10 speed shifting issues

Currently in CDL school, just finished first week of driving.

First day had usual issues learning to shift but eventually got the rhythm down and made it up and down the gear pattern to 10th and back to 3rd pretty smooth by end of first day.

Second day, we did small course on live streets about 15-20 min drive and took it slow and had no issues except one missed shift turning onto feeder road.

Third day I collapsed. Made it a 1/4 mile from the school and proceeded to miss every other gear, missed 7th gear no less then 5 times and basically lost my mind and confidence. It got so bad I wanted to just stop and quit.

I don’t understand how I shift worse now then my first day. Instructor said I was shifting to slow, so I tried to speed up but it made it worse till he had to slam it in gear to keep up going on traffic. Very frustrating.

Do I need to request a session on the shifting range before the live streets again?

 

So one thing I did change was seat height. Instructor was giving us a hard time for having the seat height so high, he had it adjusted about on the floor when he drove us out the first day. So I tried lowering it a little 2-3 inches and it totally changed the way the clutch felt to me plus I think it changed my entire position and view etc.

So what do you mean way up on the clutch pedal? Like moving my foot higher as in sliding it fwd? and using more heal?

 

Ok I will try and relax. I know I got frustrated, the other students commented to me afterwards and said wow you get mad when you mess up. I am older then my truck mates so I felt pressured to do as good as them and that made it worse. I need to just worry about me I think on Monday.

 

ok so that has helped a lot the last two days, I am making almost all my shifts now. Tomorrow is last day for practice and then my pretrip snd road test is Thursday at 11:30 am I am third person to test out of three people.

Now just need to keep relaxed, my instructor told me I am driving good enough to pass now. 1 day and a wake up! Hopefully I will have my CDL by Thursday afternoon...!!!!

 

I passed my road test Yesterday!!!!!

CDL in hand now good to go!!

If I could only decide where to go, I have been doing major research on where to go work. Really have to ask tons of questions.

Thanks for your help it got me thru school.