Changing gear, do you lift clutch all the way up before reapplying the gas pedal?

I was taught it was like %26quot;Duck's feet%26quot; one lifts as the other goes down.



It sounds more awkward than it actually is so don't worry - you'll get the hang of it.
Changing gear, do you lift clutch all the way up before reapplying the gas pedal?
If you lift the clutch all the way up then the engine speed is too low to get a smooth gearchange as the engine is just ticking over

This will cause the speed to drop and could cause an accident as the driver behind you is expecting your speed to go up not down

If you count from 1 to 4 with 1 being the clutch fully down and 4 being the clutch fully up when you get to 3 the gas pedal should go down

This gives the engine a chance to build up to speed and if you pause the pedal slightly when it gets to the biting point this will smooth the gearchange
Changing gear, do you lift clutch all the way up before reapplying the gas pedal?
It's sort of like 'tit-for-tat' - my instructor told me to think of my feet as penguins' feet that flap alternately - if one's going down, the other has to be coming up at the same time, if that makes sense.....which it probably doesn't, I can't explain it like she did!
Not exactly - you do both in one fluid movement and it takes practice
no usually its a little gas while you are are on the way up with the clutch pedal