This is almost exactly my story. Copyright infringement!Brian OA wrote:
SPOILERI started alternating, though over time I tried out singletapping, which eventually got me torn between both styles. It was pretty frustrating since I would trip up and miss really easy 1/2 notes.
The problem, I gathered, wasn't that I needed to be consistent with one style, but that I wasn't good enough at either. I had trouble alternating 210+ 1/2's for more than 8 notes and my singletapping was limited to my middle finger. Similarly, I could only start streams with my middle finger, and alternating stacks of 1/2's was confusing. So I practiced alternating and tried singletapping with my index finger more often.
Nowadays I really just switch styles as I see fit mid-song, switching my singletapping finger sporadically or alternating.
You should have continued single-tapping. It is just a play style. There is nothing to say you can't learn alternating later, or that you can't if you don't start now. It's also easier to learn it later once you're better at the game. Or just apply speed separation logic: Only alternate stuff that's too fast to single-tap. That way you don't confuse yourself.
I get the feeling you aren't writing the full story either... "Motivated" you to alternate? There must have been a root thought, because SilviA isn't it. If you somehow feel you're accomplishing better hand-eye coordination, or growing your set of skills by learning to alternate, I can assure you it's not like that. I thought this way at first, and it's really a good idea to stick to one style... Seriously. Getting better at the game =/= learning more styles, you just slow yourself down.