Alternate Heel and Toe methods

So I find I physically cannot do the regular heel and toe method (keeping the toe on the brake and blipping gas with heel) with my sim rig because my I cannot really rotate my right foot counter-clockwise very far at all. What is the best alternative to practice? I can rotate my right foot clockwise easily.

 

realistically most people just leave the toes pointing up, but pivot the foot sideways, so that either side of your foot is on either pedal.

 

Bingo... I don't know why they call it heel toe, because while they do it in anime... I have never actually seen anyone actually hit the gas with their heel like that unless their feet are absolutely tiny. Actually wearing shoes will help bridge the gap between the pedals unless you have giant clodhoppers like me... then it really doesn't matter very much.

 

yea, my foot can literally cover the throttle and brake at the same time.. kinda annoying, but, eh, works, but, not a lot of opportunities to rev match in this countrys traffic anyway

 

in fact, here's a really good explanation and example of it
(in case the link doesn't work, the relevant section starts at 26:00)

 

I mean... I could make a video of how to do it... I just don't know how I would burry the camera in the footwell so it could be seen well enough

 

knee mounted gopro hehe

 

Keep in mind that in BeamNG Control Settings, you can have one key binds to multiple functions, and multiple keys bind to one function. Thus, simply add another throttle binding using the downshift paddle.

Video example(using a joystick with custom settings w/o clutch or throttle assist). Note the faster shifts compared to arcade gearbox.

 

Since I suffer from 4 different joint & bone-related illnesses, the normal way of doing heel & toe has been causing me pain after doing it just 3 or 4 times in a row. The best alternative way of doing it I found which doesn't cause me pain or discomfort is just to put my foot on the right side of the brake pedal & then just "roll" the foot onto the throttle pedal; this method is really easy, fast & possibly requires less movement of the foot which technically means you can downshift even faster