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SMMMOOOOTHTHTHT is the key. Comes with practice. Lots of practice. More practice. And a light left leg in tune with the right foot.
As was said: by hearing and feeling. The tach is nice but only for pushing the engine to the top without damage.
The following if attempted (last part not recommended unless you want to change a clutch or are in need of a clutch and do not care)in an area where nothing is in front of the car for about 300 feet.
Imagine a 2x4 in front of your front tires, just touching them with the wide part flat on the pavement. You are to drive over the 2x4 and stop with the tires still touching the wood. In first gear, then second gear, then when able to do task everytime without racing the engine, do it in 4th gear.
This teaches left leg clutch feather and disengage along with right foot accelerator feather to brake coordination.
The latter really beats a clutch plate but if you can do it, you will never have to worry about smooth shifting or hill holding without burning a clutch again. My father taught me how to drive a clutch this way. Took better part of two hours and I still remember what burned clutch lining smells like to this day. My sister took the clutch out, but she was three years and 80,000 behind me on the same clutch.
Duane
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