Rev-Matching + Heel and Toe Downshifting - POV Tutorial

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[@Harvest1212]

You have no idea how much these words helped in doing this correctly. "You're blipping as you're letting out the clutch" "You're not revving up and then letting out the clutch, you're revving up as you're letting out the clutch and you're just kind of assisting it going out"

[@johnnyanderson5906]

It doesn't hurt the car to rev up and then let out your clutch, if you know your car very well you will know what RPM's you need to as I call it "granny downshift" I still tend to do this from time to time because that's how I learned to downshift. As the guy said in the video it all boils down to muscle memory.

[@BruceCarbonLakeriver]

@@johnnyanderson5906 sitting in the middle of the alps. We need manual transmissions. We need the full handle of the car. The "Winter mode" or any other name for that cause of any manufacturer is just a joke xD

[@reaguurder1285]

@@johnnyanderson5906 What he does is not revmatching he is just blipping in the gear. You need to blip in neutral and then downshift and letting the clutch.

[@shietnewfeature.delethethis]

@@reaguurder1285 isnt that double clutching?

[@reaguurder1285]

@@shietnewfeature.delethethis Double clutching is letting the clutch out in neutral and blip and then push the clutch and then select gear and let go the clutch. With revmatching you dont let out the clutch before blipping but keep the clutch in all the time. But with a synchronised gearbox it doesnt make a lot of sense to double clutch.

[@gabrielfluorite]

I've never seen a pedal cam better than this. The fade and positioning is great.

[@joespittle1]

If Chris was a driving instructor: "Kinda mash all the pedals down at once"

[@skaterzrule4]

hahahahah

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

If you do heel and toe in a driving exam you'll be disqualified instantly DMV (or whatever other country's equivalent of a DMV) and insurance companies want drivers that are tame obedient sheep behind wheels not reckless car people. In driving exam you need to drive like a grandma Rev matching is useless in real life BTW on public roads

[@kingfc8380]

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess uhhh it was a joke.

[@davidkim1336]

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess Sounds like you own an automatic

[@alubchicken]

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess I agree with the fact that there's no added benefit on public roads, but I like to ensure the smoothest ride possible when it's been a long day and my gf is sleeping in the passenger seat. This usually involves tapping on the throttle when downshifting and waiting for the revs to match when upshifting..

[@maximus9401]

Hardest thing always is to keep constant brake pedal pressure when reaching over to blip the throttle. If your foot slips or you have a touchy brake, that always mucks it up. The kind of shoes you wear also affects this stuff

[@RealNameNeverUsed]

maximus9401 With that said, sometimes I find it is easier for me and my car to not use heel-and-toe but Side foot-and-toe if that makes sense.

[@chukob5]

RealNameNeverUsed lol heel toe is just old school terms because spacing was further between pedals every modern car you use the side of your foot unless your feet are tiny

[@williepie]

thats why professional drivers wear special shoes when heel toeing during races.

[@josiahthibodeaux]

For me a pair of sb dunks works the best.

[@chukob5]

Josiah Thibodeaux yeah I feel flat bottom shoes work best

[@Junesba]

More pedal cams! This would be fun to see when you do track days in the BRZ, or on all videos if it isn’t a big deal editing 😊

[@TheTopher]

There’s now a permanent gopro mount down by the pedals 🙌

[@xJM1993]

@@TheTopher honestly this setup makes it one of if not the best rev match/heel toe tutorial! You can easily understand every movement that is happening because you see all at once. I wish you had made it a few years ago when i was learning 😂

[@bernardomondi138]

oooh thats awesome

[@es-vt6yq]

@@TheTopher Great video 👍 What kind of mount do you use for the foot camera?

[@nathantheriault8138]

@@TheTopher oop

[@RhinoTV]

I cant be the only one who thougth there was four pedals in the video hahahahaha

[@kagee1608]

that's bcs there are four pedals?

[@Lambullghini]

@@kagee1608 nope, that's the foot rest lol.

[@atultayade]

ABCD =A for Accelarator pedal (gas) B for Break pedal C for Clutch pedal and D for Dead Pedal (for resting the foot. Take it from Indian where we are now seeing automatic cars in the past 5 years we mostly drive manual here.

[@ericiidx]

dual clutch setup

[@Josh-lz3xo]

@@kagee1608 the dead pedal isn't a pedal, it's called that because it looks like one

[@Kaydje]

I love how dramatic the BRZ sounds while you're going below the speed limit.

[@Adamcito.]

There's a speed limit yes, but how quickly you reach it is up to the driver 😉

[@generalmills1120]

Him: "Practice this in a safe space" Me: "College campus it is then"

[@clintonross1649]

10 bonus points for any sized group, single humans are only worth 2 points each. Let’s see you’re high score!

[@carenthusiast6748]

with a mustang ofc

[@nissanskylinegt-r32nur94]

XD

[@LordM3me]

Niccce.

[@sharul1709]

The same sound effect comes in automatic when we downshift right ?????

[@Julian-bi9zk]

I’ve been driving manual for about 8 months now, self taught. My driving is good but when down shifting I was under the impression that it was clutch down, then rev, and release clutch. Seeing you simultaneously release the clutch and rev looks much smoother! I’m excited to try this on my next drive. Not too comfortable with heel toe yet.

[@maXXik1337]

Honestly i don't think hes doing that right. It is clutch in, shift, while that blip throttle bit more than actual revs you are aiming for and while the revs are falling down (slightly!) you release the clutch ideally in moment when the revs are exactly where they should be. This is first time EVER i see anyone blippin throttle this late. I'll give it a try just to see how it goes, but i struggle to believe it is correct way.

[@Julian-bi9zk]

maXXik1337 I too had never seen his style of downshifting. Haven’t gotten a chance to try it yet!

[@josiahthibodeaux]

You’ll get bro.

[@francescosilvetti9659]

@@maXXik1337 Exactly what I thought. I don't know if this is gonna put some extra wear on the clutch

[@TimurIskhodzhanov]

Ideally you want to hold the throttle just as much as needed to keep the desired revs while you release the clutch. In reality, that's hard to achieve, so people either overrev-and-wait, or rev-while-slipping

[@gav6189]

The Stig from Top Gear (Ben Collins) writes in his book that a good way to rev match downshift in normal driving is just to keep your foot on the throttle to the degree it was while you were driving while you're downshifting. The car should naturally match the revs. I do this in normal driving in my BRZ and it works great.

[@orngpeelr9017]

Little confused on the wording, but does that mean to blip the throttle at the same percent that you were giving it before the downshift?

[@Prince3065.]

Explain it again please

[@Plan-ETs]

I think he is saying that you don’t blip and instead just hold the throttle down throughout the shift

[@markus9415]

​@@orngpeelr9017 Keep the throttle down around 1.5k to 2k RPM ( Differs per car, but most cars run stationary at around 800 rpm ) You get a much smoother transition between gears and a smoother ride overall.

[@Blitz2o]

@@orngpeelr9017 I think its more like, if you have your foot on the gas pedal just 20%, you want to clutch in, and shift gear, but the whole time keeping your foot on the gas the same 20% and WHILE you clutch in the engine will rev UP to the right rpms so by the time your foot is off the clutch you're good.

[@alamos8]

You know you have done the blip well when the car does not jerk at all. And that feels quite good and cool

[@matth6284]

1:31 That was so smooth 😎

[@squirrelsodomizer2003]

This is the best camera set up I’ve seen for a manual tutorial 👌👌

[@cucamongaduke3600]

Chris, you are the embodiment of “saving the manuals”. I learned to drive stick on a ‘93 Taurus SHO some 29 years ago and your video has just given me homework to address in my current day manual. Many thanks!

[@vlonebully4074]

I’ve never driven a manual before but that heel toe movement looks very advanced

[@A_guan]

I wish I could go and practice this right now

[@dalildelhoum21]

same here

[@Niraol]

why can't you, i'll go try it tomorrow on my Mazda 6

[@meIIo4649]

@@Niraol yooo same

[@quizzys7106]

@@Niraol i dont have a car :(

[@Niraol]

@@quizzys7106 well give it some time and everything will come

[@abdullahsajid5181]

Man the smoothest man with pedals ive ever seen

[@kombatformortals]

I started watching this video for heel-and-toe tips because I know how to rev-match already and figured I didn't need to give it another glance. Upon watching the part where you said to rev-match while you're releasing the clutch, it got me thinking that maybe I don't know as much as I thought I did. When I tell you you have drastically improved my rev matching game for the better, I'm not exaggerating. My downshifts are butter now and I'm glad I gave it a look even though I thought I had already mastered it. Thank you very much

[@JuanAdam12]

I'm here reading the comments for this reason. When he said that I thought, "Well, I've been doing it wrong for 38 years."

[@pulsefiend]

Another tip thats helped match my revs is to take a mental note of what your car exhaust note sounds like and rev the downshift just a hair louder than when you initially engaged the clutch

[@nico7096]

Heel and toe really depends on how your peddals afe positioned,some cars like mine is really difficult,but rev matching is something that anyone can do,and should do

[@RastaJediX]

I can't figure out positioning that works on my '15 Corolla. But then again, I've never tried in any car and only learned about it recently soo.. we'll see...

[@WellWisdom.]

That engine revs sound so sweet.

[@rapidshot3033]

0:38 **Me at home playing GT on the wheel** Ok. 👀

[@sultanshoshtan5541]

Ìjio

[@sultanshoshtan5541]

Ггшш

[@Dropz_RSA]

I have been doing this but not improving for some time. When you explained blip as you let go of the clutch, I paused the video and when to try it and I was instantly better, now it is 3 days later and today I hit 8/10 of all my changes to satisfaction. Thank you.

[@mybuscus10]

11:10 oh yeahhhhh! Save the manuals!

[@God-w-]

@PlebzOr Blapparapp ok

[@kevinvandeford5562]

Out of all the videos I've watched describing this and demonstrating it this one was the most accurately conveyed and actually helped me understand the timing and purpose of the method

[@corbinroberts949]

That pedal cam is perfect! Wish more people used that technique. Well done

[@y0ungy]

what is that left left pedal i dont mean about the cluch

[@k.almohammadii]

Y0UNGY dead pedal

[@alenv808]

the sound of this car is amazing!

[@J3n555]

Same for me, started when I was 18 to do this, im 30 this year and got heel & toe down smooth with every car ive owned. All manuals and 8 of them.

[@Noonebutjay]

watching manual tutorials with my dream car in the video makes it 10x better

[@somestreetphotos]

I love the way this car sounds 😍

[@boblecocojames]

its his brz lol, You should go see his other videos about it !

[@aamir1972]

I miss his Corsa exhaust

[@Looey]

Been driving a manual trans since '71. Your video has helped my downshifting so smoothly it's eerie - thanx muchoooo

[@nhhnathan3]

Could you do more of these type of videos? Really enjoyable and informative!

[@noahh7426]

Why is this so fun to watch and thank you so much

[@Jakems28]

I just read a comment on your 2019 miata pov drive on how you should make a downshifting tutorial vid and here it is lol. Time to watch

[@keemson]

bro is doing it so effortleslly . like to him it has become second nature.

[@samstull8687]

Already know how to do all of this but I just love watching topher do it😍

[@bmxlife3598]

thank you for the good tutorial now i can downshift perfectly

[@jaboykinbitcj151]

Was always wondering what takumi was doing pressing his feet on all the pedals

[@87shtaket]

Very smooth and smart explanation. Thanks a bunch!

[@devangsharma3579]

I’m literally up at 4am just watching this..

[@josueramos6121]

I watched a lot of videos about rev maching and this is the only one that help me do it correctly

[@lemurian7710]

It's already past 8 months, you made this video. Thank you, you have been kind enough to share knowledge. At first I thought the rev match and heel toe techniques were only for circuit or performance driving. But after I learned more it turned out to be indispensable for daily driving. As you can explain in this video. First I learned the rev match, okay I can learn and practice it. However, when I found a bend, it seemed that I also had to learn heel toe techniques. My problem is that the brake pedal is very sensitive, just a little press and then brake engaged. When you want to blip the gas while pressing the brake pedal that's the main problem. I often accidentally push the brake pedal deeper, causing the vehicle to suddenly slow down. Something a little dangerous if you are in the middle of a corner. So how do you keep the brake pedal pressure steady when bliping the gas pedal? I am sorry, my English is not so good. Hope you understand it. Thank You.

[@kai3732]

If you're still looking for answers take your car to someone who can tune and get the brakes fixed. There are a lot of reasons why the brake is sensitive, either it's been like that since it was made or something went wrong. I can probably tell you why but I doubt you can fix it yourself unless you know your way around cars but for safety take it to someone professional and has the tools and equipment.

[@tonychu8993]

This is simply the best tutorial video for reving matching and heel toe man, really appreciate your video!!

[@timkeng134]

I remember practicing heel-toe using a suzuki multicab. man was that hilarious.

[@kiefershanks4172]

Thanks a lot for the tips. I've been doing it slightly wrong by trying to match revs and then clutching out. Say you are at constant speed and you want to downshift, I would say that the gear I want will raise the RPMs by 500 so i would raise them and let the clutch out. Sometimes it would be smooth and sometimes not due to not matching correctly if I do rev exactly right and/or the car's speed changes during the downshift (ex. downshifting up a grade). It actually makes sense what you suggest to blip while clutching out as to provide a kind of limit for the revs during the blip, working with the clutch to find the right engine speed. Whereas if you are blipping too early it becomes hit and miss if you are able to match revs. I have been somewhat successful with heel-toe but in my car I actually do use my heel on the brake and my toes on the gas because the brake pedal is too far forward to use the method you are using. I'm trying to learn how to be as smooth as the automatic rev matching feature on my Corolla and it can be hard to beat that system. But the the whole reason I bought the car was to drive it MANUALLY. Lol Auto rev match is an awesome feature for the wife though.🤣

[@JesseltonGaming]

You're right man, I can't wait to drive a car. I'll be getting my licence by end of this year. Just by watching alone I learn a lot. I also tried following your movement withe rev. Thanks a lot!

[@scrub3359]

did you get it?

[@JesseltonGaming]

@@scrub3359 aww mann sadly no, Covid came and ruined everything, I didnt have much money but im really in need of transport to go school. So I took a motorcycle instead and it was a really good investment.

[@JesseltonGaming]

@@scrub3359 also since my motorcycle is clutch i understand how a car's one would work too, and i get to know the road before i take on a car. Taking a car now will take time for me , temporary.

[@DailyShortNews1]

This video helps a lot being able to see the dash you’re feet and u shifting

[@dat_guy_angelo]

6:35 my way to heaven xD

[@Tommi_s]

Good video really trying to learn it, it feels so good when u do it right u wont even notice the downshift

[@chillphung8327]

Great video! I like the pedal camera output's overlay under the wheel! One strategy that helped me transition from doing downshift rev matching to heel-toe rev matching was practicing toe-toe rev matching (where if your pedals are close enough together, you hit the brake with your big toe and blip the gas with your pinky toe). Toe-toe rev matching works great for light braking rev-matched downshifts where you're barely pressing down on the brake pedal and lifting your heel could upset your brake force application. I prefer heel toe for when I'm standing on the brake pedal for really quick deceleration as I'm less likely to massively increase the brake force and upset the car.

[@thespark4640]

This is the beauty of manual cars A person can be the master of the car It becomes more like an Art, each perfected by different drivers. 👌👌👌👌

[@ballistix9110]

Thank you for finally making one of these tutorials Chris! Ive looked up others but recall being sort of disappointed you didn’t make one yet! Much appreciated!

[@sunnyansari1346]

one thing you should mention is that you are using more fuel consumption by consistently rev matching / heel toe. You are just fine with braking and then shifting down at the right RPM, although your putting more wear on your brake pads, you are using less fuel.

[@markuswendt4448]

But its worth it :P

[@Matt-dd1zr]

The position of my pedals makes it impossible to heel-and-toe. I’ve been practicing the normal rev match, but I was kinda blipping the throttle before letting out the clutch. This explains a lot, thanks for the video! (My car is a 2005 seat leon 1.9 Tdi) I might get a 1993 Toyota mr2 somewhere in the future

[@hopfaundfelder3375]

If you struggle because your right heel collides with the center console, try doing it the other way around so your toe is on the gas pedal. Its less precise but with enough practice it works.

[@leonardoluchici704]

Now I understand why most cars are automatic, and I think it sucks, heel toe downshifting is cool and I understood everything what this guy showed. You got my respect and subscribe.

[@nintendoatarikiller]

I have size 12 mens shoes and not a lot of room in the foot well of my golf. To 'heel toe', I have to blip the throttle with the right side of my foot while keeping the left side on the brake. The shoes make a difference. Something low profile like pumas will make it easier.

[@finnster321]

thanks man ill try different shoes

[@andromeda9340]

Vans work really well

[@mythomania_band]

you dont have to use the heel, he doesen't do it in the video either. If the pedals are close together like in an 86 or miata, you don't have to use the heel, just use the side, no probem. If you're on a track or in racing situation using more heel can help with getting the right rpm's (slipping the heel on the gaspedal for ''throttle control'') But all good the way you do it!

[@lukekelly3898]

Excellent video. Really like the repetitive driving live examples over and over. Thank you.

[@Looey]

AND having the pedal view is SUPER

[@ismet_sxv]

Very well teached! Thank you for the information ℹ

[@ilovetheinternetify]

seen a bunch of videos, all good in their own right, but your choice of words really helped far more than anyone else. thanks!

[@66777jason]

2:48 lol did you run the stop sign or something

[@NyrixDerg]

It's possible he stopped, but it's likely that (like in my state) people just slow to a crawl and then roll through the stop sign.

[@rickybobby3402]

Perfect name

[@qotillikseriyasi-kimqotil1023]

I had searched so many videos to learn rev matching, and this is the best one due to proper angle of the camera

[@jaybou007]

Best heel-and-toe video i've seen. I actually made mine better. Thanks a lot!

[@bignatec1000]

Why am I watching this? I already know how to do this.

[@ryanmalhotra457]

Such a good tutorial. One of the only ones that was easy to follow and easy to understand. Thanks

[@michaeldicosmo6967]

Hey Chris, great video. I literally watch all your videos and each one is fantastic. Just requesting to see if you can make a tutorial for driving manual - the basics. I’ve never owned my own car or driven a manual car before so I was just wondering if you can show your magic and share your experience!

[@andrew3823]

Awesome video!

[@peejread2309]

So you bleep the gas pedal before the clutch reaches the bite point?

[@TheTopher]

Yep

[@peejread2309]

Cool. Thanks!

[@MrBlackSwarm]

@@TheTopher Intresting. I always did it by bliping it while the clutch was in. Quick blip, then let go of the clutch. Maybe your method is better because it has probably less strain on the clutch.

[@jamesshives5679]

@@MrBlackSwarm Yeah I usually blip as I am moving through neutral into the next gear

[@GS_Ant]

I always put it in gear with clutch in still, blip the gas, and then release clutch. That's how I was taught do downshift

[@Pethaho]

you’re a genius for this video. ily

[@goons123flofy]

Hell yeh a brother! Let’s go and do some hard pulls

[@EnjoicoolPanda]

I've been blipping, then letting out the clutch this whole time (six months driving manuel). Damn. Glad I watched this.

[@xFlared]

Can you create a tutorial on how to get toilet paper?

[@chukob5]

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[@ab-ho8xo]

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[@iamgod9705]

@dev null wtf

[@nolinohesi3395]

Ive always struggled withvthis. I dont own a manual irl, i primarily drive old jdm cars in assetto corsa. Ive always srubbed the brake while hitting the clutch with my left foot. This is easier on the sim pedals as they are closer together than most real cars.I feel like this is oppoaite of what i see people doing, and now ive taught myself the wrong way. Never understood blipping either. Most assetto mods have an auto blip, but id like to learn it. This is the best pedal cam ive seen, im gunna come back to this later and practice.

[@BigRobChicagoPL]

I jerk the car when I rev up and jerk the car when I rev down. Wish me luck when i buy a new manual civic this summer and ruin my clutch

[@Ryeric1]

Robert PL9501 When you say rev up and rev down, do you mean upshifting and downshifting? If the car jerks when you shift, it means you’re not releasing the clutch smoothly.

[@BigRobChicagoPL]

@@Ryeric1 yeah sorry about that, I meant up and down shift. The problem is that I taught myself how to drive manual on old crappy cars (like the Toyota Echo 5 speed) around the lot so I'm very new to this. Never even took one out on the road yet here I am wanting to pick up a civic 6 speed bc I despise the CVT

[@Fishnutz737]

You’ll get it after a couple weeks of driving manual all the time. A few clutch slips won’t hurt too bad. I learned to drive manual in my WRX and my clutch is still strong 60k later

[@psi4262]

When you decide to buy manual you are a man 😎

[@srinikethkrishnan]

brother you have no idea how helpful this video was appreciate it

[@sddayord]

Rev hang seems insane to me in this. Matching is much more difficult when you drop 2k rpm in a second especially on lower gears.

[@White_Fox_5.0]

If youre rev matching for a downshift why would your rpms need to go down🤣

[@edgurung4237]

Idk about cars but rev matching while downshifting in a bike is so much fun

[@blak238]

Do you NEED to rev match to downshift?? Can you downshift without it?

[@The280zkid]

You can but it won’t be smooth but you’ll get a lot of jerking.

[@Brian-uq6jm]

You clutch can rev match for you too, just release it slowly. It's what the clutch is designed to do. But why do it when you can simply blip the throttle to save that tiny bit of clutch wear?

[@Jupiter__001_]

No, I actually have only started revmatching on my last couple of drives. It is much less time-consuming, and is a lot smoother, especially from third to second to first.

[@ragnarokfps]

@@Brian-uq6jm They're called synchros and you should be rev matching instead of the car. Synchros do wear out eventually, especially on older sports cars

[@Shyfly52]

I thought revving the car while the clutch is in causes damage to it

[@AllyMcLesbian]

I only wish I knew this when I actually drove manuals. Haven't driven one in 14 years (!). My manual daily driver was a 1999 Ford Contour V6, and I had taught myself how to drive manual in England using a Citroën Xantia.

[@johnrooney507]

I didn't know either, but have never done performance track driving in my manuals. Did fine on the autobahn though!

[@__-ob2xu]

You dont get roads like that in the uk 😂😭

[@gertkriel5764]

Just got my license and drove on my own I tried downshifting and the car and the car did not like that. So I thought I'll go on KZbin and see if there was a skill needed to do this and there is and I'm glad I found this. Going to practice this THANKS.

[@JarrettC568]

My struggle with heal toe is that when I push down on my brake and try to hit the gas with the side of my foot, I find myself pushing down on the brake too hard. I don’t know if it’s because I have a small foot, but it’s a serious struggle for me and I haven’t been able to nail it yet. I know what to do conceptually but the physical act of doing it I find impossible without pushing down on my brake too hard. Wish me luck tho, I’ll get it someday.

[@philippe5249]

I did it too and still do it sometimes. You have to practice more, I needed 1 year of daily driving to get half decent at it. I noticed I tend to brake too hard when I'm feathering the brakes to begin with

[@TheTopher]

Just gotta work on that foot flexibility!

[@GS_Ant]

Me too man I feel like my ankle/foot just won't physically turn that much and it hurts if I try

[@larphraulen]

I had the exact same issue when I was learning. However, I'd suggest just practice braking with top of your foot while angling your heel to the throttle, without letting out the clutch. Just coast out of gear and practice braking like that first, before incorporating the actual downshift. Once you've got that down, try incorporating letting the clutch out and that element of timing. Just takes practice =)

[@NensNick]

Try focusing on using the edge of your heel rather than the bottom of your heel. That might be causing you to push down on your brakes a little more than you want. Practice makes smooth :)

[@alexthreepedals5891]

Have been practicing heel and toe downshifting everyday commuting to work! Most of the time it's unnecessary but feels cool LOL.

[@jessetemeng6350]

There's something unique about subaru manuals. So inviting

[@yeetyeet8308]

I ain’t doin allat

[@babayaga35708]

😭

[@algirdasltu1389]

Automatic drivers be like

[@brotendo]

Coming my from older Honda Civic and into a newer Impreza... holy shit rev hang is an actual thing and has made re-learning to rev match take a while.

[@tuomasheikkinen9251]

Yuck! I'm buying a pre-2010 car for sure.

[@aaronx357]

hey TheTopher, I want to buy my first car as a manual but I've only had very limited experience with driving one, and living in NYC its not so easy to get.a hold of one and some open road. If this isn't too much for you could you start doing these pedal cams every once in a while? They're very helpful especially with stop and start

[@rulerjv2306]

Aaronx357 Honda’s are literally the easiest to learn on I barely had any experience driving manual with my yellow car in my pic but as soon as I got a Honda I was able to daily her not perfectly but enough to where I’m comfortable on the road

[@surferbone82]

I've owned a wrx, fiesta st and a veloster n, and most recently an 86, and the 86 is hands down the easiest to heel-toe in with the pedal spacing.

[@tostadorafuriosa69]

its made for hitting the track

[@TheBogWizard]

I might catch flak for this, but is not rev-matching when you downshift going to hurt your car in any way?

[@Erachin]

The clutch wears out a little faster, but not much else

[@tostadorafuriosa69]

Not really. Makes the trans and clutch last longer and makes driving more smooth.

[@mitchelwu9723]

Best video I've seen on heel and toe, and I've watched a ton. The foot cam helps a lot, as do your explanations.

[@Yevhe_N]

Best video for heel-toe on the KZbin

[@CD224Auto]

Now I know what I've been doing wrong sort of. I just recently got a 19 Si, and have been trying to perfect rev-matching. That makes much more sense. Tapping the throttle as I'm letting out the clutch. I see

[@YocoWheelin]

I've been driving standard for around 7 years and ill be the first to admit I have no clue how to heel-toe.

[@trojandude3127]

don't worry you are one of us hehe. I heard from a long time truck driver and expert instructor that you don't even have to use rev matching in normal day driving. just use the break pedals to slow your vehicle and select the appropriate gear for the said speed. Break is so much cheaper to replace than replacing other more important parts of your car. This technique is fancier to use if you are race track driver (you know cutting those corners without loosing so much speed and still maintaining the balance of your car). But doing this in a daily city traffic is really useless. SOME WILL ARGUE YOU NEED TO REV MATCH WHEN DOWNSHIFTING FOR MORE SMOOTHER DRIVING- I disagree, if you really know how to drive a manual you can downshift smoothly without using rev matching with no jerky movement at all. IT ALL DEPENDS HOW YOU SMOOTHLY USE YOUR CLUTCH. anyway great video, it is so satisfying to see someone doing this technique so effortlessly.

[@AndrewB23]

You dont need to heel toe unless your racing

[@koreapoorcarpov3410]

nice driving skill

[@samaboff5011]

All you have to do is listen to the engine. I’ve never understood why people have a hard time with this. You become one with the car.

[@hogrider5226]

True

[@Auldus]

No idea how to drive a manual. And I'm hyping myself up to pick up my new mustang GT with a manual trans lol. Wish me luck on my 2 hour drive home. Update: I have had the car for 4 days and have already put 650+ miles on it and filled it up 3 times. My wife has had to pry me out of it.

[@joespittle1]

3:48 missed opportunity :(

[@simeonb3514]

Only legends will know!

[@AndrewB23]

@@simeonb3514 only 16 year olds will know

[@arturomolinapedroza25]

Rev match is just for downshifts ?

[@skylarmelcher]

Yeah pretty much, or if your just rolling and neutral then need to get back into gear

[@byork2223]

Ty for this!! The POV is everything.

[@xiaobinlu5394]

I know how it works, but I lose my rev before I can rev them up.

[@alansmilealot]

I'll guess what's happening either you have a really light fly wheel and taking too long to rev or u need to change the way you do it. You may be giving the throttle a blip as the clutch goes in and before you move to the next gear. I suggest you do the blipping part around the time the gear selector goes into the next gate, then release the clutch.

[@xiaobinlu5394]

Flat i was doing the clutch in, gear shift and blipping at the same; i got 20% of time i notice rev drops before it goes up; i don’t recall the exact order i do them

[@xiaobinlu5394]

Flat i think i usually blip the throttle longer or heavier than i thought i need.