I need some tips guys... the trouble I am having the most is starting off from first to second gear, the shift is rough.. sometimes I do it right but most of the time its wrong. How fast am i supposed to let out the clutch when going from first to second and what RPMS? I shift at 2500-3000rpm but my car jerks unless I let the clutch out slowly, is that riding the clutch?
Also, If i hard accelerate from a dead stop, do I stay in first gear all the way close to redline before shifting to next gear? my wheels spin a lot when I attempted to hard accelerate.
Lastly, I am doing fairly well on an incline but when I attempted to go up a really steep hill from a stop, my tires spin like crazy in first gear, If I only gas a tiny bit, the car will stall.
How long did it take you guys to be be really good driving stick and learning to heel toe downshifting? As of now, I only go into neutral and coasting to a stop because I am not too sure which RPMS to downshift at otherwise the vehicle will jerk unless I try rev matching first.
This is my first week of owning a manual.