My hand is far from resting.Don't rest your hand on the shifter.
https://community.cartalk.com/t/resting-your-hand-on-the-shifter/11691
And maybe this is an issue with some cars, but the shift gate on the C5/6 is crazy tight. While it was out for the clutch, the shift linkage was checked and was well within spec. Not bad for 140k miles. Maybe if I hung from it or something.
<edit> I was going to have the forks swapped out, but it just needed adjustment. There is an upgrade for them, but the OE forks are pretty buff.