Wrists raised or planted - Page 2

**Hakulyte** · 03-13-2012, 10:47 AM

@ sticklydude; I'm playing exactly your way with a L shaped table.

I swap between planted and raised all the time depending on what pattern I'm dealing with.

If I play AIM Anthem, I'll start planted with the jumpjacks and switch raised with the tricky jack part.
If I play Coat Czech/Silence, I'll play planted all the way because it's giving me better accuracy on unfriendly patterns (weird bursts/anything with a lot of [2][1] or [3][4] in it)
If I play Purple, I'll play planted the beginning and swap raised for the end because it's short enough to keep up with and I'd rather have speed comfort and deal with the accuracy than being accurate but too slow to keep up.
If I play Grist, I'll start raised for the jacks and switch planted for the 32nd stuff until the end.

I think planted is better overall, I just have no clue how people hit semi-fast/fast jacks that way.

**i will pwn u** · 03-13-2012, 11:21 AM

**sticklydude** · 03-13-2012, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by i will pwn u

I can't have my arms vertical. They have to come diagonally or else I can't play.

**rushyrulz** · 03-13-2012, 11:42 AM

Pretty much with Haku. It depends on the pattern. If it's really dense and jumpy my wrists are raised, if it's streamy, they're planted. I'll even have times when one wrist is raised and the other is planted like in AIM Anthem.

**RuGuru** · 03-13-2012, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by i will pwn u

That is how I play.

**flipsta_lombax** · 03-13-2012, 11:50 AM

My right arm is weaker when playing so my left so my right is planted all the way up to my elbow. I angle my keyboard in such a way for this to happen. Left hand is raised, right hand is planted. I'm decent with jacks and anchors, but suck with jumpstream, only because it's hard for me to read.

**MagicCarpetRide** · 03-13-2012, 11:52 AM

I lift my wrist off the desk for mini jacks n trills n' sich

**i will pwn u** · 03-13-2012, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RuGuru

That is how I play.

Wait.. what.. really? I always thought your arm was more on the desk lol

**Elite Ninja** · 03-13-2012, 12:39 PM

I'll see if I can take a picture of how I play when I get home. I haven't seen anyone who plays like me yet lol.

Emithith · 03-13-2012, 12:39 PM

My thumb joint sits on the edge of the keyboard, and my fingers make a C shape on the keyboard. I find this way I can jack faster in short notice.

edit: EN how many times are we going to post things at the same time? rofl

V-Ormix · 03-13-2012, 12:47 PM

I usually try to play with my rists parallel to the tops of the keys... some times I play with my rists planted cause like my arms can get tired some times /:

U.N. Owen · 03-13-2012, 12:52 PM

I play with my laptop on my lap (no desk), so raised.

**mrpreggers** · 03-13-2012, 01:52 PM

Wrists are almost always glued to my desk unless I'm trying to hit a slew of jacks.

Evnoir · 03-13-2012, 01:57 PM

My arms and hands are always raised, much like how one would play a piano.
I can't expressively smash my keyboard to the music when they are planted :P

**Gundam-Dude** · 03-13-2012, 02:51 PM

raised if I'm playing for accuracy
planted when I'm conserving energy and stamina for harder files

**gnr61** · 03-13-2012, 04:43 PM

years ago i played with wrists planted to laptop, but once when i picked the game back up my gf (a concert pianist) watched me play and ****ed with my form, so now i play with hands raised and cranked downward slightly (elbows pointing down). my right hand rests more toward the base but doesn't touch often. also i've begun playing with my entire laptop turned ~30 degrees counterclockwise for some reason

**Staiain** · 03-13-2012, 05:33 PM

This position allows me to hit very fast and hard patterns, i rest them on the palm rest that comes with the keyboard

**Jerry DB** · 03-13-2012, 08:03 PM

raised and I never get tired. I even got 1 billion points in less then 20 hours with my arms raised I don't think it matters that much as long as your comfortable

**Coolboyrulez0** · 03-13-2012, 08:06 PM

Both raised, always.

**rayword45** · 03-13-2012, 08:13 PM

Depending on how jacky a song is, I rest my wrists on either 2 or 4 DVD cases (1 or 2 per hand)

Yes, it's a tad stupid-looking, but it (purportedly) slows the onset of CTS and my JS speed seems to go up a bit.

03-13-2012, 10:47 AM	#21
Hakulyte the Haku Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 37 Posts: 4,539	Re: Wrists raised or planted @ sticklydude; I'm playing exactly your way with a L shaped table. I swap between planted and raised all the time depending on what pattern I'm dealing with. If I play AIM Anthem, I'll start planted with the jumpjacks and switch raised with the tricky jack part. If I play Coat Czech/Silence, I'll play planted all the way because it's giving me better accuracy on unfriendly patterns (weird bursts/anything with a lot of [2][1] or [3][4] in it) If I play Purple, I'll play planted the beginning and swap raised for the end because it's short enough to keep up with and I'd rather have speed comfort and deal with the accuracy than being accurate but too slow to keep up. If I play Grist, I'll start raised for the jacks and switch planted for the 32nd stuff until the end. I think planted is better overall, I just have no clue how people hit semi-fast/fast jacks that way. Last edited by Hakulyte; 03-13-2012 at 11:00 AM..

03-13-2012, 11:21 AM	#22
i will pwn u idontmash.ipressextrakeys Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: syracuse NY Posts: 472	Re: Wrists raised or planted this is before then i tried this __________________ FC'S Between 75-99 :34 idgaf if some r mashed "He speaks brail" -Arch0wl documentary Last edited by i will pwn u; 03-13-2012 at 11:24 AM..

03-13-2012, 11:42 AM	#24
rushyrulz Digital Dancing! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 80 billion club, NE Age: 33 Posts: 12,985	Re: Wrists raised or planted Pretty much with Haku. It depends on the pattern. If it's really dense and jumpy my wrists are raised, if it's streamy, they're planted. I'll even have times when one wrist is raised and the other is planted like in AIM Anthem. __________________

03-13-2012, 11:50 AM	#26
flipsta_lombax Lombax Connoisseur Join Date: May 2006 Location: Virginia Age: 36 Posts: 2,556	Re: Wrists raised or planted My right arm is weaker when playing so my left so my right is planted all the way up to my elbow. I angle my keyboard in such a way for this to happen. Left hand is raised, right hand is planted. I'm decent with jacks and anchors, but suck with jumpstream, only because it's hard for me to read. __________________ Best FGO: Time To Eye{3-0-0-0} Best SCORE: Husigi Usagi Milk Tei {16-1-2-8}

03-13-2012, 11:52 AM	#27
MagicCarpetRide Skware One Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Vermont Age: 35 Posts: 1,125	Re: Wrists raised or planted I lift my wrist off the desk for mini jacks n trills n' sich

03-13-2012, 12:39 PM	#29
Elite Ninja Kawaii Desu Difficulty Catsultant Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 32 Posts: 4,827	Re: Wrists raised or planted I'll see if I can take a picture of how I play when I get home. I haven't seen anyone who plays like me yet lol. __________________ Best AAA = Aballava(?) + Serious Shit (97) Best SDG = Fushigi Usagi Milk Tei 8-0-0-3 (101) Best Score = do i smile? 3-0-0-3 (100)

03-13-2012, 12:39 PM	#30
Emithith FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: London, Ontario, Maple Syrup Land Age: 30 Posts: 1,784	Re: Wrists raised or planted My thumb joint sits on the edge of the keyboard, and my fingers make a C shape on the keyboard. I find this way I can jack faster in short notice. edit: EN how many times are we going to post things at the same time? rofl

03-13-2012, 12:47 PM	#31
V-Ormix Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4,677	Re: Wrists raised or planted I usually try to play with my rists parallel to the tops of the keys... some times I play with my rists planted cause like my arms can get tired some times /:

03-13-2012, 12:52 PM	#32
U.N. Owen FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 34 Posts: 640	Re: Wrists raised or planted I play with my laptop on my lap (no desk), so raised.

03-13-2012, 01:52 PM	#33
mrpreggers D7 Elite Keymasher Join Date: Feb 2011 Age: 31 Posts: 3,393	Re: Wrists raised or planted Wrists are almost always glued to my desk unless I'm trying to hit a slew of jacks. __________________

03-13-2012, 01:57 PM	#34
Evnoir _(:3」∠)_ Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 978	Re: Wrists raised or planted My arms and hands are always raised, much like how one would play a piano. I can't expressively smash my keyboard to the music when they are planted :P

03-13-2012, 02:51 PM	#35
Gundam-Dude `~` Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 7,327	Re: Wrists raised or planted raised if I'm playing for accuracy planted when I'm conserving energy and stamina for harder files __________________ (Download My Magnum Opus, Solo Kpop Pack!) My Simfiles (4key & 6key)

03-13-2012, 04:43 PM	#36
gnr61 FFR Simfile Author Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: TOKYO STYLE SPEEDCORE, ohio Age: 35 Posts: 7,251	Re: Wrists raised or planted years ago i played with wrists planted to laptop, but once when i picked the game back up my gf (a concert pianist) watched me play and ****ed with my form, so now i play with hands raised and cranked downward slightly (elbows pointing down). my right hand rests more toward the base but doesn't touch often. also i've begun playing with my entire laptop turned ~30 degrees counterclockwise for some reason __________________ squirrel--it's whats for dinner.

03-13-2012, 05:33 PM	#37
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03-13-2012, 08:03 PM	#38
Jerry DB FFR, lift, repeat Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: oregon Age: 33 Posts: 2,071	Re: Wrists raised or planted raised and I never get tired. I even got 1 billion points in less then 20 hours with my arms raised I don't think it matters that much as long as your comfortable

03-13-2012, 08:06 PM	#39
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03-13-2012, 08:13 PM	#40
rayword45 Local Teenage Wastebasket Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: My bed Age: 28 Posts: 3,212	Re: Wrists raised or planted Depending on how jacky a song is, I rest my wrists on either 2 or 4 DVD cases (1 or 2 per hand) Yes, it's a tad stupid-looking, but it (purportedly) slows the onset of CTS and my JS speed seems to go up a bit. __________________ The above post has a 50% chance of being useless. Potentially. Maybe. BEST AAAs: WANDERLUST, Pandora, Necropotence, Mourning The Lost, Eradication, Feldschlacht Hey, we need some users on this site. Please join. And if you have not recommended any albums yet, do so. Please. I have a goal to reach. Here. NO WAIT THAT SHIT'S OLD GO HERE INSTEAD.

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