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Originally Posted by Windwalker
If it makes you feel any better, I've been driving for years, been a trainer, own my own truck (and you'd think I know ALL the in's and out's of my own truck), and there are times when I miss a gear on the down-side. And, after all these years, I DO use the clutch ALL THE TIME. I could float the gears, but I can shift FASTER by using the clutch. I've been accused of shifting like I'm in the INDY-500.
Use what seems to work the best for you. When you ask here, you'll get a variety of opinions. But going down the road, none of those opinions will be driving your truck or doing the shifting. Use what works best for you, and don't fix it if it ain't broke.
Floating the gears does not make you a driver, and using the clutch also does not make you a driver.
I understand all of this, I do not beat myself up because of my mistakes. I think I am doing remarkably well for the limited time I have been behind the wheel. My question is, in the very limited time I can expect to be behind the wheel in the next three days, about three hours if everything goes right, should I just stick with double clutching, which I have been doing or should I try to float. I do pick up thing well and other aspects of driving the truck are not giving me problems at all.