Heel Toe?
#1
Heel Toe?
How are you guys doing it? I just can't seem to twist my foot in that direction easily. I heard that your suppose to lower or raise the pedals so they are even. It sucks going in through a turn and not being able to shoot out of it the way I want to. Thanks
-Anthony
-Anthony
#2
Its pretty easy, just takes some practice. But then again, if you have smaller feet it may be harder. I tend to focus more on the brake than the gas, cause afterall, if you give it too much gas...no big deal, and a little too less gas...no big deal. But if you mess up with the brake, something bad can happen
#3
the thing is that my feet aren't that small (11). It is hard to twist the foot in to that angle. Where do you put the toe on the brake? Do you put it on the beam or on the pad of the brake? Thanks
#4
Our gas pedal is a little low for heel-toe.
Maybe you can adjust the height of the gas pedal a bit.
Take a look-see, but make sure you know what you're doing.
I don't want to become the person to blame when your accelerator gets stuck at WOT.
If it's not adjustable, maybe you can get a pedal with more material on top.
Just an idea.
Good luck.
~Alan
Maybe you can adjust the height of the gas pedal a bit.
Take a look-see, but make sure you know what you're doing.
I don't want to become the person to blame when your accelerator gets stuck at WOT.
If it's not adjustable, maybe you can get a pedal with more material on top.
Just an idea.
Good luck.
~Alan
#5
I stick my foot (size 11 too) on the left edge of the pad. So I actually dont end up twisting my foot THAT much, just enough to reach the pad, then I kind of "roll" my foot to press the gas. Good luck
#7
Interesting. Thanks for the illustration Aerostar.....you got the Lexus logo in there and everything.
Sounds like Anthony and I have been doing the opposite (heel on gas, toe on brake) which makes more sense with your theory of precise brake control being more important than precise throttle control.
What I mean to say is, you have more control over a pedal with your toes than you do with your heel.
I saw a drifting video once where they had a separate camera showing the footwork, and the guy was using heel on gas and toes on brake.
That video by the way is freakin amazing.....these guys can really move their feet.
~Alan
Sounds like Anthony and I have been doing the opposite (heel on gas, toe on brake) which makes more sense with your theory of precise brake control being more important than precise throttle control.
What I mean to say is, you have more control over a pedal with your toes than you do with your heel.
I saw a drifting video once where they had a separate camera showing the footwork, and the guy was using heel on gas and toes on brake.
That video by the way is freakin amazing.....these guys can really move their feet.
~Alan
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#10
Aero, I just can't seem to do it the way you described. Either my foot doesn't twist that way or I am getting it down wrong. I am doing it the way sportcoupe described. I'm going to look into raising the gas pedal or lowering the brake. The difference between the two is making it a pain to even attempt to do this.
#11
#12
Originally posted by /Aerostar\
Heres an awful awful illustration to try to help you out
Enjoy
Heres an awful awful illustration to try to help you out
Enjoy
that's also shown in the video
Last edited by rominl; 11-30-04 at 08:49 PM.
#13
Originally posted by SPORTcoupe
Interesting. Thanks for the illustration Aerostar.....you got the Lexus logo in there and everything.
Sounds like Anthony and I have been doing the opposite (heel on gas, toe on brake) which makes more sense with your theory of precise brake control being more important than precise throttle control.
What I mean to say is, you have more control over a pedal with your toes than you do with your heel.
I saw a drifting video once where they had a separate camera showing the footwork, and the guy was using heel on gas and toes on brake.
That video by the way is freakin amazing.....these guys can really move their feet.
~Alan
Interesting. Thanks for the illustration Aerostar.....you got the Lexus logo in there and everything.
Sounds like Anthony and I have been doing the opposite (heel on gas, toe on brake) which makes more sense with your theory of precise brake control being more important than precise throttle control.
What I mean to say is, you have more control over a pedal with your toes than you do with your heel.
I saw a drifting video once where they had a separate camera showing the footwork, and the guy was using heel on gas and toes on brake.
That video by the way is freakin amazing.....these guys can really move their feet.
~Alan
it does takes a lot of practice though. somehow for me i found it easier to learn double clutch first. that gave me a lot of insight on the shift points and stuff. then went and started learning heel toe
#14
I always tried to do this in my Maxima, but I never caught on. I was talking to a few ppl that also have the same style Maxima, and they said that the Maxima is one of the harder cars to heel toe on because the pedals are more spaced out and smaller. I was able to correctly execute the hell toe method on my friends V6 Tiburon and another friends VR6 Jetta, but for some reason cant do it on my Maxima. Oh well. Its not that important to me.
#15
Originally posted by magneto112
I always tried to do this in my Maxima, but I never caught on. I was talking to a few ppl that also have the same style Maxima, and they said that the Maxima is one of the harder cars to heel toe on because the pedals are more spaced out and smaller. I was able to correctly execute the hell toe method on my friends V6 Tiburon and another friends VR6 Jetta, but for some reason cant do it on my Maxima. Oh well. Its not that important to me.
I always tried to do this in my Maxima, but I never caught on. I was talking to a few ppl that also have the same style Maxima, and they said that the Maxima is one of the harder cars to heel toe on because the pedals are more spaced out and smaller. I was able to correctly execute the hell toe method on my friends V6 Tiburon and another friends VR6 Jetta, but for some reason cant do it on my Maxima. Oh well. Its not that important to me.