Off gas or clutch down first when changing gears? Smoothing out gear changes.

If the car jerks as you press the clutch down then this video is for you. I explain why the jerk happens, how to make it smooth and the advantages and disadvantages of coming off the gas first or pressing the clutch down first before you change gear.
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[@BanCristian]

This guy man.. he deserves a lot for teaching us for free

[@ConquerDriving]

Thank you.

[@tatevalentino9331]

Instablaster

[@eeyore13]

100% agree. Still a new driver and use the techniques which help so much.

[@yeety1208]

you're so right

[@ianbutler1983]

To anyone struggling with driving a manual transmission car: Don't worry about speed. Learn to drive the car properly. Speed and smoothlhness will come to you. It may seem overwhelming at first. That's okay, it does to everyone. It will become easy and natural in a short time. Don't beat yourself up. Find a patient teacher who is kind to you. Your dad, who shouts at you is probably not the one.

[@ConquerDriving]

Very good advice. Learning a manual car at low speeds without pressure is a lot easier.

[@saviourj1]

I'm struggling. I hope I'll get it right soon. I still struggle with start and stop. If I have to stop somewhere a bit for example. Stopping to pay for parking, the car switches off sometimes.

[@jakob6934]

​@@saviourj1 stopping: try to listen to the car and the revs and just push the clutch earlier. even if too early, it's not that bad and you will eventually figure the timing out. i just wears out the break a bit faster like that. starting: a bit more revs make live easier, just don't go too crazy bc otherwise you will burn the clutch. but you should that in case it happens. also remind yourself that you have to take your time releasing the clutch bc dumping the clutch without revs will not result in a fast acceleration but will stall the car.

[@clovdz6073]

Hahaha speaking for me and half the world bro😂

[@rohansinghrathore9586]

​@@ConquerDrivingI'm a new learner. It's been 4 months and I am proud to say that I have passed the struggling stage of jerkyness. I drive a 1.4 turbo diesel, and it was tough. I could drive petrol cars really smoothly but my own car started made me depressed. Then I understood the transmission, gear changes, every small thing. And now I am 95% smooth. Still learning new things everyday but I'm feeling my car much better now. Thanks James, you were a great help❤. Love from India. P. S. - If you ever come to India to experience driving here, I welcome you with all my heart.

[@SimplySiwe]

I'm a new South African driver and I've only had my car for a month now. I had the worst driving anxiety until I came accross this channel and started implementing all the methods in my driving... they worked so well and have really improved my driving skills as well as given a tremendous boost to my driving confidence. Thank you so much, you have been a Godsend!

[@lesetjaledwaba5877]

Same here😊. South African and this guy shaped my driving skills 🙌🏾 I thank him too

[@lebogangkekana7530]

Same here he’s good.

[@saviourj1]

How do you keep your car running when you stop to pay for car parking? It always switches off. I'm very new in driving.

[@2ndchanceinlife]

@@saviourj1 press clutch all the way down, go to neutral and right foot on brake, or lift the hand brake up.

[@saviourj1]

@@2ndchanceinlife Thank you

[@rocket2739]

casual driver : why do I keep having that klank when I shift ? me who, smashes the cluth every time I upshift : you what ?

[@ConquerDriving]

😂

[@himesh123123123]

This is a video that no other KZbinr talks about. Thanks mate

[@ConquerDriving]

You're welcome ☺

[@missnaome4448]

Started my first driving lesson yesterday and I came across this channel, I can’t wait for my next driving lesson, you are very helpful

[@ConquerDriving]

Thank you, I wish you the best of luck 🤞

[@hoodnationproductions]

Good luck on your lessons trust me you’ll get there eventually, we all do 😀

[@missnaome4448]

Hood Nation thank you

[@SkilliciousDesigns]

Me too. Second lesson today, so I’m 4 hours in. I love driving already 😅

[@andrewchristie6969]

My 16 lesson and I went on the road on Monday and stall alot time but on Tuesday I went back to yard and I did well I'm Loving manual stick

[@giga4485]

You are sent from God honestly. At first I was always scared to do the clutch down first because the revs would rise like crazy, that's because I hadn't payed enough attention to reducing the gas. If you reduce it enough you can execute the movement to perfection. No jerk, no revs going crazy and smooth. You got +1 sub

[@black_n5492]

When I first joined this channel I would keep topics like this in my watch later playlist because I just wasn't ready. Well, here we are! Not two months later and already catching up to these lessons. I'm past my stalling and jerky shift days and these topics are helping fine tune the driving experience. Thank you for not only teaching but also removing a lot of my anxiety around driving stick.

[@sinzianaandreeazamfir3764]

OMG THIS VIDEO MADE ME CRY OF HAPPINESS! Finally someone had all the answers that I kept asking around to no avail! I Got my license in November, bought a car this month and I watched all your videos because I was unhappy with my slow shifts, long breaking time and slow set offs. I had 2 driving instructors, I learned only on diesel (the car that I bought, coincidentally is also a diesel). Both teachers taught me to set off with no gas(hence the very slow starts that I had). First instructor taught me to press cluch BEFORE every press of the break, fortunately I asked the second one and he was mortified by that and we fixed it but he did not notice it at all in the span of 3 two hour sesions and he had dual command... Both teachers taught me to go off gas before clutch, both diesels acted like the FIat in this video and I would get the revs up to even 3000 sometimes to shift in third and by the end of my gear shift the cars were around 800-1000 revs, screaming for 2nd or a lot of gas again. I was so fed up with changing gears, I only sat in 2nd and sometimes 3rd because of the tediousness of dealing with the engine breaking. I know this can be mitigated to a certain degree with faster shifts or more gas, first option is hard to achieve in a short timespan as a beginner and the second one it still makes my shifts longer than the usual and more complicated. On that note, I feel like the diesels that I drove were kinda fussy, the Seat in the videos had almost no engine breaking, while mine clearly had a lot of it going on like the Fiat, so even if I got faster I don't think I could've gotten smoother by much. GOD knows how I got my license on my first try (I don't feel like I fit properly in the flow of the traffic and I am working on it by going out at hours when there is less traffic) and GOD KNOWS how those instructors had succesfull pupils that would become okay drivers! It's crazy when you think about it, you can't really know when or if you are doing something wrong, you trust a qualified person and you think he taught you how to drive "the proper way" I will probably (hopefully) become a better driver because I thought: "Wait this feels wrong, janky and I don't think I can get much faster and better with this way of driving" so I started searching for answers and found this AMAZING CHANNEL but other people don't do that, they just get faster at a bad tehnique that can't get you very far, I wonder what do those people do when time passes?! (No wonder I hear a lot of stories of how I'm terrified to go with X in the same car and they have 10-15 years of everyday driving, oh well "blessed are the ignorant"), it's such a sad thought to have. I will start using the cluch and release gas afterwards method from now on. I am very serios when I say THANK YOU SO SO VERY MUCH!

[@ConquerDriving]

You're very welcome.

[@bryanguegan4006]

Thanks Richard, now I know why my car always makes a little jerk and slow down too much when I come off the gas first then clutch down from gear 1 to 2 and from gear 2 to 3. I'll try the second method!

[@ConquerDriving]

Good luck 🤞

[@Sucker4Pain]

Omg I never knew about differently methods. I’m going to try your method. Thank you so much, you’re saving lives

[@ConquerDriving]

Thank you ☺

[@iainfs]

Excellent video - really clear explanation. Thanks for taking the time to make it! Rough upshifts are a common thing that I definitely notice when I'm a passenger. They show up worst when the driver is accelerating briskly. The usual cause is an almost instant transition from hard acceleration (throttle wide open) to slight deceleration (clutch down during shift). This stage can feel pretty rough even if the subsequent gear change is properly rev-matched. (This is a slightly different problem than the one Richard discusses in the video, but the techniques to solve it are related.) I think that really smooth upshifts under firm acceleration require something like this procedure, which Richard demonstrates: - reduce gas SMOOTHLY to steady speed position, then immediately - clutch down quickly, then immediately - rev-matched shift (either off gas then blip, or well-judged trailing throttle) and re-engage clutch - increase gas SMOOTHLY to continue accelerating "Smoothly" doesn't have to mean "slowly", but it can't be done in an instant: if you're accelerating hard in second gear with throttle wide open and press the clutch down, the sudden disappearance of the acceleration will be unpleasant. (It's worse for your passengers, who don't have a steering wheel to brace themselves with!)

[@kirtwilliams549]

Thankfully you can tell it better than I do..engine speed matches with the gear speed. Changing gear should bee smooth. Look at the rpm. If you are a young driver. I listen to my engine..

[@ConquerDriving]

Iain, you know exactly what you're taking about.

[@ericecho5118]

Awesome, thanks for this! To demonstrate on literally multiple different cars to show the differences was fantastic - much appreciated! This helped a lot, even for an experienced manual shifter like myself.

[@pendek3255]

First time I finally found something helpful. I bought a new car and for the first time in my life I realised a new car isn't for beginners, I had to be very smooth, I was hearing noises in the transmission (not like in my older car), so this vid' was helpful for my new car.

[@teisotepa1600]

Hello Conquer Driving I am 20 and I just started my first driving lessons yesterday and your channel have helped me so much. Thank you for the awesome contents. ❤️

[@hannahbarrick2547]

Very useful video! My own car definitely could not handle the "less gas first" method as it has amazing engine braking 😅 I'd just slow down far too much too quickly, the clutch down first method works better for that but this video has also helped me with a question I had about why one method or another doesn't always work as well depending on the car you're in. Great info 👍 thank you!

[@imature0117]

I'm having the driving test in 2 days. I'm really confident because I did like 19 sessions of driving, almost all of them like 1h and 30 mins. I really hope I'll get my licence so I can be an active part of this channel. I hope everybody the best in life and love you all.

[@juanrevuelta7438]

My car broke down and i had to learn manual in order to have a car to drive to work. This channel help me a lot now i could drive my manual car after a week of practice

[@spretten]

I've felt so embarrased to ask so many stupid questions that I never dared ask if it's harmful or not to press down the clutch fast or not. And here you are just literally answering it anyway.

[@ConquerDriving]

Never be afraid to ask questions, it's the best way to learn.

[@Ianmundo]

these explanations are great, been driving automatics for years and for a few weeks I’m in a manual, been driving for a couple weeks and haven’t been getting any smoother, these videos really help

[@noobgamer-qx2rp]

amazing instructor. answers all my questions through his videos. thank you for sharing your knowledge to us!

[@elverono]

greetings from greece, bro you are something else... i am 23, and i am starting driving for about 2 months now... your video are so much helpfull, keep it this way 👌

[@ConquerDriving]

Thank you, good luck 🤞

[@AffyisAffy]

Thanks so much dude. You're the first person to mention the clutch down, then gas off method. Out of frustration I started doing this technique, because every attempt to let off the gas, then clutch in would result in an engine brake and weird thunk feeling which I'm pretty sure ain't great for my transmission. I was worried I was damaging my clutch but eventually made a decision to sacrifice my clutch over my transmission. Literally every other video says to clutch in after letting off the gas and my car just wasn't having any of it from 1st to 2nd. Also traffic behind me hated me because of the slowdown in between 1st and 2nd. Now I know that this is normal and I don't have to worry anymore!

[@aaron179]

Right!! This is like the perfect solution to my driving issue

[@paulhan3536]

I think this guy is the best instructor on youtube .... This ... This I have never learned before from other videos.

[@teagancx6279]

I find your videos very helpful, you’re extremely well spoken which makes things a lot easier to understand for new drivers.

[@ConquerDriving]

Thank you.

[@charliesamuels8458]

I’m starting my driving lessons next year and these videos are really going to come in handy thank you 🙏

[@ConquerDriving]

You're welcome.

[@MarvinPhiri-yn7uu]

You are the best driving Instructor,Thumbs up👍👍

[@nemo119]

why didn't my instructor teach my any of this... it was a huge pain untill i found this video. you're a hero

[@Vagren]

No wonder I get that clunk when I change gears sometimes, it's because I'm not coming off the gas when I press the clutch. Thank you for this!

[@liushen4122]

Hi! I live in Los Angeles and just got a manual Infiniti g35. i was used to driving an '82 Toyota Celica with a much more forgiving clutch. but when i got this car I felt like i lost my touch lol After watching this video and practicing the clutch-down-first technique for a few minutes it was like everything clicked back into place and my shifting became way smoother. Thank you so much, I love your videos & ur a great teacher. ✨

[@worldwalk1984]

Thank for all your video and explanation. You have the best video for manual transmission newbie!

[@huebothedog665]

Glad you made this video. My car slows down a lot when I come off the gas but still allows me to get off the throttle before changing gears. I thought it happened to all manuals and I just was an extremely slow gear changer. So I’m happy there’s a solution

[@taihuynh9538]

I always look forward to watching your new videos simply because I could learn something new every time, I will try this out on my car since I have always done the first method which was gas off first then clutch. Did not even know there was this clutch first gas second method. In my car 1st and 2nd gears has significant engine braking so I will try this method out when I drive my car. Thank you.

[@ConquerDriving]

I'm happy to hear that. I hope it works for you.

[@muhammadkhalid4313]

One of the best instructor, really amezing work and explanation! Thanks alot once again.

[@ConquerDriving]

You're welcome ☺

[@princendinga9700]

You are a life saviour I just did 2 lessons I could drive on big roads simply because I watched almost all your videos..😂🙈🙈 Thank you so much!!🙏

[@ConquerDriving]

I'm very happy to hear that, thank you and you're welcome 😊

[@quan1509]

You are very good at explaining things

[@joao_inca]

Daaaaamn I was wondering why the first gear was so unstable, awesome video!

[@siddish03]

Thanks a ton, theres no such so good content on driving manual on KZbin. kudos bro!

[@ConquerDriving]

Thank you

[@JunaidKhan-mj8rp]

You’re a great teacher. Very helpful video.

[@maximusdecimusmeridius9567]

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much 😊

[@ConquerDriving]

You're welcome ☺

[@Kingslayer_20]

Thanks man your knowledge helped me soo much with the problem that has been killing me for ages

[@ConquerDriving]

You're welcome ☺

[@michaelrewaj]

Very helpful, definitely helped me with smoother upshifts and I've been driving for years (automatics for at least half that time though). Thank you!

[@doms5303]

I can't thank you enough for all the tips and tricks you're presented in this and all your videos. It allows myself as a new driver and others to become more convenient behind the wheel. The only question I have is I'm having trouble with rev hang in my car, it tends to rev hand quite a bit. Would you you be able to address this in an up coming video?

[@ConquerDriving]

Thank you, I'm glad the videos are helping. Rev hand will be a throttle issue. Best get a garage to look at it as there are various things that can cause it.

[@AmitKrSarkar]

My biggest issue has been solved. Thank you so much!

[@ConquerDriving]

I hope it helps you!

[@javierwollery6693]

My ex been tellin me I drive like garbage, and that she should teach me how to drive manual smoothly. I’ve been watching videos all day and yours is the first one that actually made sense of what I was doing wrong. Now I’m shifting like I’m driving automatic 🥳

[@MrTRINHSANE]

Best videos to learn driving stick. Thank you!

[@karenrussell1912]

It's been 12 years since I drove a manual car, been driving automatics since. Its like I'm a new driver, and never done it before!! Absolutely frightening so I only go out at 5.30am to practice for half an hour so there's no one around. Literally can't drive it during normal hours because I'm too scared to!!!

[@ConquerDriving]

Sensible to do it when no one is around. Maybe refresher lessons would help. Take it easy and build yourself up slowly.

[@uniikkiz]

In my first driving lesson I was driving manual in traffic after about 40 min of practice in the parking lot ;D It was a bit scary but I managed lol, you are lucky.

[@kadgedrovdah3837]

Thank you so very much. You're a fantastic teacher!

[@chedenz8217]

Thanks, I came accross this channel,, new learner, I always step on the gas while changing the gear😀. I will practice it on the way said, off the gas then cluth i think this is much easier,

[@benja_benjie]

The 2nd technic is super fine I'm going to practice it as well

[@oraoraoraoraora2709]

You're amazing. Your explanations are always so thorough i love your videos. I hope you'd cover the issue of really steep uphills and how to handle them with and without handbrakes, i still struggle with steep hills and avoid them if necessary xD

[@ConquerDriving]

I have some videos on those. I will do more.

[@oraoraoraoraora2709]

@@ConquerDriving please do, I've seen most of your vidoes and it's still kinda hard to manage the car on steeper uphills especially when my car is a 1.2L petrol car. I wanna see more of that fast footbrake to gaz switch while releasing the clutch right at the biting point, all that with minimal rolling back xD

[@aubreykamanga4014]

Perfect watching from South Africa

[@duanebarry2817]

Thank you for these videos. I've been driving a car with a manual transmission for over twenty years and watching your videos, I realized that I've been doing it wrong. When I drive alone, it's not a big deal but when I have a passenger I see his/her head bob back and forth when I accelerate hard. I wish I could get to the UK and take a private lesson.

[@ConquerDriving]

I hope the videos and a little practise will help. To be smooth ideally you need to take your time with the clutch.

[@duanebarry2817]

@@ConquerDriving I'm planning to buy a Mazda3 with a 6-speed manual transmission soon.

[@jerm1027]

Just wanted to pitch in and say the "beginner" method (off the accelerator first, then clutch in) may be the preferred way in some vehicles due to emissions. I have a 2001 Honda Civic and there is a bit of rev-hang (RPMs stay high for a brief moment despite being off the gas). Sudden changes in load may cause incomplete burns, so some fuel injected vehicles have a bit of rev hang to smooth the transition from loaded to unloaded to mitigate incomplete/rich burns and improve emissions. I find the smoothest shifts are an intentional brief period of off gas coast (just enough to avoid the rev hang), then clutch in with quick change to rev match.

[@ConquerDriving]

I understand, I find that the case in some cars with more rev hang.

[@unnikrishnan9423]

First of all I want to thank you for this great video from the bottom of my heart. Thanks a lot. I was struggling with this problem for many years, and I think you are the first one making a tutorial about this topic. I saw your channel yesterday and subscribed it, and exactly after 6 hours of subscription, I got the answer Thank you so much

[@ConquerDriving]

Wow, that's a coincidence. I'm glad it helped!

[@jkkjjkkjjk]

Soo useful, you are a great teacher!

[@karthick86c]

Thank you! I was suspecting that my car's clutch had an issue because every time I pressed the clutch the car would mildly jerk in 2nd and 3rd gears but not in higher gears. I will implement quick clutch pedal press and see how it goes!

[@Sheikamaru13]

Thank you sir! Pressing the clutch quicker completely removed the jerking motion from my car.

[@vukslijepcevic7228]

thanks to this guz imma pass my driving test like a piece of cake

[@ConquerDriving]

I hope so 😊

[@vaibhavpotdar7869]

Awesome explanation Sir 👍

[@ConquerDriving]

Thank you.

[@2sweet2handle28]

This really helped me. Thanks alot!

[@ConquerDriving]

You're welcome!

[@ronaldojames3698]

Absolutely important.

[@Cp6uH_]

You're AMAZING! I learned so much from You.

[@ConquerDriving]

It means a lot to hear that, thank you.

[@dimplezswagg]

Thank youuuu! A true teacher.

[@anmolbehl1883]

Thankyou for this.......I'm an automobile engineer. I design cars for a living. And I'm a trained driver.....yet I was struggling to get one of my cars to smoothly clutch in. My driving style works with most of my cars.....some need a very different style.....but this one car(Miata) just clunked no matter what. This video gave me an idea....why only the Miata does this .....and now I can modify my style to mitigate this. Goes to show that no matter how much you know....you can always learn.

[@anmolbehl1883]

And for that reason.....you definitely get a sub from me

[@ConquerDriving]

I'm very happy to hear this, good luck.

[@diandra4311]

Thank you for your explanations! It really helps driving smoothly! 😎 Luckily my car doesn’t reduce too much speed/kicks when I get off the gas pedal and I can press the clutch second, seems easier for beginners.

[@ConquerDriving]

Definitely is easier. You're welcome.

[@sulemansaeed7528]

thankyou, keep moving forward, hats off👏👌👌👌

[@hoodnationproductions]

Today Near the end of my driving lesson my instructor got me to floor it on a 60 road and I loved it, after that he got me to drive on the dual carriageway and got me to floor it on there too i did go over 70 mph and when he told me to slow down slightly I said “this ain’t the autobahn” lol

[@collinslfc]

I don't know why but I found the mirror falling off at 13:29 hilarious.

[@bastiaanwitteman6725]

It's a mobile phone (camera?navigation?)...

[@collinslfc]

​@@bastiaanwitteman6725 I'm pretty sure it's an interior mirror that driving instructors use to see out the rear view window from the passenger seat.

[@bastiaanwitteman6725]

@@collinslfc it's not the mirror... I use these instructor-mirrors every day..., this was a camera/phone...clicking out of the holder...

[@shubhampawaskar2278]

This method is really appreciate,😊

[@Turboman_64]

Dude.... i feel so stupid now... thank you for the explanation. It suddenly clicked. I just couldnt get my head around why i often need to give gas when getting onto the car park with my punto. I thought i have to go a bit faster because the clutch acts up when the car is super slow in 1st gear as the car is slowing down and the clutch disengages while there is load on it, but actually what happens is: Im super slow rolling over the predestrian walk and leaving it in 1st gear while rolling in. At this point the engine is at about 1000 - 1200 rpm and because im always so focused at what is happening around me, i subcontiously slowly push the clutch down the way you showed it here. Something i never do anywhere else, except in our car park, as everything is narrow and im too focused on people possibly jumping out in front of me. This instinctive kind of slowly moving and preparing to jump to precise movements if necessary, wich to be honest did save me quite a few times from accidents. Thing is at that low rpm it is giving a little bit of gas on its own, even though im off the gas pedal. And now that im thinking about it, it only ever happens when im below 1500 rpm, wich is the point where my punto starts giving its idle gas. And thinking about the times it didnt hapen, i was relaxed and pressed the clutch swiftly... After 13 years of daily driving, i just now realized that i sometimes, out of lack of concentration, press the clutch too slowly at creeping speeds. I need to actively try it out tomorrow and see how it responds at that slow speed if i just push the clutch down normaly as if i was driving and shifting gears!

[@angrybeivers2545]

Thanks for lesson mate

[@MJ-cg5yt]

Mate you are a life saver

[@EthanGordon007]

Useful brother. Thank u.

[@djibrileseck747]

Thank you 💯 my brother so happy 🚘🚘

[@danielteyehuago1633]

Thanks for sharing it

[@haleselemon8506]

Good Teacher Thanks so Mach Brother

[@MysticRixel]

Everyday I learn something new with your videos, thank you so much. Also I bursted laughing at 13:30, hope the phone is fine.

[@Grahamvfr]

That's a tough thing to try and explain, but well done.

[@ConquerDriving]

Thank you. It wasn't my first take.

[@user-jh4iy4cg9x]

This video helps me much tq

[@umarali67282]

thank you sir great information

[@ConquerDriving]

You're welcome.

[@abyiovivian2872]

Thanks for de lesson man

[@ConquerDriving]

You're welcome.

[@yuhaichou]

非常棒的手排駕駛教學。

[@nestatonik]

Epic video mate

[@ConquerDriving]

Thank you.

[@TomasWatchReviews]

thank you

[@giorgoskechoudakis6099]

The thing is that it is a little difficult sometimes to know how deep you press the gas pedal before the clutch in. You may think it's 10 per cent,but it's 25,for example. It is easy to make a mistake. But with the gas off you can't make a mistake.Also I feel that method which is close to clutch in-gas off at the same time,is more fluidy, more natural

[@bihareeneranjana9675]

Thanks a lot

[@artemkatelnytskyi]

You're going in-depth and beyond, good job! You have talked a lot about methods how to link a gearbox and an engine after upshifting, like for example coming off the clutch, adding gas then coming off the clutch, or blipping the throttle. There is another method, which is used by an advanced motorist, in fact he is from the UK too and has a KZbin channel. His method of upshifting is to not come off the gas completely, so that your RPMs don't fall lower than the revs in the next gear. E.g. He would press the gas 25% to get the car up to speed; clutch in, release gas to 15%, so he is in correct revs by the time he releases the clutch. Is it a valid method? What do you think of it? Have you used it? And what are its pros and cons? Thanks a lot for going through this comment in advance. I can link his video if you want.

[@ConquerDriving]

Thank you, yes you're welcome to link to as many videos as you like. His method is another method I use, the only trouble with it is it's hard for new drivers to do this without over revving the engine and you have to hold the clutch at the bite point for longer as the clutch has more work to rev match whilst there is power coming from the engine. When you're off the gas and the revs are falling the clutch finds it easy to rev match, as long as the revs are still higher than needed when you lift the clutch. This is why I like the throttle blip method. I use the method you mention in my VX220 at low speeds as it seems to work well in that. But the throttle blip works best at higher speeds.

[@artemkatelnytskyi]

@@ConquerDriving thanks for the reply :) Here's the video, you can skip to 5:30, because it's where he starts talking about shifting. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d2XVpGNvdrB1mZo Perhaps, you'll find his channel interesting!

[@danielcarvajalblanco3476]

After pass my driving test, I been forced for learn to drive using the advanced method for shifting with the tap included before release the clutch. The. Mini cooper r56 d 1.5 it's having a really sporty flying wheel with it make the revs fall down really fast. With a normal basic shifting " release throttle and press clutch", it's always make the shifting really jerky because how fast the revs drops. This actual video it's really helpful for new drivers. In my case I learned on trackdays and try and fail 😂.

[@ConquerDriving]

Trial and error is an effective learning method. However not normally the safest way in a car.

[@danielcarvajalblanco3476]

@@ConquerDriving tno, it's no. Trial and error it's recommended in a close traffic area " parking place, etc" never in open road with traffic nearby. For learn advance driving methods, you need do it with plenty of anticipation, until it becomes like muscular reaction, as walking or running.

[@luchengzhang4633]

Thank you for the great video. You helped me so much learning how to drive. I am struggling with changing down gear. I have a 1.6L engine diesel car. When I am slowing down, I press the clutch down, change one gear down then I dont know what should I do next. should I put my foot on the break or gas without jerking the car? I struggle speacially when I slow down try to Yield at a junction.

[@ConquerDriving]

You're welcome, press the brake to slow down, make sure the clutch is down when the revs drop to around 1000rpm. If you slow to less than 5mph select first then use the gas and clutch to continue. If you slow to between 5 and 15mph you can use second gear and lift the clutch up slowly adding gas to accelerate as required.

[@charissecoal]

This is really helpful thank you 🙂 I think my little 2003 daewoo goes like the vauxhall. Im just learning to drive and am finding changing from first to second, and sometimes to third, quite hard because the car slows way down the moment i take my foot off the gas. Its really confusing bc it feels like i have to give it more gas to change into 2nd so they dont drop too much. Now im trying to find where i can shift to 2nd but its so hard. I wish i could do the gas off clutch in method. I wanna try the blip - i think i’ve might’ve done that a couple of times accidentally 🤣

[@ConquerDriving]

Some cars are easier than others. Perseverance normally works but some cars are just impossible to be smooth in.

[@abdiabukar2119]

Thank you ......new subscriber

[@ConquerDriving]

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[@181VICKSTER]

I noticed there was a massive difference to my 1st car fiat 500 lounge 1.2 69bhp to my newer fiat 500 sport twinair 105bhp I need to change gear quicker than I would of in my lounge. Also my newer car has 6 gears which is nice. I passed my test in January and was taught the method of coming of the gas then putting the clutch down but I feel my newer car as it has a turbo and different rev range needs quicker gear changes so Im going to try your method and see how I go. Thankyou for the video :)

[@ConquerDriving]

You're welcome, the twin air is a very different engine.

[@181VICKSTER]

@@ConquerDriving it sure is and i love it 😍

[@ConquerDriving]

What's your mpg out of interest?

[@181VICKSTER]

@@ConquerDriving town driving around 38-40 motorway up to 65mpg so far

[@ConquerDriving]

Very good!

[@atesz928]

Hi. I have got a volvo s40. I bought this recently. 1.6l petrol manual. I noticed that between shifting the rpm has moved up slightly before dropped. (Accelerate, clutch, rpm higher and drops, shift and accelerate.) I thought something is not right with the car. Now I watched your videos and tried to lift my foot off the gas and have a fraction of the second before clutch and the rpm did not go higher only dropped. I think I may have pressed the clutch a fraction too early and rev has gone up.

[@MichaelFlatman]

instead of an upshift blip, i let the engine revs flare up a little bit (only 100-200rpm) as i let the clutch out.. this buys me extra time to move the stick, I think this is easier than letting the revs drop to idle and then blipping back up again, but everyone does have their own techniques. Also, I think I finally understand why I kept getting the clunk in your car when learning to change gear, power still there (despite off gas, takes a bit of time to go away) as i push the clutch down, with the clutch re-engaging as I push it down. I guess every car has a different degree of 'gas lag'

[@ConquerDriving]

That's very true Michael. I remember. Letting the revs flare a bit is essentially the same as a throttle blip. The key is to have the revs high but falling without power as you lift the clutch up, that makes it easy for the clutch and smooth.

[@apisaicoabati7891]

Awsome

[@JoshAston23]

4:05, this is the technique I've been taught by my instructor and seems pretty easy to do. When it comes to buying a car, is there any way of knowint which cars I would get away with this method in? (Apart from obviously taking it for a test drive, but ideally I would want to know before that point)

[@manofculture8666]

12:17 "My words can't keep up with my actions", sounds like my wife lol. Great video man!