hands on or off the keyboard?

[buizel8888]

Originally Posted by gnr61

i rest mine but all the best speed players tend to have their hands raised from what i've seen. i tried it and got pretty severe wrist pains after about 5 songs so i stopped

keeping them up actually makes wrist pain decrease. However, if you aren't used to it, your wrists will get tired and they will feel like they hurt p. badly.

[awein999]

my pa decreased but I think with practice it will help me improve faster

[gafandriel]

Originally Posted by justin_ator

unless I am jacking . Then I'm off.

haha...

[dean_machine]

I hover my hands over my keys and have my arms raised a little, but I'm not a pro at ffr.

[MinaciousGrace]

wrists down is to wrists up as one hand is to spread

sure it may be difficult/uncomfortable to switch initially but by sticking with the former you're invariably just going to gimp your potential as a player.

also as buziel said I've found playing wrists up actually places less straight on my wrists than otherwise

less strain, increased speed, there's really no downside

[chocobothief12]

the way i play at my best is i lie down with my head propped up a bit on the side of my couch and my laptop on my stomach. this way my elbows are rested on the floor and i can easily tap the keys quickly and comfortably. my hands hover just a bit over the keys

[awein999]

Originally Posted by MinaciousGrace

wrists down is to wrists up as one hand is to spread

sure it may be difficult/uncomfortable to switch initially but by sticking with the former you're invariably just going to gimp your potential as a player.

also as buziel said I've found playing wrists up actually places less straight on my wrists than otherwise

less strain, increased speed, there's really no downside

yeah my pa now has just about caught up to my original pa. I have more speed and it is less strain now that I am used to it.

oh and I'm MUCH better at trilling now

[vantilburg]

My wrist generally stays low near the desk for stream and trills, but for jacks/jumps my wrist raises without me thinking about it.
I suppose if it works for you, go with it. Everyone has their own way of playing - a lot of them quite unorthodox, so what works for others won't necessarily roll with you. Just do whatever gives ya them AAA's.

[TheNamesH]

Wait.... We play with our hands? I always played with my *****

Edit: Real answer: I play with wrists off keyboard =)

[[TeRa]]

On the kb.

[V-Ormix]

well have to say for the best performance you need to hav your rist off the keyboard but that is just me... course when I get lazy I often let my rist sit. But if you want to get the jacks down some times it is good to have your rist down.