Please help me with my shifting...

tsolin01

I'm not an expert at 6MT but from 1 to 2, I typically don't shift at 5k RPM but usually more like 3-4k. I also give it some gas while releasing the clutch and I don't get that bump. Here's my shifting process:

Let go of the gas, press down the clutch, shift into 2nd, then slowly let out the clutch while giving it some gas. Once I feel the car react to the gas pedal, I let off the clutch completely. I try to make the transition as smooth as possible. This is typically how I do it for all gears but the higher gears don't require you to release the clutch as slow. Also it's the SRM that makes the RPM go up momentarily as it tries to match the revs.

Most gears are relatively smooth except every now and then though when I feel the car buckle a little from 1st to 2nd, I just give it some more gas and it smooths out.

Not sure if this is all correct or not so if someone sees that I'm doing something wrong let me know. I essentially taught myself how to drive stick 5 years ago on a different car so all this is just my experience with it.

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