Woh, my thread is back. Anyway, I guess I'll give an update, since it is here. Firstly, Wishy, I've actually always done what you are saying about setting a standard. I think it's great advice. I have a lot of standards that I use in conjunction with each other right now, and I am always updating them to push my limits further. What I've done now, though, is also set mechanical standards, to a degree, so I can try to perfectly execute alternations and such. It's working.
As for the update, I am so much better than I was when I made this thread. I can now actually do a lot of the techniques I discussed with Aevv. I'm finding myself mechanically switching keys much more smoothly, and relying less on always single clicking for combinations. Best of all, my single click speed is way up! I actually passed a 140 something BPM map on DT the other night on a map where most of the top scores were hidden. It wasn't FC, but my FC's are getting better too. I can now play Hardrock! I used to suck awfully at it, but I've been able to HD HR some good stuff lately. I am now putting a lot of attention into improving accuracy on HD HR, and overall accuracy. One of my biggest problems is that I still tense up my arm and hand muscles to try to grip harder when I play fast, like on DT, but I am finding that I can consciously make the decision to relax, and then I aim about five times better, and I free up my muscles to click at a speed that I really didn't think I could do. I still can't control it at the speeds that I am trying to attain, but I can play them now, and that's the first step. Some of the practice maps from this thread are still owning me every time, so I have a lot of work to do.
I hope this is instructional for others. Thank you for the advice, Wishy, although I don't think switching to a tablet would helps my woes. I am a click/x mouse player, and I don't think I'd ever want to adjust to playing tap/x on a tablet. As for a mech keyboard, I have some interest in it, but I feel that getting one for clicking just one key isn't warranted for me yet. I need to improve my use of that key first.