One foot or both?

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Depending on your gas/brake pedal positioning (for wheel users), it seems that it might be more advantageous to use ones right foot for gas and ones left foot for braking, sort of like R2 and L2 on a controller? I'm still experimenting. What's your opinion?



Since both quickness of foot and delicacy of pressure is needed, I'm leaning to the use of both feet.
 
There are threads on this topic already.

Left foot is generally faster but can become difficult using a clutch.
 
Left foot braking is very common and generally faster (good right foot brakers can still mostly be just as fast), allows smoother transition and a easy way to tame turn-in/trail-in oversteer (appling throttle to reduce it while still braking)

It's more difficult when using the clutch also, takes more pedal dancing and still has it's benifits.
 
I lose many seconds when I try to brake with my right foot. Maybe if my pedals were secured in position I could do it, but I just lose way too much time if I don't brake with the left foot, even if I use it instead to weigh down the pedal unit. I think it might also have something to do with the pedals' proximity to each other. They're too close even for comfortably using both feet, my left foot and shin always cramp up after a while.

What's funny is trying to left-foot-brake in a real car. I have some semblance of sensitivity in GT-land, but IRL my left leg is too used to operating the clutch I suppose and there is ZERO sensitivity when going for a real brake. Instant threshold braking, whether I want to or not. Suffice it to say I only use my left foot for the clutch IRL.
 
This morning I used the left foot for braking and shaved 1/2 sec off of my time. I'm not sure whether it is a sign of a superior method, or my inefficient use of the other, but I did feel more clear headed and secure in the cars stability when left-foot braking and definitely took to it a lot faster than I had imagined; a very minor learning curve.
 
I find it very difficult to left brake with my G25. The pedals are mounted solid in my own made cockpit, but there's so little room between the pedals that I sometimes touch the clutch while braking, pressing the two pedals at the same time.

I'm thinking of seperating them and securing them seperately, but I'm afraid it'll take a lot of work and I might screw it up.
 
There are two solutions to the left foot vs right foot argument. If you assume left foot is faster that is.

The solutions are:

Grow a third leg to use the clutch (No innuendos please... :P)
or
Get a wheel with a clutch on the wheel rather than as a pedal. Like F1 cars have. Not sure if there are any wheels on the market that have them though.

I guess the other solution would be to not use the clutch, but what fun would that be?
 
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Or something of the sort.
 
-> I basically explained it at the other thread:

VB on LFB
-> I basically use this technique, but it very much depends on certain variable situations. Take note; I'm 6'3 and my shoe size are 13 (US). and I perform a different styled heel-toe and LFB:

Arcade (ie. Initial D Arcade series) -> I've always use this technique. But I basically treat it as my 'handbrake/E-brake' to initiate sudden transitions I need to execute certain corners. In other words, I somehow 'tap' or 'blip' my left foot to upset the cars balance and tend to oversteer (just like any e-brake). :)

PC Sims (ie. iRacing) -> Since I've always 'feel' that most cars that I've dealt with on many PC sims are 'twitchy' (because I never owned a PC sim, I tend to use any of my friends systems). I use LFB very carefully before attacking every apex when needed. Based on my experiences with any Logitech wheels, all of its pedals (no matter what model) seems to be narrow and I can't use my regular shoes (unlike in real life). Every time I tend to use any VG pedals I have to be either sock-covered or bare-footed. The only real-life car on which have the same very narrow pedal placement is my boss' '04 Lotus Exige [Ser.2] (US) <Supercharged>. :indiff:

GT series (4/HD/5P) [steering wheel] -> Almost the same application as in PC sims, but the way the PD implemented it was 'smoother' and 'linear'. Unlike PC sims, most of the cars in GT are more 'relaxed' and more tuned to real life driving. My duration of implementing LFB is substantially longer than I usually use in PC sims. Meaning, my duration time using LFB is very similar as I do in real life and it works very well. But again, the VG pedals are too narrow. :)

Real Life (FWD, AWD, and select A/T cars) -> I do apply LFB religiously before I got my S2000 (when I used to have FF {Integra} & AWD {WRX} cars). In real life, LFB takes a while to master. But the benefits are so rewarding that you will love yourself as well as the car that you are driving. I apply LFB with sheer caution and finesse, if you 'feel' that the car is not gripping enough then use a gentle touch of LFB. Same goes if you driving through the gravel w/ AWD; to prepare the next corner, I tend to apply LFB to 'rotate' the car at a desired position and rally my way (sideways) through the corner (it was a super fun and addicting experience). :)

GT series (1/2/3/4/5P/PSP/5TT) [controller (D-Pad)] -> This application is quite tricky and difficult to master (besides GT4). The lack of pressure sensitivity accurracy of the DS1, PSP, & DS3 make modulating LFB thru your right index finger can somehow be fustrating! Yes, the DS3 on the PS3 is also pressure sensitive, but the sensitivity and accuracy are way off. The delay thru the wireless conectivity is the main culprit here, whereas you are unable to 'modulate' your throttle/brake buttons, hence resulting to and on/off situation. It is no different with GTPSP. Only the GT4 with the DS2 can implement the perfect replication of LFB. :indiff:

^ I hope this helps. :sly:

-> I agree on what most people said before; it all about balance! :)
 
When I was using my old logitech wheel with 2 pedals I always used my left foot for braking. But since I started racing with a G25 I've gotten used to driving like in IRL. Now I tried to left foot brake but the result was the same as when I tried to do it in my car-I bit the dashboard. I love the difference in the pressure of the G25 pedals so much that I can't go back to the old way.
 
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