Again, no problem here. I personally think, since it's his first manual VB, that he's not used to how it reacts under "normal" driving...
Remember, the lack of compression braking in low gear is also to ensure you don't flatten your oil pan each time you do a dry hop or short cycle the throttle. However, if you coast in low (after accellerating) and drop it into 2nd without accellerating, it will have compression braking. I think this is what he's experiencing.