teach yourself to drive stick if you have many years of experience driving automatics. There's just a couple extra steps thrown in, but everything else is the same. I made an attempt to learn to drive a manual in my early 20's, but gave up since I found it too difficult. I would have never dreamed that years later, I would be able to do it. So, even if you don't have the opportunity to learn now, who knows, maybe way off in the future you will.
@@hamsterama I'm only 21 and a Uni student so my 5 figures recently dropped to 4 haha. I hope my buddy will let me drive around his new E30 once he swaps engine.
If you hsve family woth one. Call them up and ask for a lesson. Thats what i did woth my Uncle's golf. "Yo, can i learn stick in your car? Can you teach me?" BOOM best decision i ever made
@@blitzy3244 Hey man, I only bought my first car when I was 24, after I graduated from college and got my first real job. Before that, I was too poor to own any car LOL! But trust me, once you graduate and start a career, you'll suddenly have plenty $$$$. And then you can buy your own manual car to learn on. Hang in there, and make sure to put as much $$$$ as possible into savings now.
We bought a Dodge Caravan, the last year they had a 5-speed. My wife love it, until she drove it home. She was in tears. Th e accelerator peddle was so far to the right that it hurt her hip to drive. I had her show me where she wanted it. I took a Mapp gas torch to the control rod, hanging from the firewall, and repositioned the pedal. We both enjoyed that van for another 200,000 miles. No more tears. To your Trolls: There is nothing “sacred” about the factory position of the driver’s controls. It’s your ride. If you don’t fit, that’s dangerous! If you can communicate it to an experienced mechanic, they can fix it for you.
I'm just commenting so your video does better.
This is good stuff 👍
Appreciate it
Thanks for being REAL!
Listen, the internet trolls give you good content and funny explanations 😂
I"m an older person and I'm enjoying this video. Your tips are the same as what I l was taught at 16 yrs. old learning to drive from my dad...on a non-synchro first gear car.
Great video! Thanks for the tips!
Funniest parts: starting in 1st with the emergency brake on (do that once a week...) and your corvette driving shoes lol
LOL! Corvette driving shoes... ;)
I love this guy; genuinely enjoyed him calling out haters most of the time. Keep doing what you love! don't let them bug you. :)
I’ve been using extra grip tape on my brake and clutch pedals for a loooong time, works great
Thankyou very much, the only video which by pure coincidence bought by youtube algorithm, that has finally unravelled the mystery of Toe-Heel shifting properly, without cramping up my ankles accomplishing it in my day to day life. Thanking once again.
Love your content! I just ordered your "No Flappy Paddles!" T-shirt and a couple other things.
Legend!
I’ve been thinking of getting a new car, and I’ve always wanted a manual transmission, but I’m just worried about learning how to drive it properly without damaging it. These videos are really giving me a lot more confidence for when the day comes, and I appreciate them!
the most important lesson I've learned from 5 years on 3 cars, all manual and all very different, is: don't be afraid to slip the clutch a little. It's designed to handle that sort of wear.
Let me explain to shut down the obvious trolls. I used to have it in my head that every start, I had to lug the engine as low as possible to save the clutch, without realizing that it wore everything else down much more to have the clutch fully engaged at 500rpm in 1st gear. No, don't do 2-3k launches wherever you go, but your clutch is a shock absorber for your entire drivetrain. Use it.
Heel and toe shifting saves the clutch much more than slipping it damages it anyway.
Kerim Temel I usually take off at 3-5k, with those 650 cc motorcycle engines the clutches are really designed to slip quite a lot, plus anything less and you would stall especially on Hills
Depends on the car too. My 97 prelude I have to start at 1.5k rpm to get it going on flat ground, so don't just take a number you hear on the internet and apply it to your car cus they're very different
My mr2 will bog down less anything less than 2.2k from still flat.
Look at the rpms and feel it out every car is different
Kerim Temel I have a Mazda 6 with the same motor and 2 years in I’m still trying to wrap my head around that lol. Sometimes on a quiet morning I’ll accidentally take off light and yeah clutch stutters like hell I hate it! These 2.5 manuals in these Mazda are seriously designed to be driven! The gears are LONGGG and the car loves shifting between 3-4k. It’s been so weird getting used to it because it goes against everything I was taught when I got into manual driving lol. Great cars though and can be fun! They love being driven!
you rly know what you are talking about and im glad i found your channel
Hey casey, just bought my first stick shift car, a wrx, love the videos. Keep em coming
I have been driving wrong my whole life man i never down shifted my stick shift car because when i did it would pull so bad so i would just stick it in neutral and brake. i finally got a car that i love so much and i dont want to fuck it up so im doing my research on how to properly drive it and i just wanna say thank u for ur videos man theyre super freakin informative
Thanks Casey! I’ve driven manual vehicles my whole life, and just recently bought a Mazdaspeed6. The clutch and transmission are a little more touchy then I’m used to and your rev-matching and double-clutching videos are really helping me to drive the car smoothly. One of the big differences with the car is take-off from first to 2nd - it feels more like on/off then slipping it just enough to get going. Any suggestions on how to perform the best take-offs with a transmission/clutch/gear ratio like this? Also, could you make a video driving a car with asymmetric AWD? I feel like there’s lots to learn about how the car performs when power is transferred to the rear as the front end starts to slip. Keep up the great work! It’s fun to watch someone drive so skilfully - my old feet have a long way to go!
hey did you ever figure it out
Speed6! Awesome car, like a rare alternate universe WRX/STI. One of my favorite Mazda designs ever, too. Hope it's been good to you so far.
ive had a manual car before learned from a bad driver and i appreciate these methods
One of the things that I hate are poorly designed electronic throttle bodies that give you a delay between when you hit the throttle and when it responds. My "old" WRX seemed to fight heel toe downshifting because the electronic throttle body didn't like to respond to fast throttle blips. My current one is an '02 and they still had mechanical throttles and it is just a joy to heel/toe.
I’ve not driven a stick in over 20 years. The techniques you explained seemed foreign, until my body started remembering. Thank you for the flashback. I’ve got to scratch this itch and drive a stick again!
Glad you kept the fender bender at 1:16 in there.
This is the best heel toe downshift for the street video out there. having your heel on the floor is critical for fine control of the brake. On the track you can float your heel because you're on the brakes so hard, but then again, if you're racing on the track, you probably knew that already.
I heeled and toed last time that I had my mom in the car she yelled and said that I was burning the clutch😂🤣
Second year driving in the UK but this is very good info
I watched the last 2 stick shift vids and i waited for this one, and its here!!! Also, how much hp does your Viper make?
I deliver man!
Stock gen II viper should be about 450hrsprs IIRC.
So I’ve nailed almost every relatively new to driving stick been about 10 months got everything else down heel toe, double clutching everything. But I never understood the reason for double clutching. But now it makes sense I understand it a lot more. I’m a very technical guy and the talk about the synchros makes so much sense
This is some great content! Subbed! I recently got into stick shift driving for the first time with a NA Miata and these are some good tips that I am going to work on. It's taken a while just for me to get comfortable with the basics of stick driving but this seems to give me the kind of info I have been looking for when it comes to taking my driving to the next level and generally improving.
It's interesting to see the technique in use. Taught myself how to drive a manual transmission 20 years ago, after my father told me the concept of driving one as a young kid. Was never actually shown how. Thank you for the advanced lesson.
I feel like Casey is an older version of me. The way he talks and interacts or mocks a certain group of people, (Trolls) and the way he kind of gets distracted while still going on with what he is saying.
neat
In addition to the very thorough and effective explanations of techniques, I love your general attitudes. How automatics make even a cool car boring, and how it's OKAY, PEOPLE, to grab the inside of the steering wheel when you're barely even moving and could use the leverage. Stuff like that.
Subbed!
I really love the video, as a young guy who bought an mx5, this content is absolutely magnificent. But I have one problem, I struggle to find the perfect seating position! I'm too far with my arms or too crumpled with my legs (and my legs end up touching the steering wheel). I think a video about that would be awesome.
Btw, I subscribed, awesome channel c:
Roby pugliese yea that would be an awesome video to make👍🏽👍🏽
Don't think that I think you're an idiot or anything but, make sure you've changed the wheel position with the little lever under the wheel. For me the mx5 was the perfect length away.
If you did that already get an aftermarket wheel hub/spacer. They are relatively cheap easy to install and just extend the wheel out that few extra inches.
Also specifically for racing driving you should aim to be able to push all the pedals all the way down with you're leg still bent, and all the way up so that when you're at the top of the clutch/accelerator your thigh is level/at the angle of your seat. for wheel position hold your hands at 12 and make sure there's still a good bit of bend in the arm.
@@Pheatan I did that, the issue started when I swapped in the nbfl seats, it just doesn't feel right! I just bought a nardi wheel, I'll see if that helps but even in the best spot my legs aren't the way you're describing them
I don’t know if you saw my comment in a previous video, but I still wanted to bring this up in case you haven’t seen It. I play a lot of racing sims like Assetto Corsa, BeamNG, and Project Cars. But something I’ve noticed in the sim and have seen many skilled drivers do is “trail braking”. In quotes because In every description of trail braking I’ve seen, I have never seen anyone mention what I’m gonna call, for a lack of a better term, “drag braking”. And this “drag braking” Is what I use to describe braking and accelerating at the same time. In situations where a car is extremely loose (eg. live axle RWD cars) I’ve found it beneficial for me to keep a little bit of brake pressure while also managing the throttle out of a corner, which results in a much more predictable and manageable car. In footage of old school NASCAR drivers, you see them use this technique. (A video from Ricky Rudd in the 1994 Sears Point race shows this well). But again, no one talks about this in any videos or articles I’ve ever read. I would imagine with the experience you have in older race cars, you might have encountered or practiced this technique yourself. I would love to hear what you know about this.
That is done in rally, and is particularly useful going over bumps. From what I understand, it settles the suspension, which I think would explain why live axle cars especially benefit from that technique.
I always thought it had something to do with positive lock on the differential, but given that it also works on loose FWD and open/locked diff cars, I’d imagine it has more to do, as you said, with weight balance.
What you are talking about is usually called Left Foot Braking.
I won't try to get into much detail since it's already widely explained on the Internet with all the applications this technique has. One of the widely known usages is FWD (AWD I guess as well but I don't watch rally for a while now) rally drivers who use left foot to transfer load in order to combat understeering under acceleration which allows them to better roll cars in the corner. It's also a way to apply brakes for a fast corner where removing right foot from pedal means losing time. It can also balance the car when needed as well.
It's different from trail braking as trail braking is simply a technique of gradually releasing your brakes in the corner which reduces overall braking distance and allows for smoother cornering and upsets the balance of the car less. It's also applied on public roads and is a great habit to have.
thanks for the great content Casey! I agree with you on the importance of pedal placement, I'm so happy my manual G37S got it right (and I love my bottom-hinged throttle). Although I learned stick from Matt Farrah's series, I've watched yours and still learned a bunch of useful info to improve my skills! What are your opinions on driving barefoot?
Awesome! I'm not a proponent of barefoot driving honestly.
Dude, i wish i could get lessons from you for a week. I bought a 2018 challenger recently. Ive driven manuals all my life, but only diesel trucks. This car has completely changed the way i drive manual vehicles lol. Would love to learn from a pro.
I'm glad more cars are getting auto-blip features. I have a screw in my foot, so I can't toe-heel.
Andrew Malkin love the auto blipper in my gt4.
The auto rev match feature works incredibly well in my new Corolla. I'm a woman, and I don't have the big manly feet required to heel-toe.
I've been driving stick now for just over a year. I tried heel-toeing in the style you explained and thought it was wrong technique because I have large size 13/14 feet. Good to know that I was actually right. Going to have to pract- Squirrel. Driving a 2013 VW CC by the way, not very sporty but ordered a tune. Just trying to make my daily fun.
"That's a big house...I wonder what they do?" I'll tell you... they have a mortgage the rest of their life...
Thanks for the video! I subscribed.
When I just got my drivers licence I drove a BMW E30 325i and the way of downshifting felt very wrong doing it like I was taught in the driving lessons.
So I figured out the rev matching, followed by toe heel (right side foot) braking, folowed by double clutching. I practiced a lot with the rear window open to listen to the exhaust notes. The control over the car and sound is very rewarding and the car is so much happier. Later on I found out it was an actual driving technique. Newer stickshift cars, with the short power bands and heavy flywheels do indeed really suck at this and are no fun at all. I drive a 84 Citroen CX that does it very well.
Manual transmission: you do the shift.
Automatic: piece of shift.
Hey brother!! We call it Heel and toe here in the UK. I use it every time i drive any of my cars! Great work!
They call it that in at least one prominent car magazine here in the US too; I guess it's just whichever. Or maybe regional. Cheers bud
I've been driving manual for over. a year now and everytime I try heal toeing I give it to much brake or not enough gas
Can't wait to learn how to drive manual, I'm 22 yrs old. My first car is a auto that I got when I was 18 yrs old. My dad wanted to learn how to handle the steering and brake properly before driving a manual and now he said it's time to drive manual. So, watching your videos will help me. 😁
My dad was the complete opposite with me. When I was 14 he put me in his old Ford with a 5 speed out in pastures and on the creek. Then when I got my drivers license at 16 he got me a 4 speed mustang, he wouldn't let me drive an automatic. He did the same thing for my brother and even my sister too. He made sure we learned to drive stick way before we drove automatics, he even taught my mom to drive stick when they were dating.
Unfortunately I had an accident when I was 18 and broke my back severing my spinal chord. Now I'm stuck with automatics, and I really miss slinging gears.
@@stevenboykin116 Sorry to hear that sir 🥲
@Mugen_FB317 It's all good. I'm just glad people are out learning to drive stick. Right now, it's probably the best car security system you can have most of the time. And I'm glad there are videos like this you can watch to learn these techniques, I learned to drive back in 01 back in the dark days before YT came around, and I'm not sure if dad knows how to heel toe, I know he never told me, it sure would have been nice to know about when starting up a hill. I highly recommend doing that, I noticed my 15yo cousin doing that when his dad and I took him out to practice driving. His dad was a long-haul trucker and taught him that. I'm glad you're watching these videos and learning how to drive stick to keep it around. Recommend it to your friends and show everyone how fun it is.
I’m the one that message u on Instagram to make this video thanks bro we need more video like this show us how to be a pro like u lol
All good with your video, and I'm an instructor and racer too btw, only issue is we all don't have the same size feet, and ONE can see you have larger feet than average, so I say this as for smaller feet they have a tendency to fall into the space between the gas and brake pedals, when attempting the T&H or H&T, which supports your suggestion to spend some valuable time and money on pedals that offer adjustable fins on the gas pedal so that it is easier to have ONES heel on the floor and catch both pedals properly when pivoting between them while executing the T&H. Thanks for your video it supports and helps the proper T&H technique and gives guidance to those not yet in the know. Cheers!
Thank you for the tips! As an experienced driver, do you normally downshift in the order of gears, or do you coast in neutral to a stop?
I know it's been 2 years since you asked, but you should not just put it into neutral and brake to a standstill. Keep shifting down all the gears, that way, you won't be as hard on your brakes as the engine braking helps to slow the car down and you maintain maximum control.
For example, you roll up to a red light but are in neutral. The light goes green and you quickly need to find the right gear to get going again.
Hope this helps :)
@@timschwarze1739or release gas pedal nearing a stop/traffic light, double clutching and rev match to lower gear, example from 6th to 3rd and then slowly brake with engine braking then hit neutral when you few feet away from stopping.
This man has some good tips on driving stick reminds me of my dad when he taught me how to drive stick in his late 70's chevy bonanza truck that was lifted and clutch was absolutely wrecked and taught me the double clutch cause you had too. Aww great time now 8 years later looking for my first manual.
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Thanks for your well thought out tips!
Masterful content, there Casey. Literally, none on RUclips has anything remotely as good as your videos on proper shifting techniques. You are a boon to us enthusiasts who could toe heelp but don't we've never been taught shifting correctly. I am now practicing these techniques daily on my old sports car with a manual transmission. Thank you!
As a 2 million miler in a Kenworth I want to say... I'm having my teenage kids watching your videos as a head start before I teach them to drive a stick. Thanks for the help.