Rev-Matching + Heel and Toe Downshifting - POV Tutorial
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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"
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.
@@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
@@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.
@@reaguurder1285 isnt that double clutching?
@@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.
I've never seen a pedal cam better than this. The fade and positioning is great.
If Chris was a driving instructor: "Kinda mash all the pedals down at once"
hahahahah
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
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess uhhh it was a joke.
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess Sounds like you own an automatic
@@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..
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
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.
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
thats why professional drivers wear special shoes when heel toeing during races.
For me a pair of sb dunks works the best.
Josiah Thibodeaux yeah I feel flat bottom shoes work best
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 😊
There’s now a permanent gopro mount down by the pedals 🙌
@@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 😂
oooh thats awesome
@@TheTopher Great video 👍 What kind of mount do you use for the foot camera?
@@TheTopher oop
"So what are the advantages to this?"
You had me at "It sOuNdS kInDa CoOl"
It aides the transmission in matching revs during a downshift. Downshifting without rev matching will put the transmission under load thus degrading your transmission over time.
Honestly the reason im getting a manual is because it feels kinds cool
@@frhn707 lol same. Buying a manual for my first car just for the clout.
@@eye2eye899 what will u get? Im thinking of buying a 6th gen civic then swap the engine, thats a shit car but i love it lmao. Btw I still driving my dad old corolla ke30
@@frhn707 ye just put a big ol rally inline 6 in there like it's nothing lmao
Him: "Practice this in a safe space"
Me: "College campus it is then"
10 bonus points for any sized group, single humans are only worth 2 points each. Let’s see you’re high score!
with a mustang ofc
XD
Niccce.
The same sound effect comes in automatic when we downshift right ?????
I cant be the only one who thougth there was four pedals in the video hahahahaha
that's bcs there are four pedals?
@@kagee1608 nope, that's the foot rest lol.
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.
dual clutch setup
@@kagee1608 the dead pedal isn't a pedal, it's called that because it looks like one
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.
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.
maXXik1337 I too had never seen his style of downshifting. Haven’t gotten a chance to try it yet!
You’ll get bro.
@@maXXik1337 Exactly what I thought. I don't know if this is gonna put some extra wear on the clutch
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
1:31 That was so smooth 😎
You know you have done the blip well when the car does not jerk at all. And that feels quite good and cool
This is the best camera set up I’ve seen for a manual tutorial 👌👌
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.
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?
Explain it again please
I think he is saying that you don’t blip and instead just hold the throttle down throughout the shift
@@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.
@@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.
I love how dramatic the BRZ sounds while you're going below the speed limit.
There's a speed limit yes, but how quickly you reach it is up to the driver 😉
The pedal camera is what separates this tutorial from all the rest I've seen, nice job with that. I am used to rev-match downshifting, but haven't attempted the heel-toe downshift. Will use this to learn from, thank you.
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!
Man the smoothest man with pedals ive ever seen
If you want to squeeze the highest potential performance (or fun) out of these sport cars, learning racing techniques is a must. Don't forget to drive safely though!
I wish I could go and practice this right now
same here
why can't you, i'll go try it tomorrow on my Mazda 6
@@Niraol yooo same
@@Niraol i dont have a car :(
@@quizzys7106 well give it some time and everything will come
I’ve never driven a manual before but that heel toe movement looks very advanced
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
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
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
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...
11:10 oh yeahhhhh! Save the manuals!
@PlebzOr Blapparapp ok
0:38 **Me at home playing GT on the wheel**
Ok. 👀
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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!
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.
Been driving a manual trans since '71. Your video has helped my downshifting so smoothly it's eerie - thanx muchoooo
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
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."
the sound of this car is amazing!
Keep doing you Topher. This video helps. It’s 2year with my 2020 si(thx to your vids I got one) and my first stick. I’ve been inputting the Downshifting like how you say and it’s way smoother plus makes sense when you say it’s the opposite of the upshift! Thank you!
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.
Could you do more of these type of videos? Really enjoyable and informative!
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
I've been driving manuals for about 30 years now, but I've never really learned this skill. Maybe because I was self taught, and it wasn't until I got into more enthusiast cars that I even heard about this technique. Been trying to teach myself for a while now, but haven't had much success. I've got a new MX-5 Miata on order (should be here in another month or so), so I'm glad to hear they're easy cars to learn on, as I'll be giving it another go and hopefully have more success this time.
don't be discouraged, some cars just have their pedals set up so it's near impossible to heel and toe lol
@@lytheus69 I think my biggest problem is getting my right foot to bend the way its supposed to! 😅
You don`t need this technique unless you're racing or need to brake-downshift multiple gears to suddenly stop the car for unexpected traffic slowdown. If you're a pro-active manual driver, you'll start downshifting long before you approach an obstacle/hazard to slow the car down.
My jetta is soooo hard to heel-toe in. Throttle pedal is very far back compsred to the brake, you have ti stab the brake deep to be able to reach the throttle for the blip.
@@RandomlnternetGuy same problem in my mk4 golf
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.
i am loving this angle, been wanting to see how you do all those test drives down below the steering wheel!
Already know how to do all of this but I just love watching topher do it😍
This is the tutorial I've been looking for. I have a Ford Focus ST and have been driving it sort of wrong (no gas on the down shifts, letting the clutch do all the work) for 100,000 miles. Been blipping the throttle on my down shifts now for a week and it shifts so much easier and smoothly. Thank you for this.
I've driven a Focus ST from a friend and those things really do release hard if you dont rev match.
I ride a manual transmission bike, and I'm already pretty comfortable with the blipping downshift on my bike, but will soon have to try to transfer that skill to a manual car. This video will help me a ton 👍
That engine revs sound so sweet.
Great as always
Love that your having fun with it in the video I’m just now learning how to drive manual! 🤘🏻
I had no idea that it even had a name lol. Everything has a name. You basically braking the car without even using the brakes most of the time. It has been 2 years now driving stick and it definitely takes times but you definitely master it after. I absolutely love the sound of it also. I love it.
Perfect video to show my mom. She forgot how to use manuals. Thanks Chris. I really appreciate the video.
Are you gonna teach your mom how to heel and toe?
Yes.
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6:35 my way to heaven xD
This is simply the best tutorial video for reving matching and heel toe man, really appreciate your video!!
seen a bunch of videos, all good in their own right, but your choice of words really helped far more than anyone else. thanks!
I’ve been driving manual for a day so when I’m not stalling out anymore and get better at shifting I’ll give this a try cuz it DOES sound cool
Hell yeh a brother! Let’s go and do some hard pulls
What a drive man! Really nice control of the pedals and the car! Congrats!
Awesome tutorial! Thank you so much for this video.... I was a Subaru technician for 2 years and worked on this particular vehicle ..really enjoyed my time with the mark.
I’m literally up at 4am just watching this..
The pressure on the gas pedal is also important, depends on how high the blip needs to be while downshifting deepening on the RPMs you're in, and going towards. (3rd gear @ 4k rpm will be around 6k rpm on 2nd gear) Too little of a blip, and it'll bog down, engine brake. Too high of a blip and it'll rock you forward as if you're accelerating. So it's good to also know the car, predict shift points. Again, If you're in 3rd at 4000 rpm, blip it to roughly 3/4 pressure on the gas pedal, to get to 5500-6000 rpm for a smooth rev-matched downshift. Best done by sound and feel.
Thanks for the help! Just got my first manual last year - practicing rev matching
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.🤣
That pedal cam is perfect! Wish more people used that technique. Well done
what is that left left pedal i dont mean about the cluch
Y0UNGY dead pedal
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!
I had searched so many videos to learn rev matching, and this is the best one due to proper angle of the camera
Why is this so fun to watch and thank you so much
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!
did you get it?
@@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.
@@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.
I LOVE that sound. Never been in one of those. Super cool little cars.
This is by far the best video on YT about this subject.
I watched a lot of videos about rev maching and this is the only one that help me do it correctly
I remember practicing heel-toe using a suzuki multicab. man was that hilarious.
Very well teached! Thank you for the information ℹ
Best video for this topic by far. 🔥🔥
Watching this is super satiafying ngl
very smooth gear changes
I need a manual car in my life lol
Trust me, you do! Once I went manual I couldn't go back to auto, bcz manual is so fun
@@randomdude6190 I know haha. I had an old Ford Truck with a manual, and really wish I didn't sell it lol.
I just got my first manual after 6+ years of driving and I daily it. I do not regret this decision whatsoever
Really man.... Automatic are just like shit infront of Manual Care.... Uh should own One in your lifetime 😁😁😁😁
Miata, the answer to everything.
This is the video I will recommend to someone who is just starting out learning to drive a stick shift! Seems like the perfect FIRST lesson!
Such a good tutorial. One of the only ones that was easy to follow and easy to understand. Thanks
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.
Was always wondering what takumi was doing pressing his feet on all the pedals
I love the way this car sounds 😍
its his brz lol, You should go see his other videos about it !
I miss his Corsa exhaust
This dude makes it look so easy, depends on the car i guess, managed to do it twice perfectly, my instructor was cool enough to let me try doing these
Best heel-and-toe video i've seen. I actually made mine better.
Thanks a lot!
Great video!! I appreciate this a lot - been driving stick in a Legacy GT for almost 2 years now, and I've been trying to get better at heel+toe shifting. Do you have any tips for Rev-Matching from 3rd to 2nd? I always seem to struggle with that because the "spring" in the gear selector works against you when you do that shift, and I've been having some timing issues.
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.
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.
Great video and foot cam positioning. Very easy to understand for a new driver
Ty for this!! The POV is everything.
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
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.
So glad to have this! I find it very hard to do it in newer vehicles due to rev hang, most newer cars also cut the gas when you are touching the brake because the ecu goes into panic mode because it thinks you are trying to stop.
treerexaudi Official rev hang sucks indeed. I think most new cars still allow you to blip and won’t cut gas during a heel-toe, at least some of the newer manuals that I’ve driven. Anything more than a blip, it’ll cut the power.
@@Junesba So true!
Very smooth and smart explanation. Thanks a bunch!
this car makes even the most elementary maneuvers look like an absolute blast lol great video :) extremely helpful for the intermediate viewer
"one fluid motion but you just mash all the pedals down at once" - Topher
1:30 How to prevent me from slacking off during a tutorial in 5 seconds
I've been blipping, then letting out the clutch this whole time (six months driving manuel). Damn. Glad I watched this.
IT IS FINALLY HERE!!! IT IS HAPPENING!!!! I almost can't believe it ...
I ain’t doin allat
😭
Automatic drivers be like
Now let's see you rev match in heels 😆
poetry in motion man, that is so smooth
This was awesome! Keep up the easy learning good content 🙌🔥
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.
thanks man ill try different shoes
Vans work really well
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!
I currently have a 19' STI and have been driving stick for about 8 years now give or take and I still cannot get Heel to Toe down smooth. I always seem to apply too much pressure to the brake pedal and stopping the car wayyyyy to fast than I want. I always told myself it's because I wear a size 13 shoe but I'm pretty sure it's just because I suck. I don't practice it nearly enough because I'm cautious not to hurt the car so I just end up rev matching and doing the best I can.
Thanks! And we need this pedal cam all the time!
Thank you topher..Been waiting for you to make this one for quite some time.
Why am I watching this? I already know how to do this.
2:48 lol did you run the stop sign or something
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.
Perfect name
thank you for the good tutorial now i can downshift perfectly
thanks for the concise explanations !