Easy way to learn how to heel-toe??

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: Savij

Originally posted by: Jahee

Originally posted by: Savij
Sit in the driveway with the car off and practice?

I love these smartass, unhelpful answers..
Anyone can push the brake pedal and accelerator with one foot.. Trying to modulate the pressures on both of them at the same time is alot more challenging.

I stand by my post. Spending some driveway time helps get the feel of how to place your feet on the brake and the gas at the same time and what the movement is. That way he's not trying to figure everything out while driving at highway speeds or whatever.

It's kind of like doing drills when learning martial arts. Sure, you could watch a bruce lee movie then start a barfight with someone, but learning it and practicing/drilling the move helps you get a feel for it.

Agreed. Heel-toe is like a little dance and it takes a little while just to get all your limbs to do the right thing at the right time. It's smart to do it with with the car off to reduce wear and tear while you figure it out. It's also safer because you don't have to try to figure this stuff out while approaching a corner or stoplight. Once you have the moves down, adjusting modulation is easy enough, and there isn't much "modulation" on the throttle, anyway. You stab it, release, and the rest is timing.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: LS21

Originally posted by: alkemyst


Actually heel and toe is dead on. It's not something you do on the street normally so many think it's the roll motion.

you have shitty pedals

You really aren't doing it right then.

No, he's right. If you really have to use your toes and your heel to achieve h/t then your pedal box is suck.

 

[Apex]

I tend to use big toe/ball of foot for the brake, then right edge of foot for the gas. Seems to be the most natural for me.

 

[helpme]

Originally posted by: RiDE
Buy a G25 and GTL/GPL

I find it really hard to actually use the G25 setup for rev matched downshifts. The brake pedal has little resistance, which makes it tricky to do.

The throttle response of your car also can make the timing more difficult. On my TSX the throttle reponse is delayed, partly due to the DBW control. However, on the SRT-4 the response is quicker, making it eaiser to control the brakes, throttle and gearshift. (Both these comparisons are from actual track use)

 

[Chunkee]

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