Why do people hold on to the safety bar often?

-SPONG3Y--DDR--M4N!4C- · 03-31-2007, 01:12 AM

Whenever I watch people doing 7-9 footers they always hold on to the safety bar. I never hold on to it. Perhaps it is a platform for balance.

NegativePoints · 03-31-2007, 01:16 AM

It helps a lot of people. I've only played this stuff at home on StepMania without a bar, so I don't really know exactly how it would help so much, but I've heard about a lot of a lot of good scores where the person who got them admitted to "bar rape." I think it would help me a lot to have a bar, since I'm pretty much a DDR/ITG noob that has trouble finding where the arrows are on my pad without looking lol.

PinoySkillz · 03-31-2007, 01:21 AM

Some songs are physically impossible to do without using the bar. Personally...I only use it when no one is looking :X

Tibs · 03-31-2007, 06:56 AM

It helps you keep your balance, increases your speed and decreases stamina drain.

CMAxX400 · 03-31-2007, 09:07 AM

Yeah, it helps on fast songs to keep my balance. Heck I'm not guilty abut using the bar at all, so don't even THINK about flaming me over this.

meiloyn · 03-31-2007, 10:24 AM

Hmm... I've only played DDR at home, where there is no bar. I didn'teven know thre was a bar at DDR arcades.

dancer2extreme4 · 03-31-2007, 11:07 AM

It also helps with PA, I wouldn't barrape a 7 or 8 footer normally, but in a tournament or something or if I'm going for a AAA definately because your not moving your body as much so you can focus more on hitting it accurately.

**dore** · 03-31-2007, 03:49 PM

When you're connected to a stationary object (the bar) you move your center of gravity less. Less movement=less energy=more control and endurance.

sjoecool1991 · 03-31-2007, 05:08 PM

7-9 foor songs with the bar is kinda dumb, because those songs are so easy.
10 foot and up is fine.

Well, some 9s are hard enough to use the bar.

rel89 · 03-31-2007, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dore

When you're connected to a stationary object (the bar) you move your center of gravity less. Less movement=less energy=more control and endurance.

And when you're not using more energy you are able to play more songs which = more fun!

meno_rocks123 · 03-31-2007, 05:44 PM

I just plain suck. bar or no bar.

**TS_SonicMaster** · 03-31-2007, 06:08 PM

I play with the bar on any song. I just can't without it.

rel89 · 03-31-2007, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TS_SonicMaster

I play with the bar on any song. I just can't without it.

I always play with the bar on all the ITG 10's, and then when I go and play SNCS, It's so disorientating.. I get sucked.

jellygod · 03-31-2007, 10:47 PM

using the bar for anything in ddr is pointless, alot of people that use the bar on ddr are looked down upon as "bar rapers" i can understand using the bar in some songs on itg, but defianetely not ddr.

Oddbrother · 04-1-2007, 01:24 AM

Playing DDR or ITG without the bar makes you look and play 1.5x better than playing with it after some rigorous practice. Think of bar hugging as a drug/handicap.

**bmah** · 04-1-2007, 01:27 AM

I play with the bar on any difficulty level, from 6 to 10s. I don't care what people say about that, I just play for fun. And sometimes I'll play without the bar. Just depends on how I feel, really.

**dore** · 04-1-2007, 02:00 AM

You honestly look better in a crowd when you barrape just for the sheer "omgwtf 400 combo" factor.

SulferDragon · 04-1-2007, 02:34 AM

To be honest I actually think I play better in the arcade without the bar... well, until my stamina is drained. But until then the bar seems to hurt my PA more then it helps. On the 11, 12, and 13 footers I need the bar to survive though. And for those who say, "DDR doesn't have 11 footers!" PSMO is definitely an 11 even though in DDR it doesn't go above 10.

Then at home when I play SM I ALWAYS bar rape. No, I don't have a bar, but in the bedroom where the computer is there's a bed right behind it, so when I set up the pad I can just latch on to the bed railing. I seem to do it without even realizing. Whether 6 feet, or 12 feet. Hey, it's helped me to several AAA's, and a Black Flag on a 10 footer.

As much as I hate the bar I can't say it doesn't help, but I still hate it when people depend on it. It's nice to see good people who don't always bar rape.

beaner692 · 04-1-2007, 02:36 AM

I dont hold onto any bar, however I DO sit in a computer chair while I play lol

My family members think im a lazy sack of s**t. lol

-SPONG3Y--DDR--M4N!4C- · 04-1-2007, 06:20 AM

some poeple who play 8+ footers latch onto the bar and while they are floating in mid-air they do quick 8ths - 16ths.

03-31-2007, 01:12 AM	#1
-SPONG3Y--DDR--M4N!4C- FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 69	Why do people hold on to the safety bar often? Whenever I watch people doing 7-9 footers they always hold on to the safety bar. I never hold on to it. Perhaps it is a platform for balance.

03-31-2007, 01:16 AM	#2
NegativePoints FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 12	Re: Why do people hold on to the safety bar often? It helps a lot of people. I've only played this stuff at home on StepMania without a bar, so I don't really know exactly how it would help so much, but I've heard about a lot of a lot of good scores where the person who got them admitted to "bar rape." I think it would help me a lot to have a bar, since I'm pretty much a DDR/ITG noob that has trouble finding where the arrows are on my pad without looking lol. __________________

03-31-2007, 01:21 AM	#3
PinoySkillz FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 216	Re: Why do people hold on to the safety bar often? Some songs are physically impossible to do without using the bar. Personally...I only use it when no one is looking :X

03-31-2007, 06:56 AM	#4
Tibs FFR Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: UK Age: 35 Posts: 5,235	Re: Why do people hold on to the safety bar often? It helps you keep your balance, increases your speed and decreases stamina drain.

03-31-2007, 09:07 AM	#5
CMAxX400 FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: I think it's somewhere in the northwestern corner of the 9th dimension...or something... Posts: 17	Re: Why do people hold on to the safety bar often? Yeah, it helps on fast songs to keep my balance. Heck I'm not guilty abut using the bar at all, so don't even THINK about flaming me over this. __________________ CMaxX400

03-31-2007, 10:24 AM	#6
meiloyn FFR Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: n00b Ridden (altered name of real city) Posts: 291	Re: Why do people hold on to the safety bar often? Hmm... I've only played DDR at home, where there is no bar. I didn'teven know thre was a bar at DDR arcades. __________________ My little corner of Local Reality Quotes: Zack: Okay, I've got tampons, a Venus razor, now to stop at Victoria's secret. Joe: Uh, I think you're taking this joke a little too far. Seriously. I can understand going off to buy a bra, but TAMPONS? You're starting to kill the joke. And do I really have to come with you? Zack: Shut up. It's funny. Last edited by Meiloyn : Today at 06:09 PM. Reason: Removed NSFW content

03-31-2007, 11:07 AM	#7
dancer2extreme4 FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 23	Re: Why do people hold on to the safety bar often? It also helps with PA, I wouldn't barrape a 7 or 8 footer normally, but in a tournament or something or if I'm going for a AAA definately because your not moving your body as much so you can focus more on hitting it accurately.

03-31-2007, 03:49 PM	#8
dore caveman pornstar Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: ridin on a unicorn Age: 33 Posts: 6,317	Re: Why do people hold on to the safety bar often? When you're connected to a stationary object (the bar) you move your center of gravity less. Less movement=less energy=more control and endurance. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IREnpHco9mw

03-31-2007, 05:08 PM	#9
sjoecool1991 FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 33 Posts: 2,302	Re: Why do people hold on to the safety bar often? 7-9 foor songs with the bar is kinda dumb, because those songs are so easy. 10 foot and up is fine. Well, some 9s are hard enough to use the bar.

03-31-2007, 05:44 PM	#11
meno_rocks123 FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: in a box on the corner of main and broadway Age: 31 Posts: 2,324	Re: Why do people hold on to the safety bar often? I just plain suck. bar or no bar.

03-31-2007, 06:08 PM	#12
TS_SonicMaster FFR Lolicon Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL Age: 32 Posts: 1,257	Re: Why do people hold on to the safety bar often? I play with the bar on any song. I just can't without it. __________________ Best and Only AAAA: Ageha BF2014 5 Greats SDG vid Maid and Pocket Watch of Blood Oni 9 Greats 1 CB vid Thermosphere 1 CB vids from super nub days

03-31-2007, 10:47 PM	#14
jellygod FFR Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Michigan Age: 34 Posts: 1,703	Re: Why do people hold on to the safety bar often? using the bar for anything in ddr is pointless, alot of people that use the bar on ddr are looked down upon as "bar rapers" i can understand using the bar in some songs on itg, but defianetely not ddr.

04-1-2007, 01:24 AM	#15
Oddbrother FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: United States of America Age: 34 Posts: 10	Re: Why do people hold on to the safety bar often? Playing DDR or ITG without the bar makes you look and play 1.5x better than playing with it after some rigorous practice. Think of bar hugging as a drug/handicap. __________________ Yes, I'm a rookie. Do you need a rookie? I don't know how much help I can be to you. [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

04-1-2007, 01:27 AM	#16
bmah shots FIRED Global Moderator, User Support, Judge Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Edmonton, AB Age: 36 Posts: 8,448	Re: Why do people hold on to the safety bar often? I play with the bar on any difficulty level, from 6 to 10s. I don't care what people say about that, I just play for fun. And sometimes I'll play without the bar. Just depends on how I feel, really.

04-1-2007, 02:00 AM	#17
dore caveman pornstar Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: ridin on a unicorn Age: 33 Posts: 6,317	Re: Why do people hold on to the safety bar often? You honestly look better in a crowd when you barrape just for the sheer "omgwtf 400 combo" factor. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IREnpHco9mw

04-1-2007, 02:34 AM	#18
SulferDragon this is a waste of space Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oregon Age: 33 Posts: 2,668	Re: Why do people hold on to the safety bar often? To be honest I actually think I play better in the arcade without the bar... well, until my stamina is drained. But until then the bar seems to hurt my PA more then it helps. On the 11, 12, and 13 footers I need the bar to survive though. And for those who say, "DDR doesn't have 11 footers!" PSMO is definitely an 11 even though in DDR it doesn't go above 10. Then at home when I play SM I ALWAYS bar rape. No, I don't have a bar, but in the bedroom where the computer is there's a bed right behind it, so when I set up the pad I can just latch on to the bed railing. I seem to do it without even realizing. Whether 6 feet, or 12 feet. Hey, it's helped me to several AAA's, and a Black Flag on a 10 footer. As much as I hate the bar I can't say it doesn't help, but I still hate it when people depend on it. It's nice to see good people who don't always bar rape. __________________

04-1-2007, 02:36 AM	#19
beaner692 FFR Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: California Age: 34 Posts: 1,071	Re: Why do people hold on to the safety bar often? I dont hold onto any bar, however I DO sit in a computer chair while I play lol My family members think im a lazy sack of s**t. lol __________________ wewt10k aim: IMB3AU http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...&q=vertex+beta I play Vertex BETA :O

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