First time on the practice range, not so great. advice?

davenjeip said: ↑

I think that the more experienced you are at shifting a car, the harder it is to learn to shift a truck. So different that you have to relearn not to do all the things that you worked so hard at to become a habit. That can make it real tough at first.

I think that it's sort of like backing, as you have to find that little thing that makes everything connect in your brain. To better explain, I couldn't back up a truck to save my life, until someone told me the phrase "turn toward the problem" and it all made sense when nothing else did. Done a lot of training since and found that it only helps a few of the trainees with problems. Some like "turn opposite of the way you want to go" or the trick where you put your hand on the bottom of the wheel so it's not all backwards. Just need to find the thing that speaks the language of whatever part of your brain needs the help. That may come quick, or take a while to find. One of my instructors would make me say out loud "clutch-neutral-clutch-gear" and it really helped me get down the timing of it.

Nobody does it well in the beginning. That comes with practice. So, stay in that truck and practice until they kick you out of it, so you can get every minute practice that you can.
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I tried this and it helped a lot, thanks!! I also only put my foot to the floor when stopped and things went better.

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