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Old 01-13-2010, 02:12 PM   #55 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Katana View Post
If your son wears shoe with thick soles try ones with thinner soles (my instructor said people often did lessons in dress shoes) or even do it in socks/barefoot so he can get a real feel for the bite on the clutch.

That's an excellent point that hasn't been mentioned yet. The first thing I did with all students was to have them remove their shoes. Barefoot (or in socks, usually) gives the best "feel". Racing shoes have a very thin sole (1/8"?) with no padding, and are rather uncomfortable to walk in, but are great for feel.
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