Getting it down pat

It improves with time. or at least it should improve with time. For shifting, take the time to think about what you are doing each time, actually watch the rpm's as needed until it becomes second nature to you and you do it without thinking about it.

For backing, it's just a matter of developing that calibrated eye that tells you the right spot to start the turn and how to warp the trailer into spot. As long as you aren;t hitting anything, there are no penalties in the real world for pulling ahead and making another try.

Just keep working at it, and it improves. 40 hours is only about half a work week, so it's not an excessively long period of time.

 

You are still lacking in experience. 40 hours over 2 months ??? 5 hours a week?

Downshifting fast enough? Maybe the problem is you're not slowing down enough.

 

Don't feel bad. Richard Nixon saw "Deep Throat" four times before he got it down Pat.....


I couldn't help it, ancient joke alert!!!!

 

Burky -- to the time-out corner, please.

(That's hysterical! LOL)

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Iam wondering how you know this bit of information.....lol

 

40 hours is not much time. I personally skip gears allot while downshifting, but this comes with time as well and is a bad habbit I picked up running local for so many years.

As they said though, pay attention to the RPM and speed. Once you dont have to think about it anymore you will on occasion find yourself skipping gears, floating gears ect.