Left foot breaking uncomfortable

"Asgeir Nesoen" > wrote in message
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>
> You need to move your left foot away from the brake pedal, preferrably let
> it rest on a dedicated "platform", and the platform needs to be higher (in
> the actuating plane of the pedal) than your pedal so that you can just
> slide/rotate your foot to the right and land comfortably on your brake
> pedal.

This is known as a dead pedal. More pedal manufacturers should incorporate
this into their designs.

"Asgeir Nesoen" wrote...
> <snip>

Thanks for repeating what I said, but making it sound scientific. ;-)

Jan.
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Lol, I didn't bother to read through the entire thread, so I read your
post after writing my own. And I thought I was the only smart guy
around, hehehehe. Well, king for a day. Or smartass for about 12 seconds.

---A---

On 09.05.2007 00:48, Jan Verschueren wrote:
> "Asgeir Nesoen" wrote...
>> <snip>
>
> Thanks for repeating what I said, but making it sound scientific. ;-)
>
> Jan.
> =---
>
>

I should stipulate that playing enough on sunday that you limp on monday,
has been done (lol).
Plowboy enlightened us with:
> It has been done (VBG)
> Asgeir Nesoen enlightened us with:
>> The muscle accuracy of your left foot needs some heavy practice in
>> order to do a good job at braking. That'll come around eventually.
>>
>> But, and this is important: You need not hover your left foot over
>> your pedal for any period of time. Race car drivers don't do this
>> either. They keep their left foot out of the way for as much time as
>> possible. In order to let it rest, and in order to avoid accidental
>> sagging of the brakes which is, of course, bad for speed...
>>
>> You need to move your left foot away from the brake pedal,
>> preferrably let it rest on a dedicated "platform", and the platform
>> needs to be higher (in the actuating plane of the pedal) than your
>> pedal so that you can just slide/rotate your foot to the right and
>> land comfortably on your brake pedal. This is good for reaction, and
>> will be more than adequate for normal race conditions.
>>
>> Letting your foot rest will improve accuracy too, because the static
>> position over your braking pedal will be bad for your muscle, you'll
>> tense up, and you'll eventually end up with a hurting leg. How's that
>> for realism, arriving at work on monday morning with a limp due to
>> extensive racing on sunday...
>>
>> ---A---
>>
>> On 01.05.2007 00:06, DerekBaker wrote:
>>> My right foot's fine, but leaving my left foot on the brake pedal
>>> for the fastest reactions is uncomfortable.
>>>
>>> Me or the pedals? I'm using a Thrustmaster 360 Modena. Don't drive
>>> in real life.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks

On Apr 30, 6:06 pm, DerekBaker > wrote:
> My right foot's fine, but leaving my left foot on the brake pedal for
> the fastest reactions is uncomfortable.

I think a big problem, at least for me, is that sim pedals tend to
have poor ergonomics. I use MS wheels, which have fairly nice
consumer-level pedals, and a.) the pedals aren't close enough to heel
and toe, as I would in a real car and b.) the pedals are too close
together to comfortably LFB as I would in a gokart (or, presumably, a
semi-automatic open wheeler).

I think if I owned a set of pedals that allowed for adjustable spacing
between the throttle/brake, I'd be ok using either technique. As it
stands, neither one is particularly comfortable.