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Originally Posted by BC416
The only advice I have is to drive drive drive! The more practice you get with it, the easier it will become. Try going to an empty lot, put the car in 1st, and practice getting it moving without using the gas. This will help with finding the engagement point on the clutch.
It will take some experimenting on how much gas vs. how fast to come off the clutch you have to do to get a jerking free takeoff in 1st.
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This is very good advice and a logical starting point. That said, once you've accomplished the above and feel you're comfortable with taking off on a flat surface go find some place safe that has a good incline (enough of an incline that you roll back quickly) and try working your way up the incline like you were stuck in traffic (stop and go).
You will want to master that in order to deal with those who are impatient or insensitive to those driving a MT.