well, i've been doing it for a day now. when i hit it right, it feels like it's all rhythm. sometimes, i feel like a guy w/ 3 left feet.

pulling up to a stop light and heel toeing into first is really funny. everyone else is quite and i come along w/ my GReddy exhaust loud as hell. i bet they're thinking, who is that idiot, what a ricer. well, i don't think i'm the latter at least.

 

heh yeah i know how that is. usually i dont look at the tach when i do it, just put a little pressure on the shifter and when you hit the right rpm it'll get sucked into gear.

and yes i love it when people give me the look at stoplights

 

This is not about doing it while coming to a stop. That might be fun but the important thing is to do it as you are braking while going into a corner and then let the clutch out with the revs of the engine matching your speed/gear so that it slides in with jerking. This then lets you accelerate out of the corner (remember slow in/fast out) and still be smooth will cornering.

 

obviously it's not for stop lights, but stop lights are the most frequent places you can practice the technique.

 

No. Rev-match refers to ONLY matching revs on a downshift. Rev-matching doesn't involve the brake at all. Clutch-in, switch gear, blip throttle, clutch-out.

Heel-n-toe involves all three pedals and rev-match is one part of that technique.

 

Well, maybe I should be more clear. In order to rotate my foot toe to the left, my knee hits the steering wheel. So I have steering wheel problems even before I even try to actuate the foot.

 

1st time i tried heel toe i just about killed my self, car slammed to a stop in the middle of the road

 

Thanks for correcting this. I was about to type the same thing.

 

i was too lazy

 

same here guys, heel-n-toe (not successful on every attempt yet) on most every downshift, in addition to being a good habit for the track it also puts less stress on your drivetrain (read: when done RIGHT)