1995 Contour tansmission

i just got a 1995 contour with the 2.0. Anyways i was wondering if its normal for these cars to shift kinda hard. Fist gear shifts the hardest, then second shifts harder than i like but the rest of the gears slide in just fine. Thanks for any input!

check over on contour.org...this topic has been discussed ad nausem over there.