A to Z...Are you fast?

[sumzup]

Re: A to Z...Are you fast?

That didn't answer my question at all. In fact, it just made it seem harder.

Let me put it this way: you can type real words really fast because you're used to them, but not fake words (i.e. the alphabet) unless you mash random crap.

[tsugomaru]

Re: A to Z...Are you fast?

Unless you do this over and over again, it's all reflexes. You have to think of the next letter coming up and type that 26 times. When you're typing sentences, you have to think of the next word coming up and you're usually given a little more time to react because words take longer to type than single letters.

~Tsugomaru

[sumzup]

Re: A to Z...Are you fast?

You have to have a methodology. So develop patterns that you can do for certain strings of letters, and then when you perform the entire pattern correctly, you get an ungodly time. (I myself have only gotten 4.something, but I'm working on it). For example, I have a method whereby when I start I can get A-F within an instant. GHI and JKL follow soon after, then MN and OP. From there I start to fall apart, mainly because I haven't practiced the last half yet. But it will come soon...

[TC_Halogen]

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Sprite, here's what I did to get the 2.2 second one :

I hit A and B, and then slide my finger up to hit CDE and to the right to hit FGH, then type the rest. (Yes, it's stupid, I don't care. XD)

Even so--without doing anything crazy, I still can get around 3 seconds.

[wwwJ4mmYcouk]

Re: A to Z...Are you fast?

I can get 2.9. And i am an average typist. All you have to do is - do it over and over and eventually for fingers just know where to you and you will get a lucky run.

[sonic-fast-fingers]

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People keep saying, "do it over and over," but for me when I do this multiple times I get terrible times (5 seconds).

What I do is this.
1) Type in a reasonable speed looking at the screen and not the keyboard. I get about 5 seconds on this and do this 3 or 4 times.
2) I look at the keyboard (of course having the alphabet memorized) I type the alphabet as fast as possible.

The hardest part for me is the first part: c-d-e. That string of letters I use one finger for; my middle finger.

[customstuff]

Re: A to Z...Are you fast?

0.3 is my best. Logitech G15's rule!

[tsugomaru]

Re: A to Z...Are you fast?

They keyboard you're typing this on won't make more than 0.1 of a second difference.

Also, the reason why I say doing this over and over again helps because when you repeat it, your mind will remember the motions for it and it takes less thinking to associate the letter with the key you need to type.

~Tsugomaru

[Gibson63]

Re: A to Z...Are you fast?

my best is 1.9.. sprite.. you just have to slide some pattern like FGH, JKL..etc

[behanjc]

Re: A to Z...Are you fast?

Getting under 5 was really easy, an I only type like 80 wpm. Don't look at the screen, look at the keys. Thought it was pretty obvious but just throwing that out there in case.

[Breakdown16]

Re: A to Z...Are you fast?

Besides practicing a lot, you can always do a slow run, then a run at a slightly faster pace, then another slightly faster one, and so on. Sometimes it helps more than simply hitting the keys as fast as I can repeatedly, which tires me out.

[BlazeDrag414]

Re: A to Z...Are you fast?



Don't feel like trying to get under 2 seconds.

[iCeCuBEz v2]

Re: A to Z...Are you fast?

0.3 is my best. Logitech G15's rule!

wat

[Professor Raine]

Re: A to Z...Are you fast?

all he probably typed was az

btw, Arizona is lovely this time of year.

[silvercomet1525]

Re: A to Z...Are you fast?

Logitech G15 -> Keyboard macros -> Something like this: