I will give it a try. I am sure its easy once perfected but now it goes against everything i know. I am trying to stop or slow down so raising rpm's seems counter intuitive.
It's just like Gen McG said.
The same road speed in a lower gear means the motor is turning faster.
It's not about slowing down. That is negative acceleration, or deceleration, which is the change of velocity over time.
At any moment in time, the motor spins at a higher rpm for the speed the vehicle is traveling at that moment in time, if in a lower gear.
Ergo, therefore and henceforth, you make it easier to shift if you blip the throttle when down shifting. I said blip, not race it ti red line, there is no reason to rev the motor higher than the rpm it would be going in that lower gear.
If you start shifting without the clutch, sometimes easier in a tranny with gears than synchros, it will all make sense.
Besides, don't be so hard on yourself. You've accomplished a lot in a short time and anyone with a shop like yours is not doing bad.
