Downshifting to 2nd or 1st while moving (technique)

ESPdrunx

I have a similar issue when going up hill in traffic while in second. once traffic slows down significantly, i either give it more gas in second (to avoid stalling) or completely stop and shift into first and go from there. I feel resistance if i try to shift to first while the car is moving at all so i never shift into first unless i am at a complete stop. Do you guys ever shift into first when the z is in motion?

Nick911sc

You feel resistance because there is a gate locking you out. Not to say you can't downshift into 1st, with proper rev matching you can in theory... But it's never advised in a manual transmission car.. use 1st to get going and don't go back in once you're going, 2nd is good until pretty low speeds.

If I'm on a hill and traffic is that slow where it's almost a stop.. I just clutch in while the car has the smallest forward momentum, blip the throttle in first gear just a tiny hair as if I was starting from a stop and engage the clutch normally. Shouldn't really be a problem. But I wouldn't really call this going back into first in motion, for all intent and purposes it's as if the car was at a complete stop.