I was wondering if you guy used your heal for the gas or the break for heel toe. Whenever I try to use my heel to blip the gas it it seems like the gas is too far down for me and i look kinda awkward trying to reach it . Is it just me or does any body else have this problem too?

and i had another question, is it easy for you guys to downshift into second? every time i try to downshift into second i kinda have to force it in a bit and it makes a grinding sound unless im going really slow.

 

I use my whole foot. 420 while driving could be a problem too Cheech

 

i found it kinda hard too but it gets better with more practice... i kinda have it down...

 

I put half of the ball of my foot on the brake and the other half on the gas. Works for me.

 

I actually found the G37 to be very easy to HEEL/TOE.

 

heel goes on the gas pedal, toe goes on the brake. With enough practice it will become second nature

 

+1^. I tried every combination of heel/toe I could think of, and it never worked for me. I watched a video on some website about heel/toe driving, and the guy said he brakes with the inside of his foot, and revs with the outside. My feet aren't super wide, and I can still use the ball of my foot to brake, and then kind of lean the outside of my shoe into the gas. I taught myself how to heel/toe in my G (never needed to in my '94 Ranger, lol), and this is much easier than actually using your heel and your toe.

Anywho, the short answer is that I use more of an inside/outside than a heel/toe.

 

I have average size feet and when I started learning it was difficult. you just have to practice the correct method and eventually you will start getting used to it. Foot size should not really matter. As said before, it just takes practice.

 

I managed to pick it up after a week of driving. I initially thought you're supposed to place your foot perpendicular to the pedals, which felt really uncomfortable. Later I realized that it's unnecessary. I point my toes at 11:00 and make use of the side of my lower foot to blip the throttle (literally your foot should be on the accelerator for as long as it takes for you to say the word "blip"). I'll have to disagree with Ryan on this one, I think feels easier to do if you have larger feet.

Just takes some practice and concentration. Remember that you don't hit the throttle as much when you do heel-toe since the car is slowing down quicker than normal rev-matching without the brake.

 

Your method is the correct way of doing this The only difference in foot size is instead of 11:00 it may be 10:00. As you mentioned before, the foot is nowhere near perpendicular. Even with smaller feet, I dont believe it would be really difficult after you have practiced. I have had friends with larger feet who thought it was harder because their foot kept hitting the transmission tunnel lt's just the initial motion that takes some getting used to. Just my take.

 

^That is the correct method. You need to ROLL the side of your foot onto the gas pedal and usually an angle with your toes pointed at 11:00 is good. Race cars will try to minimize the distance between the brake and gas pedals as well as adjust the brake pedal travel to optimize heel toe. In a race car the pedals have the ability to adjust for shorter/taller drivers, Bigfoot/littlefoot, etc. The G and most street cars are not as easy to heel/toe because of the lack of pedal adjustment. I would wear out the side of my right race shoe faster than any other surface from agressive heel toeing.

 

Yeah 10:00 works too, I think it just really depends on the size of your foot. Personally, I feel more comfortable at 11:00. If you have bigger feet, they're likely wider too, so you don't have to angle your foot as much (hence the 11:00). Regardless, no one is wrong here. Anything from 10:00 to 11:00 would work.

i actually thought about buying race shoes...i can't heel-toe worth crap after the gym with my big bulky cross trainers lol...race shoes in the trunk FTW...

 

^ I am with you 100% man. I personally do 11:00 myself, but I have had to teach a few friends with small feet (size 6-8) to do it at 10:00 because their feet were too small.

 

try practicing more

 

+1 for big feet lol