Exercises to get faster fingers?

MI4 REAL · 07-17-2007, 02:31 PM

I have a huge problem doing really fast passages, and the fact that either I can't move my fingers that fast, or my wrists seize up and slow my fingers down, I can't combo a damn thing in a song above a 9.

So tiring wrists, inability to do bursts with fingers, and just a general lack of rhythm, how do I improve nimbleness of fingers so I can do stuff like....FC CIA Rave and high combo Silence.

It's really hurting my overall average score.

-A question on the side, how many of you top FFR players (especially Shashakiro) either play really good piano (could actually play a classical piece), or are powerlifters with more wrist strength than you know what to do with?

jugglinguy · 07-17-2007, 02:34 PM

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**brothaice** · 07-17-2007, 02:34 PM

Play FFR.

Emu Hater · 07-17-2007, 02:38 PM

Just play ffr a lot. When I started ffr I could barely keep up with 170 bpm streams. After three weeks of ffr, I went back to stepmania and found out that I could keep with 190 and even a few 200+ bpm songs.

MI4 REAL · 07-17-2007, 02:46 PM

I've already played 4300 games :/

* · 07-17-2007, 02:50 PM

If you're in a math class and you have a graphing calculator, put your fingers on 2 4 6 8 and keep clicking those in a pattern until the calculator runs out of memory.
It's good practice...seriously.

-Live_Free- · 07-17-2007, 02:55 PM

I've been wondering this as well, I can keep up with songs but I cant do anything past Very Difficult. I can do harder songs but I can't fc them.

* · 07-17-2007, 02:58 PM

Okay, being serious this time:

PRACTICE
PRACTICE PRACTICE
PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE

and Stepmania.

MI4 REAL · 07-17-2007, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by -Live_Free-

I've been wondering this as well, I can keep up with songs but I cant do anything past Very Difficult. I can do harder songs but I can't fc them.

Pretty much the same as him. I've passed all the available songs, at least.

Maid · 07-17-2007, 03:30 PM

Those rubber balls that you squeeze are good.

07-17-2007, 02:31 PM	#1
MI4 REAL FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Missouri Age: 42 Posts: 237	Exercises to get faster fingers? I have a huge problem doing really fast passages, and the fact that either I can't move my fingers that fast, or my wrists seize up and slow my fingers down, I can't combo a damn thing in a song above a 9. So tiring wrists, inability to do bursts with fingers, and just a general lack of rhythm, how do I improve nimbleness of fingers so I can do stuff like....FC CIA Rave and high combo Silence. It's really hurting my overall average score. -A question on the side, how many of you top FFR players (especially Shashakiro) either play really good piano (could actually play a classical piece), or are powerlifters with more wrist strength than you know what to do with? __________________ Highest Combo-3330 (Full Combo Blue Army)[10/12][Level 67] Highest Score-5,103,380 (Blue Army) Highest Level AAA-Heroes On Your Lawn At Night [9/12][Level 53] Highest Level FC-Choprite [11/12][70] (1796c) Highest Level Clear-Undici [13/12][Level 110] AAAs-509 (445+64) Tier Points-151 Very Challenging Full Combos-89+ Overall Average Rank Before AvMissFix-556 (AAA:126)(FC:367) Standard Difficulty AAAs-57+ Tricky Difficulty AAAs-74+ Difficult AAAs-107+ Very Difficult AAAs-48+ Steppingest AAA-1442 (Bicycle Break)[7/12]

07-17-2007, 02:34 PM	#3
brothaice FFR Simfile Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 32 Posts: 2,940	Re: Exercises to get faster fingers? Play FFR.

07-17-2007, 02:38 PM	#4
Emu Hater FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 35 Posts: 230	Re: Exercises to get faster fingers? Just play ffr a lot. When I started ffr I could barely keep up with 170 bpm streams. After three weeks of ffr, I went back to stepmania and found out that I could keep with 190 and even a few 200+ bpm songs. __________________ Tier Points: 270 (261 + 9 for 285 AAAs)

07-17-2007, 02:46 PM	#5
MI4 REAL FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Missouri Age: 42 Posts: 237	Re: Exercises to get faster fingers? I've already played 4300 games :/ __________________ Highest Combo-3330 (Full Combo Blue Army)[10/12][Level 67] Highest Score-5,103,380 (Blue Army) Highest Level AAA-Heroes On Your Lawn At Night [9/12][Level 53] Highest Level FC-Choprite [11/12][70] (1796c) Highest Level Clear-Undici [13/12][Level 110] AAAs-509 (445+64) Tier Points-151 Very Challenging Full Combos-89+ Overall Average Rank Before AvMissFix-556 (AAA:126)(FC:367) Standard Difficulty AAAs-57+ Tricky Difficulty AAAs-74+ Difficult AAAs-107+ Very Difficult AAAs-48+ Steppingest AAA-1442 (Bicycle Break)[7/12]

07-17-2007, 02:50 PM	#6
* FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 33 Posts: 147	Re: Exercises to get faster fingers? If you're in a math class and you have a graphing calculator, put your fingers on 2 4 6 8 and keep clicking those in a pattern until the calculator runs out of memory. It's good practice...seriously.

07-17-2007, 02:55 PM	#7
-Live_Free- FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New York Age: 34 Posts: 578	Re: Exercises to get faster fingers? I've been wondering this as well, I can keep up with songs but I cant do anything past Very Difficult. I can do harder songs but I can't fc them. __________________ Style-One hand two fingers (index/middle) Average Rank:2,262 FC-135+38 skill/token AAA-14+3 skill/token

07-17-2007, 02:58 PM	#8
* FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 33 Posts: 147	Re: Exercises to get faster fingers? Okay, being serious this time: PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE and Stepmania.

07-17-2007, 03:30 PM	#10
Maid FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 北海道　釧路 Posts: 643	Re: Exercises to get faster fingers? Those rubber balls that you squeeze are good. __________________ 怒りの剣も嘆きの傷も　跡形もなく溶けて消えて散って逝っててああー

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