How to get better

[96bullet]

ok i was just sayin how do you get better at ffr any suggestions on where to put your fingers with two hands or anything on how to just get better im not like i cant play i just cant do super fast songs like cia rave and challenging songs.

[iceColdFreak]

i use 2 fingers, but i still cant do songs like those

[kamehameha123]

i use 4 fingers and can play up to gurus only
heres some tips:
THere is no such thing called a shortcut to being better theres mostly only practice

i use my right hand for the arrows down,right,up my left hand middle finger does the arrow right

[D4rkAng3l]

spread, screenshrinking

[Deeks]

spread (left, down, numpad 8, numpad 6), screen shrink (see less arrows), and palms on desk (dont try to hold them up it starts to hurt)

[Biff_tech]

Originally Posted by kamehameha123

i use 4 fingers and can play up to gurus only
heres some tips:
THere is no such thing called a shortcut to being better theres mostly only practice

i use my right hand for the arrows down,right,up my left hand middle finger does the arrow right

SO you dont even hit the left arrow >.>

[Deeks]

people that dont have a cool sig to show how sweet they are arent aloud to post in this thread

[DShot]

Originally Posted by Deeks

spread (left, down, numpad 8, numpad 6), screen shrink (see less arrows), and palms on desk (dont try to hold them up it starts to hurt)

dont listen! hold ur palms up if ur doing a faster song, keeping ur palms down will only prevent u from moving ur fingers faster. only the strong can do this not the weak.

FIGNER SUGGESTION
left hand-middle finger left aarow, pointer down arrow
right hand-middle finger right aarow, pointer up aarow

[DShot]

AND SCREEN SHRINK

[kilroysd]

get stepmania and download the DDR and ITG packs, start with standard then when you are ready move to heavy, im still on standard but its helping a lot.

right now i put my left middle finger on D, my left index on F, and my right index on J and the right middle on K, i seem to like it a lot better, but im going to try index-ing the numpad later.

screen shrink and speeding up songs i can already ace helps as well

[Starshot]

How to get better, you ask?

Play. A lot.

Doesn't really matter what type of finger configuration you use, as long as it gets the job done.

[shadowraikiri]

yea go with starshots idea lol. i play onehanded and i can do gurus... (3 fingere onehanded) mad skill huh? but ive been playing for 5 months... so... weeeee? just play alot and use a hand setup that is comfortable and natural to you. that always works out the best.

[tpdewc]

well it takes lots of praactice but i am a one handed three finger player using the middle finger for up and down and the index on left and ring on right.

a trick is to rest your arm on a text book or something solid to prop it up and not slide on you this helps at first when your learning to press keys faster since your hand at resting just lightly touches the keys.

but ounce you build up finger strentgh another skill is to learn is to read the arrow patterns one way is to play songs like burnout or save me and life goes on these build up speed since they require lots of constant tapping. try to read them as they come down but i find in realy fast songs it helps to look closer at the arrow keys and only focus on whats just about to hit.

another tip i suggest is in songs that require fluttering which has constant notes like 'up down' repeated fast is to switch to 2 fingers moving the index and middle to the 2 notes such as index on up and middle on right / or middle on up index on down. im still learning to master this but

eventualy through after many games youll be able to beat songs like strange program and silence, and full combo just about all standard and lower and be able to do pretty good in songs like cia rave

ps it might help to change to down scroll its awkward at first but now its the only way i can play if im doing difficult or harder songs.

and for the streams a trick is with the middle finger is to slide it up and down the arrow keys since then it like only one press instead of 2

[Megmo]

Spread. Screenshrink. Caffeine. Experiment.

(And I extend these leg things from the underneath side of my keyboard so that it sets slightly slanted instead of laying completely flat. I think palms down is good for tilted keybords, while palms raised is good for flat keyboards)

[4ERO]

how do you shrink?

[Megmo]

Originally Posted by 4ERO

how do you shrink?

'Screenshrink' is just a fancy term that means cutting the screen in half.

Tasselfoot provides a lovely picture example here. Hope that link highlights.

http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...t=screenshrink

[tpdewc]

yes it helps but i personaly like to see a slightly larger window and have arrows reversed

[Coca Cola]

Originally Posted by DShot

FIGNER SUGGESTION
left hand-middle finger left aarow, pointer down arrow
right hand-middle finger right aarow, pointer up aarow

I play with just two figners, index figners.

The only way to get better is to practice. It sounds cheesy, but it's true

[itmorr]

Originally Posted by Deeks

people that dont have a cool sig to show how sweet they are arent aloud to post in this thread

Darn k.

[tpdewc]

also when it comes to faster songs one handed use your thumb to keep your hand propped up and to keep from moving all over the place you can use your thumb to push your fingers away from the keys. and the only other advice i can think of is to rock your wrist.