when I moved to Florida.

So there's that, I suppose. Yes it was harder than regular shoes.

I’m good to go.

But going from sneakers to Bean Boots....it takes some readjustment.

real close together in my 2002 6 speed SLK. Not bad in my 1960 Dodge 100.

Not getting fetched up is the problem, exactly.

after my mother passed and he was the sole driver, my brother and I got him some crepe soled shoes. It didn't help, he still drove like someone was going to steal the road before he got there.

prefer bare feets

when driving one of these...

I am talking sneaks to boots.

The hardest shoes to drive in, without a doubt: 3 inch heels.

I can't imagine driving a manual with high heals. Worse than boots, I would think. Just too weird. I think I'd drive barefoot if I was confronted with that choice.

Tobin can drive for hours without using the clutch, with a 13 speed Roadranger.
He could drive my full provenance ProShifted, A833 Drag racing transmission from here to LA without grinding a gear, at road speed. Don Carlton could carry the front wheels through 3 shifts in the same style trans, In the famed Motown Missle.

I tried one on a test day at Loudon (road course), under ideal shoes, pedals, and an exquisite clutch, with a stout W2 340. Maybe God could shift it,or Bill Rutan. If I missed a demi step in "footbox ballet", the mayhem was more than I wanted to manage on Mt. Washington! I sweated liquid sodium until Liberty Gear MADE a new, OE style, synchromesh input shaft,from an old ProShift one. I got it in my hand in time to put it in the transmission, help my "crew" swing it in, and load the car. I may have grabbed a shower before the train rolled out. Liberty ate the airfreight bill, because awesome.
No single answer exists. Uncle Tiny and I take a size 14 boot, Tobin ain't a midget. Before I had racing shoes, a Herman "Soft Sole" workboot worked best, 'cuz you didn't have to ducttape the laces. Chuck Taylors dissolve from all the things that happen in a race car.

But, maybe a comment on this.....

I had a pretty thorough rebuild on my clutch last year (Linkage, throwout and clutch bearings,etc). 2007 VW Passat, 2.0T, 6 Spd, 115K

I had an odd failure with the clutch a couple of days ago. Pedal to floor, no return. That's what I fixed last year~ This time, I was able to recover by moving the pedal back up to it's proper position and it sorta reacts OK. But it's not in the mode where I feel comfortable with the expected clutch/gear performance.

The problem happened when I was wearing my Maine Winter Show Boots...

Is like demonic possession, at random intervals. I drove a Saab 99EMS in Sorels all winter, but the trick was to use my big toe to operate the throttle.

Sounds like an infinitesimal hydraulic posession.