# Noob Question (Shifting)

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/noob-question-shifting/250311>\
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [February 14, 2010, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/noob-question-shifting/250311 "2010-02-14T10:59:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cliff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b38774/32.png) [@Cliff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cliff)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 4:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/noob-question-shifting/250311/25 "2010-02-15T04:50:33Z")

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> [@Hey! I'm new and clueless!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey-im-new-and-clueless/29302/56):
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> What my dad told me to do which was very helpful was to go to a completely flat parking lot and slowlyyyyy let out the clutch with no gas and get the car moving that way. Doing that gives you a feel for exactly where on the pedal travel the clutch engages and how much travel it takes to go from 100% disengaged to slightly engaged to 100% engaged. Then, depending on what kind of hill you’re on, how much room you have to “roll back” and how much a rush you’re in, change the speed of the clutch engagement and add more gas the faster you engage the clutch.
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> Like everyone else said, its real hard to explain. But try out that thing in the parking lot with no gas, I think that helps.

+1.

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