If he got a bit excited, he might pull his elbow in a bit. Do that in my car, and the shifter slides nicely from third back to second. Doesn't take much effort and you don't feel the pressure in the wrist at all. Gotta be careful to pull straight back third to fourth, and if you hit the 2/4 or 4/6 divider bump, you MUST admit that you've blown the shift and slow down, let the shifter center itself, and only then plunk it into fourth.