How do I change gears smoothly on manual?

Hi I've been driving manual for like a month now, I can drive it without turning off anymore or going up hill from a stand still. What I still cant get down is how to switch smoothly, let me explain. I'm at a stand still and start going forward so I will usually go to about 15mph and then take feet off gas and press on clutch quickly and then switch it to 2nd gear and get off the clutch quickly and press on the gas. okay before I switch to 2nd gear as soon as I let off the gas and press on the clutch I get this jerking motion. As if I were to press on the brakes moderately but I dont. How do I switch to 2nd gear without this jerking motion?How do I change gears smoothly on manual?
The motion you are getting is from taking your foot off the gas before you push in the clutch. Do it smoothly. You'll get it...How do I change gears smoothly on manual?
when you switch 1 to 2 try not to let off the clutch quickley and step on the gas quickley put the clutch in switch gears and as you release you're left foot slowly press on the gas pedal use both feet at the some time it will seem stupid at first but if you do it and not think about it and just keep trying it will become natural and you will do it with out even trying
maybe something is wrong with the car?



but lower gears in a manual car, youll notice its a lot jerkier, when you let off the gas/give it gas



maybe push in the clutch right as your letting of the gas?



not, let off gas, clutch in

clutch in and let off gas same time?
Don't release the clutch quickly. You want to do it slowly and evenly at the same time that you are pressing the gas again. And you want to do that slowly.



This will help you avoid the bunny hopping you are experiencing.
You'll learn to change gear by both listening to your engine and checking your dials (speed and revs). The key is to find the balance between changing gears, releasing the clutch, and pressing the accelerator - without getting too poetic, it's like a well-timed tango: do it right and it's a thing of beauty.



You'll learn to love driving manual cars. You will learn to judge which shift to take corners in and get the most out of your engine/car. You'll learn to break on the engine rather than using your brakes to slow down by shifting down allowing you to be in the right gear when coming out of the corner. All this comes with time and practice.



Don't worry about your engine cutting out because you were in the wrong gear or you couldn't find the balance when trying to drive up a hill from standstill. Though you mention you have mastered that much it will go wrong at time. Just remember - God invented the handbrake for a reason ;-)
It's not how but when. Timing is what gives the smooth shifting action. In what you described, you are releasing the gas pedal too soon causing the engine to slow the car momentarily before you clutch.

Go get in a large empty parking lot, or a smooth field if you are in the country. Roll down the window and turn off the radio so you can hear the engine. Begin slowly increasing speed, then depress the clutch and release the gas pedal at the same time. You should hear and feel the engine ever so slightly rev up then slow down when you get your timing correct. The idea is for the clutch to release an instant before the engine starts slowing.

You want to also get a feel for shifting speed. You do not want to rev the engine too high before shifting. Ideally, your next higher gear speed should cause only a slightly higher than engine idle speed.

It just takes practice. If you don't like how it is shifting, try something different till you find what works.