I keep the heel on the floor too. But my clutch is too light.

 

I have a big foot, and don't lift the whole thing to shift. Most of the time I don't even use a clutch. I just time it perfect, and the gear slides right in.

I have a Eclipse btw.

 

^^^ Even if you "time it perfect" you're still subjecting the synchronizers to excessive wear and tear. There's no good reason not to use your clutch, unless you're driving an old 90s crank-walk-o-rama 46G3 car

 

Agreed. Your synchros are designed to match the input shaft speed when the clutch is not engaged--the engine has a lot more inertia that the synchros must be forced to overcome if you do it. Even when you become skilled shifting without the clutch, you can feel the stress you put on your transmission.

 

same here, heel on floor.. i am actually kind of pissed though as my factory mats are already wearing a hole in the pad in this area after 2 months and 1700 miles?? grr

 

I find myself modulating the clutch with my heel on the ground and pivoting my ankle only from a dead stop. When I am rolling, I float my entire foot and press using the whole foot. I get to the bite faster and never accidentally pop it. I wear a size 11 shoe and it just feels like the bite is a hit or miss using my entire leg. I know it varies from car to car and the clutch. Asap I feel it bite i begin to slowly lift up my entire leg including the resting heel. I find this method perfect for me because it's as if the car is biting asap I can't pivot my ankle any higher.

Sorry to revive an old thread, but just thought I'd pitch in what worked for me.

Maybe some newer members can comment on their styles?

 

Correction: The older 6 bolts are bulletproof. It's the newer 7 bolts that suffered from crankwalk.

BTW, what size shoe do you guys wear? I always have to lift off the floor to push the clutch down and release.

 

Interesting question.
Never really thought about it, but I rest my heel when using the clutch, as well, even in my cars that had a near horizontal, "legs-straight-out" seating position.

 

I have my foot off the ground while depressing the clutch, but plant my heel while letting the clutch back out. For me, this lets me have a little better control over the movement of the pedal when releasing, for a nice clean shift (especially when the car is cold).

 

I used to semi-float my foot when shifting a '90 Toyota Pickup, went to a Supra and killed that habit. I would rest my heel when not shifting, but would float when shifting. Same with the VR-4, it's nearly impossible to use the clutch without floating because it's so stiff. I've been test driving a few Evo X's, and the Evo X has such a light clutch and a less "sporty" seating position, so I might go back to rolling on my heel, but I kind of doubt it now that I'm in the habit of floating.

 

Ive used foot on and off the floor but i perfer it on, i think i get more leverage on it