You're half right. After looking at this and thinking about it some more I've realised what the problem actually was. My hands weren't cramping during the streams but at the start and end of the streams when I double tapped.Xyrusd0t0 wrote:
OP reads as though he is having trouble alternating properly on Bursts and multiple sets of triples, i.e. XXZXZXZ and is getting 100s all as a result of tensing his hands during streams.
The problem probably isn't the pattern he alternates with, but the unnecessary tension in his hand.
Even when full alternating the streaming and tapping motions are different and I can handle much higher tapping speeds with the streaming motion. I also haven't single tapped since my first week of osu! so my alternating tapping speed is faster than my single tap speed by a reasonable margin. Thus when I was double tapping at the start and end of streams or during fast slider transitions I was trying to single tap BPM's that I couldn't handle and my hand was cramping up.
By perfectly alternating those transitions I avoid single tapping BPMs that my hand can't handle.