[Formula WS6]

ok what exactly is heel toe shifting or whatever the proper term is? why would you want to do it and does anybody do that with their fbody? ive always wanted to know and never really found out why. thanks

[sgarnett]

Mike mentioned the real key - you have to practice it in your daily driving. You don't want to try heel-toe for the first time at high speed, because you won't have time to think about what you are doing.

The reason it is important is mentioned above. Besides being much easier on the tranny, it's much safer. If the rear tires are barking on the downshifts, that means you're in danger of suddenly losing the tail and spinning. Even if you do manage a smooth downshift without heel-toe, that probably means you had to get on and off the brakes to do it (brake, move right foot to gas and left to clutch, downshift, then brake again) or try to do all your braking very early or very late.