spazzyfry123

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Wasn't really sure where to put this, but this seemed adequate. I am looking for a series of pictures with hands and the stick-shift for a friend of mine. It shows which way to have your hand facing with each shift for when you are driving hard to avoid a mis-shift. Even though this is for a friend, I could probably use the help as well since I just performed a mis-shift

Does anyone even know what I am talking about? The description seemed a little vague even to me

Optimus_Prime

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My hand is always in the same position...Like im slapping the shifter from the side.

Super Speed

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from first to second you have your thumb pointed up and you pull back towards your body from second to third you put your palm of your hand at the end of hte shifter and push strait up and from third to fourth you put your thumb pointing down and push back that way if you miss a gear you go to 6th and not second...thats about it

chae

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Here you go: http://www.shortshifter.com/techniques2.htm

ThaLS1KidII

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Put a T handle on it and give her hell! That actually solved all my problems, but I am sure some will beg to differ that they like them...

NHRAMAN

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that is what i have also...

NHRAMAN

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That is pretty funny. [ whatever you are comfortable with works best..not everyone will want to shift like that.]

Sgt. Spuds

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Wtf, people need a diagram on how to shift? Jesus, if you can't push a stick 3 or 4 inches with any degree of accuracy, get off the road

LittleSneak1

Yeah I put my thumb over the top of the shift **** and then the rest of my hand on around the right side I never "backhand" or "misty-indie backbone double flip" my shifter, just shift like you normally do....except faster.

spazzyfry123

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That's it! That is the exact diagram thingy I saw a little while back because it was on a BMW website and that's a BMW interior. Thanks!

spazzyfry123

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Chill man...hahaha. Me and my friend just had a little debate over something silly and this was caught up in the midst of it. I was just wanting to show him how some people avoid mis-shifting. And that little part about me needing it was just a joke...I did mis-shift, yes, but it was on a bumpy road and I just happened to hit a little pothole when I was shifting from third to fourth and went into second instead. No big deal...I'm replacing the bent pushrod from my mistake Wednesday. I realize it could've been much worse, but I'm not a perfect person...**** happens

Captainofiron

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LastHawk02

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yeah just have at it, shouldnt matter how your hands are if you know how to shift right

BlueSix

Aren't you the same retard that slaps himself in the chest when he shifts?

BlueSix

How not to shift. By Sgt. Spuds

BlueSix

Positioning your hand as shown in the pictures is part of knowing how to shift...

Sgt. Spuds

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If my arm is positioned wrong, I would elbow myself in the chest, not that I have, but I could see how it would happen. The posts were talking about how you should pull the shifter towards you on the 1-2 so you don't go 1-4, and I said pulling towards you could cause short people to elbow their chests.

Luna

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jaberwaki

Exactly.....

I love the peanut gallery.................

"dag um man... just slap dat litl ol stick around lik it aint no ting!!!"
"dare aint nuttin to it du huh... what is you ...slwo???"

A note to those telling this guy hand position doesn't matter... If YOU knew what shifting quickly looked like, you would know it REALLY matters..

SladeX

I think I saw this guide when I was younger as that's exactly how I shift these days. I haven't thought much about shifting but when you follow those techniques, you are almost guaranteed to develop a kind of muscle memory for each gear, especially the 5-4 and 3-2 downshift.