[QUOTE=mosesbotbol,Aug 26 2005, 04:53 AM]I prefer the heel on the brake, toe on the gas on the Honda, similar to the Alfa way..

 

The problem with heel toe in the S.....is the throttle is short... not that it's positioned too far to the right....

For people with big feet this can be real problem... You can get longer throttle pedals that will allow you to blip it with normal brake positioning...

For spirited driving, If you place your foot higher on the brake....when you flip your heel over you will find it easier to catch the throttle.

JMO..

 

I've never been a proponent of having your heel on the brakes and toes on the gas (even though initially, I practiced it like this). Why? In a real time emergency, when you hit the brakes, you naturally stab it with the toes, not the heel. So to heelntoe in reverse is really just reverse engineering your mindset... Brake modulation goes down as well. I tried this method originally, and finally just decided to learn it the classic way, the learning curve is greater initially but a much better and more comfortable way of H2T. And just more natural. I've never looked back since.

 

umm, i heel toe with my toe on the brakes, heel blipping the throttle.... is that wrong? lol

 

I find that the wall next to the gas pedal gets in the way to get a heel on it. On my accord,, since there is more spacing, i can get heel on the gas.. the s2k i guess it's more of rolling your foot (balls of feet)

 

That (along with rolling your side of the foot onto the gas, depending on foot size and pedal spacing) is the right way to do it.

 

I'll have to take a drive tonight and see which way I heel toe, I may be mixed up from my other car. I remember when I had my heel on the throttle, that it was uncomfortable unless I really pressed down on the brake hard. I had to twist my foot further than was comfortable.

I still recollect that my heel was on the brake, but I could be wrong. I do much more rev-matching than heel toe driving on the street.

I've tried rolling the foot method too, and that worked pretty well, but I haven't practiced it too much.

 

 

For me, making sure I hit the right gear on a downshift is a bigger issue.

 

I find the S much easier to heel toe then any other car besides a Miata, which is about as easy. My friends Civic Si is much more difficult, because the pedals are farther apart, but it is still possible with a little practice. I have tried both my heel and toe on the brake, and I found using my toes or the ball of my foot on the brake and my heel for the gas much easier. If you are wearing big shoes or have a car with pedals that are closer together, try using the left side of your foot for the brake and the right for the gas. I found this to work well in my friends 91 MR2 Turbo and our 1993 Toyota Pickup.