One handed endurance/speed

Tiger10 · 06-20-2005, 04:42 PM

ok ive been playing for a while now, and i got pretty good...for me. I can pass every song on ffr, and even score well on a a bunch of the harder ones. Ex. i can do sushi bars with like 8 or so misses.

Heres my problem: i cant get my hand to move fast enough to do some songs. I can read the notes, but i cant get my hand to match up with my brain. The Damage trance mix on stepmania is about the limit of my hand speed, so anything faster than that i lag behind the music and fail. I can barely barely do quasar, but not consistantly, and when i do, my hand feels like its going to fall off.

This brings me to problem 2: endurance. I cant get through the longer songs, no matter how easy they are (within reason). i can do short bursts of fast stuf, but i can never do the long fast runs like in flight of the bumblebee, etc

Cliff notes: Any experienced one handers, or whatever, that can give me advice on how to up my finger speed and endurance? For example, that guy that was ripping up lawn wake 4 with one hand (kilga~?). that speed and endurance is amazing with one hand.

dancingmaniac3 · 06-20-2005, 04:52 PM

My advice: Use 2 hands.

Tiger10 · 06-20-2005, 05:19 PM

i dont want to

florida_native88 · 06-21-2005, 02:52 AM

Neither do i. i've been using one hand ever since i started playing ffr.

weems · 06-21-2005, 06:04 AM

DDR on high speeds and for long periods of time is the finger/forearm equivilent to sprinting. So of course you will get fatigued after playing such songs. Only thing you can do is PUSH AND PUSH AND PUSH. Keep going until you can't even move your fingers, then do it again as soon as possible. Keep up with that, and your speed and endurance will progress as quickly as your muscles can grow.

Nothing you can do but be patient. I laugh at the people who switch to a two handed style instead of letting their forearms grow a bit.

Tonberry_Kid · 06-21-2005, 07:26 AM

Most one handers can't FC alot of the songs on FFR. Most people switched to 2 hands(I did) because they wanted to attempt to get highscores. Plus two handed playing is a little less loud with the clicking. When I played one handed, I got in trouble constinently because of excessive noise lol.
XD

weems · 06-21-2005, 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tonberry_Kid

Most one handers can't FC alot of the songs on FFR. Most people switched to 2 hands(I did) because they wanted to attempt to get highscores. Plus two handed playing is a little less loud with the clicking. When I played one handed, I got in trouble constinently because of excessive noise lol.
XD

You can get highscores one handed, just gotta practice.

SMGod · 06-21-2005, 10:45 AM

only on easy ass songs and I can own almost anyone 1 handed

leadafro · 06-21-2005, 11:06 AM

i can almost fc force of light one handed....my advice is to find your one handed skillz by praticeing.thats all i did to get this far in four months

dmleet · 06-21-2005, 11:48 AM

Just play a lot of SM. Turn judge to 5 or 6. Return to 4 after some time. Play streamy songs and you'll get enough endurance and accuracy.

tnyhwk900 · 06-21-2005, 01:20 PM

lol it's dmleet

hi dmleet

dmleet · 06-21-2005, 03:42 PM

Hmm... Hi

RUGGIERO · 06-21-2005, 05:54 PM

yeah just push it and push it.

**talisman** · 06-21-2005, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RUGGIERO

yeah just push it and push it.

lol

**Kilgamayan** · 06-21-2005, 07:10 PM

Practice.

And then practice some more.

I've been keyboarding since August of '02. That's why I am where I'm at today.

**Silver_Brian** · 06-21-2005, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tonberry_Kid

Most one handers can't FC alot of the songs on FFR. Most people switched to 2 hands(I did) because they wanted to attempt to get highscores. Plus two handed playing is a little less loud with the clicking. When I played one handed, I got in trouble constinently because of excessive noise lol.
XD

I took the easy way out too. What can I say? It works. My arm won't die an early death either, so it's a a good deal.

Tiger10 · 06-22-2005, 02:04 PM

thanks for the advice

Im trying to beat quasar at the moment, almost there. slowly getting faster and easier

Skikamukazi · 06-22-2005, 03:17 PM

I'm one handed as well. I overcame fatigue in weight training at school. After I was done working out I would do finger curls and wrist curls... Worked like a charm!

Tonberry_Kid · 06-22-2005, 03:38 PM

Maturbating with that hand works too you know.

junkimchi · 06-23-2005, 06:33 PM

When I play with one hand, I play with 3 finger / 2 finger combo. My ring finger does not have enough stamina to last too long so i shift and use only my middle and index. I get cramps man

06-20-2005, 04:42 PM	#1
Tiger10 FFR Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3	One handed endurance/speed ok ive been playing for a while now, and i got pretty good...for me. I can pass every song on ffr, and even score well on a a bunch of the harder ones. Ex. i can do sushi bars with like 8 or so misses. Heres my problem: i cant get my hand to move fast enough to do some songs. I can read the notes, but i cant get my hand to match up with my brain. The Damage trance mix on stepmania is about the limit of my hand speed, so anything faster than that i lag behind the music and fail. I can barely barely do quasar, but not consistantly, and when i do, my hand feels like its going to fall off. This brings me to problem 2: endurance. I cant get through the longer songs, no matter how easy they are (within reason). i can do short bursts of fast stuf, but i can never do the long fast runs like in flight of the bumblebee, etc Cliff notes: Any experienced one handers, or whatever, that can give me advice on how to up my finger speed and endurance? For example, that guy that was ripping up lawn wake 4 with one hand (kilga~?). that speed and endurance is amazing with one hand.

06-20-2005, 04:52 PM	#2
dancingmaniac3 FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Antonio...where tortilla is pronounced right. Posts: 1,873	RE: One handed endurance/speed My advice: Use 2 hands. __________________

06-21-2005, 10:45 AM	#8
SMGod FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,830	only on easy ass songs and I can own almost anyone 1 handed __________________

06-21-2005, 11:06 AM	#9
leadafro Tykeem Ultimatum Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Trying to play ITG where no arcades can be found. Age: 34 Posts: 975	i can almost fc force of light one handed....my advice is to find your one handed skillz by praticeing.thats all i did to get this far in four months __________________ I'm black yall I'm black yall I'm blickity black black and I'm back.

06-21-2005, 11:48 AM	#10
dmleet FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Where I'm at. Posts: 443	Just play a lot of SM. Turn judge to 5 or 6. Return to 4 after some time. Play streamy songs and you'll get enough endurance and accuracy. __________________ You cannot possibly have a room any better than this.

06-20-2005, 05:19 PM	#3
Tiger10 FFR Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3	i dont want to

06-21-2005, 02:52 AM	#4
florida_native88 FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4	Neither do i. i've been using one hand ever since i started playing ffr.

06-21-2005, 06:04 AM	#5
weems FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2	DDR on high speeds and for long periods of time is the finger/forearm equivilent to sprinting. So of course you will get fatigued after playing such songs. Only thing you can do is PUSH AND PUSH AND PUSH. Keep going until you can't even move your fingers, then do it again as soon as possible. Keep up with that, and your speed and endurance will progress as quickly as your muscles can grow. Nothing you can do but be patient. I laugh at the people who switch to a two handed style instead of letting their forearms grow a bit.

06-21-2005, 01:20 PM	#11
tnyhwk900 FFR Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: in your pocket Age: 33 Posts: 4,106	lol it's dmleet hi dmleet __________________

06-21-2005, 03:42 PM	#12
dmleet FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Where I'm at. Posts: 443	Hmm... Hi __________________ You cannot possibly have a room any better than this.

06-21-2005, 05:54 PM	#13
RUGGIERO FFR Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4	yeah just push it and push it.

06-21-2005, 07:10 PM	#15
Kilgamayan Super Scooter Happy Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Location, Location. Age: 39 Posts: 6,583	Practice. And then practice some more. I've been keyboarding since August of '02. That's why I am where I'm at today. __________________ I watched clouds awobbly from the floor o' that kayak. Souls cross ages like clouds cross skies, an' tho' a cloud's shape nor hue nor size don't stay the same, it's still a cloud an' so is a soul. Who can say where the cloud's blowed from or who the soul'll be 'morrow? Only Sonmi the east an' the west an' the compass an' the atlas, yay, only the atlas o' clouds.

06-22-2005, 02:04 PM	#17
Tiger10 FFR Player Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3	thanks for the advice Im trying to beat quasar at the moment, almost there. slowly getting faster and easier

06-22-2005, 03:17 PM	#18
Skikamukazi FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fairfax, VA Age: 35 Posts: 1,394	I'm one handed as well. I overcame fatigue in weight training at school. After I was done working out I would do finger curls and wrist curls... Worked like a charm! __________________

06-23-2005, 06:33 PM	#20
junkimchi FFR Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 5	When I play with one hand, I play with 3 finger / 2 finger combo. My ring finger does not have enough stamina to last too long so i shift and use only my middle and index. I get cramps man

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