Body position when playing FFR

EnergY30 · 03-2-2008, 07:59 PM

Okay, this may seem like a strange thing discuss, but i would like to anyway

Ive been experimenting a little with this lately.
How do you position yourself to play your best?

Lean back in the chair, or leaning forward to get some weight over the fingers?
Are you having straight arms, or bended elbows?
Are your arms resting on the table (in front of the keyboard), or do you keep them "in air" so the only contact is between the fingers and the buttons?
Anything else worth mentioning?

EnergY30

**Go_Oilers_Go** · 03-2-2008, 08:01 PM

I unconsciously learn forward and hunch my shoulders when I get into really intense parts in a song.

**Kekeb** · 03-2-2008, 08:05 PM

Feet propped on the bar under my desk(lol picture).
I lean back, my elbows bent below the desk.... basically the ****tiest position for you.

**Flandre Scarlet** · 03-2-2008, 08:14 PM

Here's my setup:

-Feet propped against a wooden beam under neath the desk
-Forearms resting on the chair's arms (Helps me keep control when vibrating to hit jacks)
-Lean slightly forward to put momentum and weight on my fingers (Also helps me for jacks)
-Arms level with the keyboard
-Monitor about 6 inches above and away from the keyboard

**lumphoboextreme** · 03-2-2008, 08:16 PM

unless i'm actually trying for something i'll normally prop my feet on the dest and lean back. xD

**Jerry DB** · 03-2-2008, 08:17 PM

I just play leaning back in my chair so my back doesnt get sore from sitting up

**Coolboyrulez0** · 03-2-2008, 08:44 PM

Sit really tense and straight up. That's what i do.

SkySeal · 03-2-2008, 08:49 PM

1. Stand up
2. Pull down my pants.
3. Walk to keyboard.
Rest is self explanatory.

No, I just lean back on my chair when I play and there's lest strain in my upper arm and wrists.

KlingPosnot · 03-2-2008, 08:49 PM

I sit leaning forward with my wrists on the keyboard, and I headbang unless its really intense and syncopated, and my feet usually end up underneath my chair after songs even though I start out with them in front of me...

ieatyourlvllol · 03-2-2008, 09:01 PM

Hmm...let us see. When I play FFR, I tend to play...

...while sitting.

Good day to you, kind sirs!

NFD · 03-2-2008, 09:01 PM

I lean forward, =/

RivarseKyire · 03-2-2008, 09:10 PM

i lean back on my chair and my wrists are resting on the table with bended elbows.
sometimes i put my knees up against the table edge and play with arms straight.

charless · 03-2-2008, 09:12 PM

* Sit straight up
* Bended belows
* I play spread with the arrow keys so my hands conjoin at a "90" degree angle.

Bai

Xx{Midnight}xX · 03-2-2008, 09:15 PM

Sitting down in a chair in proper pose and then just slam the keys... I ocassionaly turn my screen and play one handed.

SulferDragon · 03-2-2008, 09:18 PM

I put the keyboard on the floor and start stepping on it hoping I'm hitting the right keys.

P.S. High Boo count :<

**Fantasticone** · 03-2-2008, 09:23 PM

I sit on the butterfly position. That or put a leg over the side of the chair handle if I am in need to stretch.

stivitybobo · 03-2-2008, 09:26 PM

i sit back with a pillow in lap and dont breathe... usually at all during a song

**rushyrulz** · 03-2-2008, 09:42 PM

I cross my legs. My right foot is like I'm on my tiptoe firm on the ground, my left foot rests on the right foot's achilles and barely touches the ground.

**awein999** · 03-2-2008, 10:01 PM

I slouch and keep my my hands resting close to the keys I'm striking to ensure I hit them directly on. My feet are almost always underneath my chair.

**remedy1502** · 03-2-2008, 10:05 PM

Lean back, left foot over right under the desk, arms straight, keyboard angled slightly so my left hand is lower than my right, I sit to the left of my monitor/keyboard, and then play

03-2-2008, 07:59 PM	#1
EnergY30 FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 15	Body position when playing FFR Okay, this may seem like a strange thing discuss, but i would like to anyway Ive been experimenting a little with this lately. How do you position yourself to play your best? Lean back in the chair, or leaning forward to get some weight over the fingers? Are you having straight arms, or bended elbows? Are your arms resting on the table (in front of the keyboard), or do you keep them "in air" so the only contact is between the fingers and the buttons? Anything else worth mentioning? EnergY30 __________________ AAA's: 188 + 42 = 230 Best AAA's: Bury me on the jedi battlefield, Brooks was here [heavy], Crystalis - house leaves (long), World of dreams, Courage

03-2-2008, 08:01 PM	#2
Go_Oilers_Go <<Insert Title Here>> Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Regina, SK, Canada Age: 34 Posts: 1,436	Re: Body position when playing FFR I unconsciously learn forward and hunch my shoulders when I get into really intense parts in a song.

03-2-2008, 08:05 PM	#3
Kekeb davai Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 33 Posts: 2,765	Re: Body position when playing FFR Feet propped on the bar under my desk(lol picture). I lean back, my elbows bent below the desk.... basically the ****tiest position for you.

03-2-2008, 08:14 PM	#4
Flandre Scarlet Death Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: TF2 - Trading Hell - Saxton Hell Server Group Age: 32 Posts: 903	Re: Body position when playing FFR Here's my setup: -Feet propped against a wooden beam under neath the desk -Forearms resting on the chair's arms (Helps me keep control when vibrating to hit jacks) -Lean slightly forward to put momentum and weight on my fingers (Also helps me for jacks) -Arms level with the keyboard -Monitor about 6 inches above and away from the keyboard __________________ Playing FFR/Lurking around the forums since Dec. 2004

03-2-2008, 08:16 PM	#5
lumphoboextreme FFR Veteran Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Age: 33 Posts: 8,592	Re: Body position when playing FFR unless i'm actually trying for something i'll normally prop my feet on the dest and lean back. xD __________________

03-2-2008, 08:17 PM	#6
Jerry DB FFR, lift, repeat Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: oregon Age: 32 Posts: 2,071	Re: Body position when playing FFR I just play leaning back in my chair so my back doesnt get sore from sitting up

03-2-2008, 08:44 PM	#7
Coolboyrulez0 VICES Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Germany Age: 30 Posts: 10,031	Re: Body position when playing FFR Sit really tense and straight up. That's what i do.

03-2-2008, 08:49 PM	#8
SkySeal FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,353	Re: Body position when playing FFR 1. Stand up 2. Pull down my pants. 3. Walk to keyboard. Rest is self explanatory. No, I just lean back on my chair when I play and there's lest strain in my upper arm and wrists.

03-2-2008, 09:01 PM	#10
ieatyourlvllol FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: it's a mystery oooo Posts: 3,221	Re: Body position when playing FFR Hmm...let us see. When I play FFR, I tend to play... ...while sitting. Good day to you, kind sirs!

03-2-2008, 09:01 PM	#11
NFD FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: I see us on a beach down in, Mexico Age: 31 Posts: 4,715	Re: Body position when playing FFR I lean forward, =/ __________________

03-2-2008, 09:10 PM	#12
RivarseKyire FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 30 Posts: 19	Re: Body position when playing FFR i lean back on my chair and my wrists are resting on the table with bended elbows. sometimes i put my knees up against the table edge and play with arms straight. __________________

03-2-2008, 09:12 PM	#13
charless FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South San Francisco, CA Age: 36 Posts: 202	Re: Body position when playing FFR * Sit straight up * Bended belows * I play spread with the arrow keys so my hands conjoin at a "90" degree angle. Bai __________________ PLAYING SINCE SEPTEMBER 2007. Best AAA: Glove Stage - Ultra Sweden Best SDG: Garyuutensei, Chlorophyll, Novo Mundo, Dazzling Destiny Tier Points: 755,128 Charles Mullen Internet Marketing Blog

03-2-2008, 09:15 PM	#14
Xx{Midnight}xX FFR Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 31 Posts: 8,548	Re: Body position when playing FFR Sitting down in a chair in proper pose and then just slam the keys... I ocassionaly turn my screen and play one handed.

03-2-2008, 09:18 PM	#15
SulferDragon this is a waste of space Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oregon Age: 33 Posts: 2,668	Re: Body position when playing FFR I put the keyboard on the floor and start stepping on it hoping I'm hitting the right keys. P.S. High Boo count :< __________________

03-2-2008, 09:23 PM	#16
Fantasticone D7 Elite Keymasher Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 33 Posts: 6,003	Re: Body position when playing FFR I sit on the butterfly position. That or put a leg over the side of the chair handle if I am in need to stretch. __________________

03-2-2008, 09:26 PM	#17
stivitybobo FFR Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: new jersey,usa Posts: 77	Re: Body position when playing FFR i sit back with a pillow in lap and dont breathe... usually at all during a song __________________ best fcs: blue noah, Dot Matrix Hero, Be Princess, shihen Best AAA: fahrenheit Best masters+: Southern Cross

03-2-2008, 09:42 PM	#18
rushyrulz Digital Dancing! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 80 billion club, NE Age: 31 Posts: 12,980	Re: Body position when playing FFR I cross my legs. My right foot is like I'm on my tiptoe firm on the ground, my left foot rests on the right foot's achilles and barely touches the ground. __________________

03-2-2008, 10:01 PM	#19
awein999 (ಠ⌣ಠ) Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4,642	Re: Body position when playing FFR I slouch and keep my my hands resting close to the keys I'm striking to ensure I hit them directly on. My feet are almost always underneath my chair.

03-2-2008, 10:05 PM	#20
remedy1502 remederpin Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Age: 31 Posts: 4,884	Re: Body position when playing FFR Lean back, left foot over right under the desk, arms straight, keyboard angled slightly so my left hand is lower than my right, I sit to the left of my monitor/keyboard, and then play

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