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This is how I learned (via the Matt Farah videos on YouTube), basically. Just go somewhere quiet and flat and learn to get moving in first with just slipping th

This is how I learned (via the Matt Farah videos on YouTube), basically. Just go somewhere quiet and flat and learn to get moving in first with just slipping the clutch. You should be able to feather it enough until you have sufficient momentum that you can ease off of it without ever using the gas, and bingo, you're in first gear. Not only is it fantastic for learning how to get into first, but it helps you learn your car's clutch bite point, which makes shifting into other gears even easier. I still had a horrible first drive from the dealer to the house, probably stalled 20 times (lots of small hills in Daly City, near SF) and annoyed some drivers behind me, but it worked out in the end.

pwpw 4y ago
That was a good video recommendation. I have a question. Let’s say you’re riding in 4th and need to come to a quick stop. Do you press the brake pedal in and downshift to 3rd then 2nd then 1st quickly? Or do you press the brake pedal and the clutch in and eventually shift into first once you’re able to resume normal driving?
- AlbertCory 4y ago
  It's fun to do the former, but "quick stop" is not a good description (unless you're really quick)!
- spike021 4y ago
  Depends on situation. If it's a quick stop then usually I'll just slow down and then clutch in and shift to neutral as the car stops. Then I shift into 1st. Sometimes this transition happens quickly, such as if it's red long enough that I'll be slowing to 5mph or less or it's red, then turns green right as I'm slowed to about 5mph. Just depends on the intersection, traffic, etc. If I'm slowing down to a red light that I know is about to change, or traffic is about to move, then yeah, I'll rev match downshift through the gears. I never really go into first in this case though, because my car's manual transmission is tuned such that you almost never need first except when you're going into motion from a complete stop; so I'd just downshift to 2nd or 3rd depending on the speed of traffic.
  - pwpw 4y ago
    Thanks! My experience driving manual is entirely from sim racing where I use sequential shifting with an auto blip. For that, I row through the gears until I’m down in the appropriate gear. I need to get my hands on a manual car to practice a bit more.
- neuralRiot 4y ago
  Your muscle memory makes you push both brake and clutch at the same time, the brake slightly ahead. In a real emergency braking stalling your engine would be the last worry.

pwpw 4y ago

That was a good video recommendation. I have a question. Let’s say you’re riding in 4th and need to come to a quick stop. Do you press the brake pedal in and downshift to 3rd then 2nd then 1st quickly? Or do you press the brake pedal and the clutch in and eventually shift into first once you’re able to resume normal driving?

AlbertCory 4y ago
It's fun to do the former, but "quick stop" is not a good description (unless you're really quick)!
spike021 4y ago
Depends on situation. If it's a quick stop then usually I'll just slow down and then clutch in and shift to neutral as the car stops. Then I shift into 1st. Sometimes this transition happens quickly, such as if it's red long enough that I'll be slowing to 5mph or less or it's red, then turns green right as I'm slowed to about 5mph. Just depends on the intersection, traffic, etc. If I'm slowing down to a red light that I know is about to change, or traffic is about to move, then yeah, I'll rev match downshift through the gears. I never really go into first in this case though, because my car's manual transmission is tuned such that you almost never need first except when you're going into motion from a complete stop; so I'd just downshift to 2nd or 3rd depending on the speed of traffic.
- pwpw 4y ago
  Thanks! My experience driving manual is entirely from sim racing where I use sequential shifting with an auto blip. For that, I row through the gears until I’m down in the appropriate gear. I need to get my hands on a manual car to practice a bit more.
neuralRiot 4y ago
Your muscle memory makes you push both brake and clutch at the same time, the brake slightly ahead. In a real emergency braking stalling your engine would be the last worry.