easy.. they don't hold the shifter properly.

rebgoober, when shifting from 2nd to 3rd, simply push the shifter forward. unless the gates are spaced weird, it should rebound to the center and go straight in. besides, 1st will be locked out anyway, so there's no worry there.

3rd to 4th, hand over the shifter, palm facing the floor, pull the shifter towards the rear of the car.

4th to 5th, palm facing the passenger, push shifter towards the front right of the car.

downshifting from 5th to 4th would be done the same way as upshifting from 3rd to 4th.

etc..

that concludes my lesson for the day.