I don't know how people can use the parking brake. To me that's just one more thing to think about. Option 1 is coordinate your clutch foot with your acellerator/brake foot, or option 2 is coordinate the clutch foot with the acellerator/brake foot, and with the hand? WTF? For some reason to me it's like trying to rub your tummy and pat your head. Starting normally it's just a matter of letting out the clutch until it just starts to grab (when you're ready to roll of course), then quickly move your right foot from brake to acellerator and push it down while engaging the clutch right away. Even on the steepest of hills you shouldn't get more than maybe a couple inches of roll back. I've been driving manuals for 26 years and have never owned an automatic (can't stand them!), but I don't remember ever having trouble getting a start on a hill?