Why you're PLATEAUING and how to GET THROUGH IT

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10 ай бұрын

Are you stuck? STRUGGLING TO IMPROVE? Think this is as good as you'll get? I'm here to tell you there's still a lot more improvement ahead of you. You just need to CHANGE HOW YOU PRACTICE. Here's how you can level up!
Chapters:
00:00 Not improving?
00:33 Does this sound like you?
02:53 Example of a PLATEAU
04:06 Keys to Breaking Through
05:28 How to Practice
07:57 Ask me anything
If you want to drive faster and CUT YOUR LAPTIMES, look no further. On my channel I will share with you things I've learnt over the last 20 years which will help shave your lap times down to the LastTenth. Whether in real life or in a racing sim, I will guide you through driving technique, track guides, car setup, race craft, telemetry analysis, race strategy, and the technical knowledge behind all of that.
For help on DRIVER COACHING, TELEMETRY ANALYSIS, or CUSTOM CAR SETUPS simply contact me (details below) and we'll get your lap times down in no time!
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Пікірлер: 58

@CedKabandana 10 ай бұрын

You are one of the best sim racing coach! This video really helped me and showed one of my problems. Now i think I only need a proper racing sit and perform better my braking.

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

Wow!! That is sooo kind! What was your problem?

@JaviSoto 10 ай бұрын

Science/fact based, useful, thorough, empathetic, funny, informative, unique. This channel is so underrated. Thank you for being so awesome.

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

And handsome! lol

@oddmanout6914 10 ай бұрын

I find it very hard to see my results when I don't have something telling me that I did better or worse, in this case it's lap/sector time. It gets so bad that I start to depend exclusively on my delta to adjust my input mid corner. While I do start with trying to improve my technique, I quickly start to look at the delta and ignore the technique. You are absolutely right, I need to take a step back and focus on being able to replicate things using my technique. Thanks for the video!

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Glad the video was helpful! Deltas *can* be misleading. For example, if set a sector time where you've entered too fast into a corner, when you enter at a more optimal speed, the delta will tell you you're slower. When you practice, just focus on technique, it's not always easy to determine if you did it well from the driver's seat, but there are many tools that can help with that.

@theunheardprophet4315 10 ай бұрын

Covers much more than just sim racing. Good tips.

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

Thanks! I've had ppl message me, after watching this video, telling me that this is exactly what they do in other sports.

@theunheardprophet4315 10 ай бұрын

@@LastTenth It works for music, i.e., playing instruments too!

@iracing_michael_t_marshall 10 ай бұрын

Your method of the science behind the technique is excellent! As an engineer and a sim racer your channel is teaching me methods I have not thought of in 5 years on my own

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!! You have no idea how many drivers I work with are engineers... lol

@ipugachev 10 ай бұрын

Man, your content is miles above the usual and obvious tips that are recycled here on KZfaq and I very much appreciate your dedication to the concept of the Last Tenth, putting the mindset before the raw driving technique. The whole video is just high-concentrate of wisdom, the analogy of sports drills will be applicable to 99% of drivers - most of us did not start our journey with a professional coach that would make you practice the basics first. Best of luck to your channel, it deserves it 👏👏

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I started IRL, which usually mandates an instructor, but most times I didn't like the way I was coached. A lot of this was borne out of my experience as a student.

@ipugachev 10 ай бұрын

@@LastTenth I feel you - I’ve had coaches IRL that were incredibly fast drivers, but lacked the analytical and psychological skills. And they were great for getting you from 105% to 101% lap time, but that approach stopped working at the last tenth per corner - they were like “just keep practicing” 🤷‍♂️ and that’s when thing need to shift from technique to self-analysis - just like your video 🤝

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

@@ipugachev Yes totally. Many fast drivers can just do it, but don't really know how or incorrectly explain how. Then there's the whole problem of how to get the student to do it - you've probably heard some instructors tell students "just go faster". LoL

@CaptainCrunch99 10 ай бұрын

Excellent bullet points and great coaching advice, thank you!

@SturdivantRacing126 10 ай бұрын

Preach! Preach! This knowledge needs to get out to more drivers.

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

Share it with your friends! 😁

@SturdivantRacing126 10 ай бұрын

@@LastTenth I share your videos with my entire league in our resources section. It's so refreshing to actually see a driver who puts attention not only on the development of technique, but the importance of intentional practice. Drives me insane when I see drivers just logging 'junk laps', hot lapping, and not leveraging coaches or other community drivers to help them improve. The resources are there, and people don't use them. The approaches are there, and folks just ignore them. These videos are racer's gold. (At least the smart ones.)

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

@@SturdivantRacing126Thanks man! I was joking... well half joking. But you sharing it with your league means a lot! Yeah I hear you. If I can find even just one tiny bit of info from a resource that is useful, that's going to add to my edge.

@W.Eric.Anderson 10 ай бұрын

Best coach on the tubes....excellent insight ...thanks!

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

That's a really kind thing to say! Thanks!!

@yuemaeve 9 ай бұрын

I just found this. And i think i will need to apply this. Never thought too much about practicing my consistency and it's kinda there but not really. Also probably have quite a few bad habits. But also use laptimes and deltas a lot to judge if something is good or bad. Think i got kinda reliant on them. Thank you for this video

@LastTenth 9 ай бұрын

Would love to hear how you implement this and your results! Share your experience if you can!

@jw8697 10 ай бұрын

exactly where I am at right now, stuck in PRO-AM pace on ACC. appreciate your work sir, will apply it to my next sessions.

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

Pls share your results!!

@kevin_m 10 ай бұрын

Another great lesson!

@777smuki 10 ай бұрын

Great stuff- you’re awesome 👏🏼

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

Thanks man!

@peterbrorsson5714 10 ай бұрын

This was probably the best and well formulated way of getting the message through that I have ever seen. De main problem is of course disciplin as many of us do not do it for a living but just for fun. Playing the 'long game' to be quicker is easier said than done when all the brain wants is a dopamin kick asap (i.e going into a race).

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

100%! I have some students that despite given them the routine they need to do, they spend most/all of the time chasing lap times in practice. Meanwhile other students who are diligently doing the practice exercises are getting quicker every week.

@arturkochan4649 10 ай бұрын

i love ur videos man. ure doing top job

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

Really appreciate you saying that!

@arturkochan4649 10 ай бұрын

@@LastTenth what's next video going to be about

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

@@arturkochan4649I'm working on a few. I also have one prerecorded, but not sure if it's that interesting. I'm also considering putting out a series of shorts.

@Chris_Stratohawk_Cook 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for these tip videos. I've been playing Gran Turismo for 25 years and I'm fast in road cars but not as fast in racecars, especially Gr2 and faster. I've been trying to figure out why I'm so much faster in road cars compared to racecars. After watching some of your videos I believe that trail braking and acceleration points are the 2 main things I need to work on. Thanks again, you have great detailed advice.

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

Glad to help! Fill us in on your progress! There's a success story section on my discord and would love to hear your story there.

@ewenblack4174 10 ай бұрын

Subscribed

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

thanks!

@FeelTheDrive 10 ай бұрын

I was just thinking about driving drills. I think my biggest issue is getting carried away on longer tracks. I'll start aiming to focus on turn 1 but 4 laps later I'll have moved to perfecting Sector 2 instead 😅 Maybe shorter tracks is the first step

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

Maybe try setting targets or time limits on how long you work on one corner/section

@andyking05 10 ай бұрын

Massively underrated channel, you come across very confident and your advice is really good, It’s tough when you want to ‘race’ but really you should be on a test session trying stuff out, it’s so time consuming tho 🤦- getting the car up to temp then trying new stuff and binning it and then starting again with a cold car ,, then warming it up and trying something new………..

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Andy! Yeah totally agree. That's why I tell students that there is "Practice", and then there's "Race Prep", both are important, and both improve different things. They have to decide how to prioritize how much time they spend on each. BTW, have you tried active reset?

@andyking05 10 ай бұрын

@@LastTenth no, what's active reset??

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

@@andyking05it's an iRacing function that lets you repeatedly practice a custom segment.

@andyking05 10 ай бұрын

@@LastTenth I need to find that thesis

@gr8white_692 10 ай бұрын

Hi, I enjoy your clips very much, and a lot you say I can relate to. Are your tips more for iRacing or can I use this for GT7 too? Probably a stupid question, but I try to get fast for a very long time, this is why I am asking. Thx.

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

Not a stupid question. In terms of driving technique it all depends on how real the physics engine is. As you've probably noticed, I don't really talk about exploits that are not realistic, which makes a lot of this channel sim-agnostic (and mostly car and track agnostic too). The last GT title I played was probably GT3 or 4 so I don't have any experience to answer specifically about GT7.

@emperornazuz1205 10 ай бұрын

Hi , I was watching the video where you talking about following the car and your advice was to brake earlier however I lift off the throttle and break on my breaking point what are your thoughts on it , thanks for the videos !

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the question. Both are fine and I do both; I lift early to save fuel and use the brakes to manage the gap. It's really just speed management. How we decelerate early isn't really the issue, the key is that we can't just go full acceleration until our normal brake point.

@tea7923 10 ай бұрын

Hello again 👋🏾 I have a question about turn ins, I struggle with finding a good turn in point, but I understand the concept of introduce the car, then turn. But I am still slow compared to other drivers because it feels as if I am moving in 2 steps rather than a smooth motion, which throws of my throttle too. 😅, any advice? Thank you and another great video.

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

That's a great question. May I invite you to my discord and post it in the questions and answer section? There may be other answers that may help you.

@tea7923 10 ай бұрын

@@LastTenth Sure that sounds good to me 👍🏾 thanks

@lucianp87 10 ай бұрын

3:37 He can just look at the replay from the onboard?

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

Yes he/she will have to look at the replay of the reference lap and gauge where he braked - assuming they know to do that. It helps, but there's also the issue of "reference-to-action gap". For many people, the visual reference they use as a marker, isn't exactly where they initiate an action/input. That driver will need to factor that in.

@jackyharrisracing750 10 ай бұрын

@@LastTenth How does one adjust braking by 1-2 metres? I assume one would be using the same reference point for it as the original braking point, but at 260+kph I find it impossible to gauge that fine a difference in time/distance.

@LastTenth 10 ай бұрын

@@jackyharrisracing750 We would be moving our reference point 1-2m. It's a matter of precision. If you don't have precise markers, then you can't move it a small amount. I think I talk about it in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZqiSmM6Y0JfYgXU.htmlsi=GRdKYVYDYpcJtACa But you've raised an important point. At 260km/h, 2m is about a hundredth-and-a-half, so definitely extremely challenging at that speed. This is the challenge of high speed braking. So in a highspeed brake zone, the expectation could be moving 10-20m instead. It's the same concept from my "Following Closely" video. We react in time, but we see in distance, and the higher the speed, the higher the difference between the two.

@jackyharrisracing750 10 ай бұрын

@@LastTenth That does make more sense to me, thank you.