who here has converted from auto to manual?

I'm not a great manual transmission operator, I'll admit that right off the bat.
I'm having some trouble with the 5 to 4 downshift. Mine sometimes wants to engage reverse. I'll get a grind noise and my *** puckers up!
Also, it is too easy to go from 2nd to 5th. Dano is right, the 2-3 is more of a slight slant, not a zig zag like an 833.