1 or 2 feet for Petals?

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I saw a video of Sebastian Vettel playing GT5 using both of his feet. One foot for the brake and one for the gas. I just use 1 foot for both. I can't use both feet b/c my petal platform is not directly underneath my feet. I have hardwood floors and my wheel is mounted on my coffee table. I use the right coffee table leg as an achor so my petal platform doesn't slide around. I have no space to buy a racing seat in my living room.

Just out of curiousity, do you race using 1 or 2 feet? I may be at a disadvantage here especially when trying to all gold X1 and AMG...
 
You could put some anti-slip stuff on the bottom of your pedals. They sell stuff to put in drawers and the like, its just a rubbery sheet. Stick it to the underside of the pedals and it won't slide on your floor as much. It won't hurt the floor.

As for left foot braking, I used it when I had a wheel, it seemed helpful.
 
I use one foot, but I have a friend that uses both and it seems to really work out for him. He's a much better driver as well.

Left foot braking is used in some motorsports.
 
Just one point before I continue; as freedomweasel pointed out just before me, its Pedals.

If you can it is better to use two feet as you don't have the delay of going from the accelerator to the brake if you have your left foot covering it all the time. However I'm sure that in your position you have learned to be fast using the one foot.
 
i use both feet, it´s like in a gokart :)

when i drive with clutch + h-shifter i have to use my right foot for braking / heel-toe technique. i´m faster with paddles and using both feet, though
 
Sorry guys, Pedals it is...I don't spell out this word everyday..LOL...Anyways, I definitely have learned to be fast using just my right foot but I appear to have hit a ceiling....I've only all bronzed X1 version 1.05 and all silvered AMG v1.08. Searching for ways to improve...
 
you are way faster with 2 feets. because you don´t need to lift off your foot and place it on the braking pedal you can stay on the gas, brake later and therefore you´re quicker
 
If space is an issue (or the Mrs. simply doesn't want a racing seat in the living room ;)), you could consider getting yourself a wheel stand. 👍
 
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I use one foot, but I have a friend that uses both and it seems to really work out for him. He's a much better driver as well.

Left foot braking is used in some motorsports.
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Left foot braking is used in ALL motorsports. Pro drivers all left foot brake along with other techniques that you may not know about. You don't left foot break every turn, mainly it's for high speed turns where you left foot break while keeping the throttle pinned, you do this just for a quick weight transfer to plant the front end for the up coming turn.
Kinda off subject but pro drivers also don't use their clutch very often when shifting gears. It's a lot faster and less unsettleing to the car to not use your clutch for gear changes. I'm not talking about sequential gear boxes either, normal gated gear boxes... driver's will just shift, and while there gear lever is in the neutral position they will match revs before throwing it into whatever gear their shifting to.
 
This is one of those things. 2 feet is a major advantage, but it needs practice to be smooth (ie not smashing the break with your left foot). I use one foot, but thats just cuz I'm comfortable with it, and don't feel like changing at the moment :D
 
I always use both pedals/triggers on a wheel/controller as it allows left foot braking. Allows harder braking into corners whilst keeping the pitching of the car under control. It's used in all forms of motorsport apart frok drivers who have badly damaged their legs. Johnny Herbert being an example.
 
Thank you freedomweasel...Your advice was perfect! I just ran out and bought a roll of Ultra-grip drawer liner and now, no pedal base slippage at all. However, I realized I still can't put the pedal base right underneath my legs b/c my thighs are too long and I can't reach the wheel...LOL...Just not ergonomically correct either.

Oh well...I plan on playing with just my right foot as always...Also in real life, I just drive with my right foot. However, I don't drive my BMW325xi like I do in X1 and AMG Academy.
 
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However, I realized I still can't put the pedal base right underneath my legs b/c my thighs are too long and I can't reach the wheel...LOL...Just not ergonomically correct either.
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I can advise you getting a lap rest for your wheel then. It may not be the most realistic, but its a lot better than having to sit in an awkward position. You should be able to get one from the Logitec website if, of course, you don't already have one.

I use this set up and its very comfortable because you can recline and relax which is also better for your driving.
 
I use one for Throttle,one for Brake and one for Clutch.Works quite well for me. :P
But really I use two when I have paddles and one for H Shift
 
GTveteran...strangely enough, my positioning on my loveseat is quite comfy with the pedals to my right...won 6.5hr Suzuka 100km using my Nissan GT-R LM Race Car that way...however, I'm realizing now that I'm probably not as fast as I can be.

It's okay the way everything is now. I'm not as slow as a turtle and I'm not getting a playseat for now.
 
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Left foot braking is used in ALL motorsports. Pro drivers all left foot brake along with other techniques that you may not know about. You don't left foot break every turn, mainly it's for high speed turns where you left foot break while keeping the throttle pinned, you do this just for a quick weight transfer to plant the front end for the up coming turn.
Kinda off subject but pro drivers also don't use their clutch very often when shifting gears. It's a lot faster and less unsettleing to the car to not use your clutch for gear changes. I'm not talking about sequential gear boxes either, normal gated gear boxes... driver's will just shift, and while there gear lever is in the neutral position they will match revs before throwing it into whatever gear their shifting to.
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^this^ and the latter part is more difficult than it sounds, and don't try to learn it in your daily driver.
 
ya good add on, i wasn't going to discourage people from shredding their trannies though, let em learn the hard way.:lol:
 
I used both when I had my old driving force wheel, but now because the G25 has a third pedal, I gone back to using my right foot for both the throttle and braking.
 
I use 1 foot. Thats the way I was taught and thats the way I drive every day.
No learning curve for me. The wheel was very easy to get used to, took me about 30 minutes. ;)
 
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The people that drive in GT5 with one foot, who has been able to all gold X1 and/or AMG Academy? Very curious...
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I use a DFGT and I actually was able to gold X1 and AMG Academy using one foot. I read that two feet was faster and tried once on X1 and it felt awkward. I didn't want to try learning it so I just continued using one foot. I was able to pass each X1 after about approx 1-2 hours of nonstop runs each over three days. It is definitely possible.
 
1 or 2 feet for Petals?

Petals are on flowers. If you are asking whether I use 1 or 2 feet on a set of racing PEDALS, I use 2. And yes, they are an advantage to someone who knows how to finesse a race car. If you use a clutch, then you must learn to 'heel-toe' :)
 

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