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Heel toe shifting is an advanced driving technique that is used by racing drivers the world over. It is the art of how to downshift smoothly, whilst keeping the car balanced through the gear changing process. Some of the greatest racing drivers across varying racing disciplines use this technique, and it a skill you should perfect as soon as possible to take your driving to the next level.
In this video, we will be discussing how both heel toe shifting works, why to use it, I’ll be teaching you exactly how to do it. So, make sure you stay tuned, because heel toe shifting is vital if you want to improve your driving.
The heel toe shifting method gets its name from pre-WW2 cars that had the accelerator pedal in a central position in between the clutch to the left and the brake to the right. This meant that drivers were able to use the heel of the right foot to engage the break whilst simultaneously using the toe to operate the accelerator. Nowadays, heel toeing means the opposite.
When performance driving, we must downsift to a lower gear whilst maitaining maximum braking. This must be done smoothly, without upsetting the balance of the car. However, if we simply dropped a gear and let out the clutch while braking heavily, the car would nose-dive, upsetting the balance. Not only this, but it would also try to lock the driving wheels, because of the extra engine braking.
I assume you all know what engine braking is? Well, if not, engine braking is simply the effect of downshifting, and letting the engine slow the car down. This happens as the rear drive wheels start spinning slower than the speed of the car, meaning the downshift almost acts as a brake. This is useful when driving day to day, however, when we’re at the peak rev range, sending it down a mountain at 100mph, the sheer amount of engine braking that would occur one a downshift would make us spin, and maybe even blow up the engine.
Anyway, the smoothest downshifts occur when the engine revs are increased beforehand. This is done by briefly applying, or stabing the accelerator with your right foot. This is what is known as blipping the throttle. This matches the engine rpm with the driving wheel’s rpm, thus resulting in no engine braking. Does that make sense?
You can actually practice these smooth downshifts without needing to heel toe. You just need to be on a straight bit of road, put the clutch in, downshift, blip the throttle and then let the clutch out. With a bit of practice, you’ll get this part easily, and you’ll notice how much smoother each downshift is. Once you get the hang of it, you won’t go back to shifting normally.
However, the tricky part is doing this style of downshift whilst also maximum braking. This requires a technique called heel and toe downshifting. Up next, I’ll be teaching you exactly how to do the heel toe technique.

Here is a step-by-step explanation of how to heel and toe downshift;
Step1. Begin braking, using the ball of your right foot on the brake pedal, while keeping a small portion of the right side of your foot covering the accelerator. However, you should not be pushing it just yet.
Step2. Depress the clutch pedal with your left foot whilst maintaining braking.
Step3. Move the shifter into the next-lower gear, whilst still maintaining braking.
Step4. While continuing braking and with the clutch pedal still depressed, pivot or roll your right foot at the ankle, quickly pushing or blipping the throttle.
Step5. Quickly ease out the clutch, whilst maintaining braking.
Step6. Complete your braking, and enter the corner.




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