When I first started FFR, I thought there was only one hand postition. That was just using 3 fingers on one hand. Although this did work, it seems like it wasn't good enough. First of all, my hand hurt after I played hard songs. Second of all, I had to share the up and down arrow key with my middle finger which made it harder for me to do up down jumps, and just switching back and forth. Although one handed may be hard for the harder songs, with a lot of practice you can become better with any postition. This guide basically just explains the different hand positions you can use while playing FFR.
3 fingered one hand: This is the hand position that most new members (including myself at a time) use. It is usually the simplest and most comfortable for new members, so they often assume it is the best way to play FFR.
Fingering:
Dominant hand index finger goes on: left arrow key <
Dominant hand middle finger goes on: alternates on up and down arrow key v ^
Dominant hand ring finger goes on: right arrow key >
Advantages:
1. It is the most comfortable for new members.
Disadvantages:
1. It is harder to do quick songs and jumps.
2. It wears out your hand.
4 fingered one hand: I have only known one or 2 people who actually use this position actually, and I find it rather difficult. It is basically the same as the 3 fingered one hand techique, but instead of your middle finger controlling both the up and down arrows, your thumb controls the down arrow.
Fingering: The fingering is the same as 3 fingered one hand, except your thumb controls the down v arrow.
Advantages:
1. If one of your hands is extremely dominant over the other, this is a good way to cover all four keys.
Disadvantages:
1. It feels pretty awkward to most people.
2. It wears out your one hand.
Spread: Spread is the position most veterans or elites play (including myself
). Spread is hard to master at first, especially if you started out one handed. But from experience, switching to spread will make you a better player. And before I explain fingering let me point out the number pad. The number pad is not the number above all the letters, it is on the very right of your keyboard and has numbers on it. If you look at the 8, 6, 4, and 2 you will notice they have arrows, these arrows can be used in FFR also.*
*note: if you play Stepmania, you will have to go to options and map it or else this position won't work.
Fingering:
Left middle finger goes on: left arrow key <
Left index finger goes on: down arrow key v
Right index finger goes on: 8 numberpad
Right middle finger goes on: 6 numberpad
Advantages:
1. It covers all 4 arrows
2. It doesn't wear out your hand
3. Rolls, hands, and quads.
Disadvantages:
1. It makes the up and right arrow keys jealous XD.
2. Running men may be harder with this position.
Index: Index is probobly the most unique hand style there is. It uses only the index fingers of both hands.* Surprisingly enough, many elites (such as Novacaine) use this position.
*note: most index player alternate index fingers instead of assigning 2 arrow keys to each finger
Fingering: Your 2 index fingers alternate, and hit the designated arrow. Btw, index fingers don't use the number pad, just the 4 normal arrows keys.
Advantages:
1. With this position, you can use more then one finger for one key which may help you on jackhammers.
2. Trills can be more comfortable and easier with this position.
Disadvantages:
1. You may accidently miss the arrow.
2. It may be harder for fast songs.
3. Jumpstreams may be harder with this position.
4. Hands and Quads.
3 fingered two hand: This is the hand position that mostly average/pretty good players use.
Fingering:
Dominant hand index finger goes on: alternates on up and down arrow key v ^
Dominant hand middle finger goes on: right arrow key >
Off hand index finger goes on: left arrow key <
Advantages:
1. It is less draining than one handed.
2. Quick jumps and 16ths are easier.
Disadvantages:
1. It is harder to do up-down and left-up jumps.
2. Players have to temporarily switch to index to do rolls/staircases.
OTHER PLAYER'S SUGGESTIONS
4 Fingers One Hand V2:
left- right hand, index finger
up- right hand, middle finger
right- right hand, ring finger
down- left hand, index finger
4 Fingers One Hand V3:
left arrow = thumb
down arrow = index
up arrow = middle
right arrow = ring
Crowded Spread:
Left arrow = Left middle
Down arrow = Left index
Up arrow = Right index
Right arrow = Right middle
P.S. sorry it's kinda hard to see the title but I'm running out of colors XD.:
Thank you. Just remember, whichever position you choose, with enough practice you can become good with practice.
But that's not all! There are endless posibilities for finger positions, and you can choose it yourself! All you have to do is learn about it in this thread:
http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...ad.php?t=41727
Btw, if you have any questions about the fingering positions feel free to ask but if you have a question about mapping keys you will have to ask it in the mapping keys thread.
P.S. If I forgot any common ones please tell me.
*Sticky please*
3 fingered one hand: This is the hand position that most new members (including myself at a time) use. It is usually the simplest and most comfortable for new members, so they often assume it is the best way to play FFR.
Fingering:
Dominant hand index finger goes on: left arrow key <
Dominant hand middle finger goes on: alternates on up and down arrow key v ^
Dominant hand ring finger goes on: right arrow key >
Advantages:
1. It is the most comfortable for new members.
Disadvantages:
1. It is harder to do quick songs and jumps.
2. It wears out your hand.
4 fingered one hand: I have only known one or 2 people who actually use this position actually, and I find it rather difficult. It is basically the same as the 3 fingered one hand techique, but instead of your middle finger controlling both the up and down arrows, your thumb controls the down arrow.
Fingering: The fingering is the same as 3 fingered one hand, except your thumb controls the down v arrow.
Advantages:
1. If one of your hands is extremely dominant over the other, this is a good way to cover all four keys.
Disadvantages:
1. It feels pretty awkward to most people.
2. It wears out your one hand.
Spread: Spread is the position most veterans or elites play (including myself
). Spread is hard to master at first, especially if you started out one handed. But from experience, switching to spread will make you a better player. And before I explain fingering let me point out the number pad. The number pad is not the number above all the letters, it is on the very right of your keyboard and has numbers on it. If you look at the 8, 6, 4, and 2 you will notice they have arrows, these arrows can be used in FFR also.**note: if you play Stepmania, you will have to go to options and map it or else this position won't work.
Fingering:
Left middle finger goes on: left arrow key <
Left index finger goes on: down arrow key v
Right index finger goes on: 8 numberpad
Right middle finger goes on: 6 numberpad
Advantages:
1. It covers all 4 arrows
2. It doesn't wear out your hand
3. Rolls, hands, and quads.
Disadvantages:
1. It makes the up and right arrow keys jealous XD.
2. Running men may be harder with this position.
Index: Index is probobly the most unique hand style there is. It uses only the index fingers of both hands.* Surprisingly enough, many elites (such as Novacaine) use this position.
*note: most index player alternate index fingers instead of assigning 2 arrow keys to each finger
Fingering: Your 2 index fingers alternate, and hit the designated arrow. Btw, index fingers don't use the number pad, just the 4 normal arrows keys.
Advantages:
1. With this position, you can use more then one finger for one key which may help you on jackhammers.
2. Trills can be more comfortable and easier with this position.
Disadvantages:
1. You may accidently miss the arrow.
2. It may be harder for fast songs.
3. Jumpstreams may be harder with this position.
4. Hands and Quads.
3 fingered two hand: This is the hand position that mostly average/pretty good players use.
Fingering:
Dominant hand index finger goes on: alternates on up and down arrow key v ^
Dominant hand middle finger goes on: right arrow key >
Off hand index finger goes on: left arrow key <
Advantages:
1. It is less draining than one handed.
2. Quick jumps and 16ths are easier.
Disadvantages:
1. It is harder to do up-down and left-up jumps.
2. Players have to temporarily switch to index to do rolls/staircases.
OTHER PLAYER'S SUGGESTIONS
4 Fingers One Hand V2:
left- right hand, index finger
up- right hand, middle finger
right- right hand, ring finger
down- left hand, index finger
4 Fingers One Hand V3:
left arrow = thumb
down arrow = index
up arrow = middle
right arrow = ring
Crowded Spread:
Left arrow = Left middle
Down arrow = Left index
Up arrow = Right index
Right arrow = Right middle
P.S. sorry it's kinda hard to see the title but I'm running out of colors XD.:
Thank you. Just remember, whichever position you choose, with enough practice you can become good with practice.
But that's not all! There are endless posibilities for finger positions, and you can choose it yourself! All you have to do is learn about it in this thread:
http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...ad.php?t=41727
Btw, if you have any questions about the fingering positions feel free to ask but if you have a question about mapping keys you will have to ask it in the mapping keys thread.
P.S. If I forgot any common ones please tell me.
*Sticky please*
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