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11-22-2001, 08:03 AM
Just wondering, I was reading something and they said "...learn the advanced techniques of heel/toe, shuffle steer, late apex..." I know what late apex and heel/toe is thanks to turnfast.com but I've never heard of shuffle steer. Anybody know what that is? How to execute?
11-22-2001, 09:25 AM
shuffle steering is a method of steering in which you dont cross your arms over.  instead...how do i explain this... you turn the wheel by first moving one hand accross the steering wheel rim and then move the other hand across the rim till you meet the other hand.  the point is not to cross you arms like hand over hand steering.  its so that you wont get confused as to wich hand to move next or somehting.  i do it alot when driving fast or normally.  in the beginning its hard to be smooth but you get better as you progress
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11-23-2001, 03:52 PM
so on a sharp left turn you would let your left hand stay lose while your right hand moves from 3o'clock to meet your left still stationary at 10o'clock? or do you slide your left hand from 10 to 12 while at the same time steering the wheel from 3 to 12 with your right hand and then steering with your left hand over to 10 while moving your right hand back to 3 and starting over? pics would make it easier but I hope those questions made since...
whoizrob
11-24-2001, 10:13 AM
The whole concept of shuffle steering is not to let your arms cross each other. As soon as you od that, your arms are locked and any corrections you might have to make will be impossible.

Shuffle steering is just what the name sounds like. You hold the wheel tight with one hand, slide the other hand part way around the wheel, release the other, shuffle some more around the wheel. Think about it like one hand chasing the other around the wheel in short bits.

I am sure you've shuffle steered before but didn't know it. It's just like when you have your hands on your thighs and steer without really lifting them up out of your lap, except in real hard driving you want to keep your hands out of your lap and higher on the wheel <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

HTH

Rob
11-24-2001, 11:33 AM
hehe oh, a topic for those who still have their power steering. &nbsp;=)
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11-24-2001, 02:49 PM
Ok, yeah that makes since. &nbsp;And I have done that b4 just not knowing what it was. &nbsp;if your going around a hairpin turn it seems too slow though. &nbsp;I'll play with it a bit and see if i can't get it fast.
whoizrob
11-25-2001, 03:05 PM
sure it seems slow, it jsut means you aren't on top of it enough. I know it sounds pompous of me to say it, but at a driving class I took I thought the same thing. There we were taking corners hot and fast and drifting all over the stinking place and I thought, no way I am going to shuffle steer, screw it. Then the instructor asked if he could demonstrate, sure enough, he looked like he was on a sunday drive, relaxed, able to predict chasis dynamics so he wasn't chasing the rear around. It's all about being smoooooth. practice grasshoppah <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

Rob
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11-25-2001, 03:40 PM
Heh, sounds good. I'll try playing with a couple different ways going slow and fast...see if i can get it to work w/out haveing to pay someone <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> turnfast.com is my driving school. I'm sure its not near as good but untill I get several months of track time in, i'm not gona spend any money on it <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'> Just curious tho, where'd you take classes from? How much did it cost?