Editing Heel-and-toe shifting (section)

{{Short description|Driving technique}}
{{about|the driving technique|the similarly named drumming technique|Heel-toe technique}}
{{distinguish|left-foot braking|double clutch (technique)}}
'''Heel-and-toe shifting'''<ref>{{cite AV media |date=22 July 2010 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxGtx9xXhlM |title=Heel and Toe Braking - Shifting Technique Tutorial: Hooked On Driving |publisher=Hookedondriving |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=5 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228235712/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxGtx9xXhlM |archive-date=28 February 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> is an advanced driving technique used mostly in performance driving with a [[manual transmission|manual gearbox]],<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-08-06 |title=Shifting, Up, Down and Heel Toe |url=https://drivenasa.com/learn/shifting-up-down-and-heel-toe/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917231511/https://drivenasa.com/learn/shifting-up-down-and-heel-toe/ |archive-date=2021-09-17 |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=National Auto Sport Association |language=en-US}}</ref> although some drivers use it on the road in everyday conditions in the interest of effectiveness. It involves operating the [[Automobile pedal|throttle and brake pedals]] simultaneously with the right foot, while facilitating normal activation of the [[clutch]] with the left foot. It is used when braking and downshifting simultaneously (prior to entering a turn), and allows the driver to "blip" the throttle to raise the engine speed and smoothly engage the lower [[gear]].