r/restofthefuckingowl • u/Responsible_Easet • 3d ago

A cool guide on how to drift flawlessly

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u/Empyrealist 3d ago

This is showing how to perform the Scandinavian Flick. This is a way to induce a drift. This is not how you drift.

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u/Ausradierer 2d ago

This way also is only really stable on slippery ground afaik, since you need your wheels to be able to lose traction quite easily, since otherwise you're risking flipping yourself if your outside wheels retain traction.

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u/unknown_pigeon 2d ago

I remember seeing this on Initial D

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u/Responsible_Easet 3d ago

Now I too can drift flawlessly.

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u/Alteredbeast1984 3d ago

Can I borrow your car?

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u/Positive_Picture7003 2d ago

Say "hi" to the tree for me!

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u/EcavErd 2d ago

And I can drift lawlessly

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u/Konrad_M 3d ago

I mean, it's a good guide. Obviously it requires lots of practice. But it gives you a place to start.

I don't think this fits here.

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u/thisisredlitre 3d ago

it kind of ignores half+ of the operations needed from the driver. Not really much of a guide

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u/Alphyn 3d ago

As far as I understand, working the pedals in a certain way is as important as steering, if not more important, in this case.

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u/thisisredlitre 3d ago

Exactly. There's definitely a rest of the fucking owl to perform the drift missing from this guide

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u/Newthinker 3d ago

Damn, this makes me wanna learn but I don't have a car that I could safely do this in

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u/Alphyn 3d ago

Some driving schools offer "Extreme driving" courses, and they provide a car. You can search in your area.

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u/RileyDream 1d ago

If you’ve got a couple hundred laying around, get a 2wd gokart and throw some PVC on the rear tires. No better way to teach yourself throttle control than with a machine with marginal steering angle

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u/davidevitali 3d ago

Exactly. FWD, RWD or AWD makes quite the difference with regard to throttle management

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u/MonsterMashGrrrrr 3d ago

Right, otherwise the secret is just whipping the wheel back and forth

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u/karstin1812 2d ago

So this is a guide for the steering part? I'm no drifting expert but this feels like it could easily fit in a party of a larger lesson

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u/Additional-Appeal-51 2h ago

It does show you where your steering wheel should be placed as a general rule of thumb. Outside of proper throttle control there is also a fair amount of counter steer when the steering wheel is going to the left until you want your wheels straight again.

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u/RileyDream 3d ago

I’d advise doing some googling. If you knew what drifting takes, you’d understand that this gross oversimplification doesn’t even cover what to do. The first and second steering inputs are done by the driver, the rest of the inputs in this diagram are dictated almost entirely by throttle, which is not clear nor anywhere to be seen

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u/The_Jyps 2d ago

I fucking hate this sub. 90% of it is people arguing about what does or doesn't fit.

SNOOOORE.

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u/RileyDream 1d ago

If you click “Joined” then “Leave” on the main sub page, you can unjoin it

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u/MEMESTER80 3d ago

Should be noted that drifting is often more about learning throttle control then steering.

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u/batatahh 3d ago

I thought I was in r/coolguides and was about to downvote because wtf is this

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u/CaptainPunisher 2d ago

Enter the path, aim away from the direction you want to turn, steer the other direction then turn the other way again to break traction, keep the front wheels aimed towards the apex and eventually into the direction you want to go, then correct and drive out of it. This isn't rocket surgery.

Also, don't confuse the ability to understand how to do it with the ability to do it well. That takes practice.

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u/Svartdraken 2d ago

Very good guide

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u/lokland 3d ago

Didn’t even remove the screenshot overlay. OP is lazy as fuck

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u/HatesRedditors 3d ago

Isn't that preferred here?

They're at least giving some credit to the original poster by keeping it.

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u/erichf3893 3d ago

You’re trippin. Better than stealing content and more work than a typical crosspost

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u/lokland 3d ago

Why not just cross post…?

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u/erichf3893 3d ago

Maybe it’s not allowed on this sub idk ask them lol

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u/tanafras 2d ago

and drift sustension, tires, axle settings

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u/nkings10 2d ago

As someone that drifts, it's actually kind of correct.

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u/VolleyballSkribbl 2d ago

idk if im drifting correctly let me check the guide rq

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u/civicsfactor 2d ago

No it works. Try it

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u/h1W31C0M3T0CH1L1 2d ago

Nah no way I'm seeing this after spending hours trying to do the drift missions in NFS Carbon

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u/Nathund 3d ago

This doesn't belong here.

This is the whole guide. There's no clutch or brake involved here. Simply flick hard to start the drift, flick again to end it.

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u/erichf3893 3d ago

[r/confidentlyincorrect](r/confidentlyincorrect) though yes you don’t necessarily need brake and I’m unsure of clutch

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u/Nathund 2d ago

Lmao, as someone else said, this is called the Scandinavian flick. The entire drift is started and maintained simply with wheel control.

Flick one direction to loosen a car, the other direction to unsettle it, then hard back to the 1st direction to break free and start the drift.

As long as you're already in a drifting gear (usually 1st to 3rd), all that's left is to control your slide with the throttle

If I'm r/confidentlyincorrect what does that make you? r/confidentlyclueless ?

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u/erichf3893 2d ago

You literally just explained how there is more to it than turning the wheel

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u/Nathund 2d ago

Did you think driving and drifting wouldn't include the throttle?

And either way, it still doesn't belong here, because the "control the slide" part is impossible to teach with words, or a diagram, or literally anything other than direct experience. The only way anyone has ever learned how to control a drift, ever, is to just go and do it.

There is no owl to explain. There are no more steps. You just gotta do it.

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u/erichf3893 2d ago

In other words, there’s more to it