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Should I stop using ring + index finger for playing osu?

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naliem
88 posts
Joined September 2013
Topic Starter
naliem
I have been playing osu for one year, and most of the time i used the middle finger and the index finger.

Three months ago, I realizaed that playing with my ring finger instead of the middle finger was more comfortable and I started using it instead of the middle finger. A few days ago, I realized that I'm stuck at 185+ streams and can't singletap above 210 bpm. Maybe is the ring finger slowing my speed? I practice almost everyday and try to push up my limits with high BPM songs and streams, but it seems that I can't go any further than I am.

Is playing with the ring finger and the index finger normal? All the player I see are using middle + index and I tried to return to this method but now my middle finger is fucking dead. I can't even stream 160 bpm with it and my singletap is horrendous.

Should I stop using my ring finger and try to return to the middle one? Is playing with it a bad habit which I have taken? In that case, it would be better to start somewhere below my level for getting used to, and that pisses me off D:

Thanks for reading my poor english (spanish educations is the best -irony-).
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Ohrami
685 posts
Joined March 2010
Ohrami
what you really need is the osu! tablet

dung eater
2,392 posts
Joined December 2013
dung eater
Changing things does take getting used to. If you want to do it, do it. Any combination of middle/index/ring finger should be fine.
_koinuri
451 posts
Joined June 2012
_koinuri
Ring + index full alternate playstyle here, I'm probably the only person who plays like this

Since you seem to have similar problem as me (I'm still stuck at 190BPM stream and 210BPM singletapping as well), you can try switching to full alternate to compensate for the lack of speed. It takes a while to get used to it but it was worth it imo.

Then you can fill your top performance with no mod jump maps, because that's basically the only thing you can improve, and look cool.
Vraxxel
20 posts
Joined June 2013
Vraxxel
I think you'll be fine, i'm pretty sure any playstyle can work

(Or at least that's what I tell myself if I start to doubt it myself :3)
Karuta-_old_1
947 posts
Joined November 2009
Karuta-_old_1

-[Koinuri] wrote:

Ring + index full alternate playstyle here, I'm probably the only person who plays like this
sorry to digress but what keys do you tap with?

It's the first time I've ever heard of this style (maybe I haven't watched enough osu!videos)

Ontopic: Bad habits are okay as long as you work to improve it, I have countless bad habits when I play osu!
GoldenWolf
2,983 posts
Joined May 2012
GoldenWolf
One of my friend was using thumb + ring finger and did just fine playing insanes around 5*, even with long-ish streams
So anything goes if you're comfortable with
_koinuri
451 posts
Joined June 2012
_koinuri
S and F
Ohrami
685 posts
Joined March 2010
Ohrami

-[Koinuri] wrote:

Ring + index full alternate playstyle here, I'm probably the only person who plays like this
I can one up you
Index+middle+ring+ tablet tap play style all single tapz
winber1
4,520 posts
Joined February 2010
winber1
i mean that's cool and all that you guys can use your fingers well, but i personally play with my two buttocks
Vuelo Eluko
5,484 posts
Joined October 2013
Vuelo Eluko

winber1 wrote:

i mean that's cool and all that you guys can use your fingers well, but i personally play with my two buttocks
vid
cheezstik
1,005 posts
Joined October 2013
cheezstik
I think doomsday uses index and ring, and he is one of the best streamers, so it should be fine. Middle + ring should be pretty similar.
Woobowiz
412 posts
Joined March 2014
Woobowiz

winber1 wrote:

i mean that's cool and all that you guys can use your fingers well, but i personally play with my two buttocks
That's not fair at all, that means if you can't stream 200 bpm with your cheeks, all you need is a few hours on the Stairmaster and BAM, you're Cookiezi.
winber1-senpai pls.
buny
3,435 posts
Joined March 2012
buny

-[Koinuri] wrote:

Ring + index full alternate playstyle here, I'm probably the only person who plays like this

Since you seem to have similar problem as me (I'm still stuck at 190BPM stream and 210BPM singletapping as well), you can try switching to full alternate to compensate for the lack of speed. It takes a while to get used to it but it was worth it imo.

Then you can fill your top performance with no mod jump maps, because that's basically the only thing you can improve, and look cool.
you're not the first or the last or the second person to use that playstyle

and you're not the forth of fifth
_koinuri
451 posts
Joined June 2012
_koinuri

buny wrote:

-[Koinuri] wrote:

Ring + index full alternate playstyle here, I'm probably the only person who plays like this

Since you seem to have similar problem as me (I'm still stuck at 190BPM stream and 210BPM singletapping as well), you can try switching to full alternate to compensate for the lack of speed. It takes a while to get used to it but it was worth it imo.

Then you can fill your top performance with no mod jump maps, because that's basically the only thing you can improve, and look cool.
you're not the first or the last or the second person to use that playstyle

and you're not the forth of fifth
I thought I made it obvious that my whole post was just joking around especially with the last sentence
Dexus
982 posts
Joined July 2009
Dexus
Do what is comfortable.

So if you can only stream 185bpm and you can't single tap at 210bpm... you should try streaming at 190bpm and single tapping at 195bpm? It's pretty vague to just say you can do these things when we can't tell what exactly your limits are and if you're even doing this stuff right in the first place. Also, the difference in speed from 185 to 210 is pretty marginal so don't get upset if you can't do it. It takes time to build speed and commonly doesn't just happen over night.
I Give Up
1,648 posts
Joined January 2014
I Give Up
This is probably one of the most difficult ways to tap since ring/middle share the same tendon, it will be difficult to build stamina.

I have no problem using ring/index, but I certainly faced stamina issues when trying out ring/middle.
E m i
E m i

KukiMonster wrote:

This is probably one of the most difficult ways to tap since ring/middle share the same tendon, it will be difficult to build stamina.

I have no problem using ring/index, but I certainly faced stamina issues when trying out ring/middle.
They don't share tendons. But they don't have their own extensor muscles like the index finger and pinky do. Try to make a fist with your hand, and then fully extend your middle/ring finger. When you do it normally, neighboring fingers will have to extend too. If you do it and hold down all your other fingers, then you might feel pain in other fingers - it might be because you're simultaneously pulling on their tendons. The middle finger seems to, obviously, do a little better.
What does it prove? / what am I trying to prove?
That combined movement of the middle finger and ring finger is both physically and mentally difficult and might be detrimental to your streaming ability.
OP, you got out of your habit once - you can do it again. The decision is yours.
RaneFire
1,181 posts
Joined May 2011
RaneFire
I take it no one noticed that the content of OP's post contradicts the title.

He states he used Index + Middle, then Index + Ring. But the topic title says Ring + Middle.

- To continue with the misunderstanding:

Ring+Middle is a terrible idea for reasons stated above. You can hardly lift your fingers properly due to the conflicting forces required for moving 1 or both of your fingers in separate directions. It's not impossible, but I think your accuracy and/or consistency will be terrible compared to just using a normal style of play.

- Back on track:

Index+Ring is fine, the only reason you would use middle in place of ring is because the middle finger is stronger. If you can make do with your ring finger then there should hardly be any difference, but usually it is quite a weak finger.
naliem
88 posts
Joined September 2013
Topic Starter
naliem
Yeah, the title was mistaken, I've just corrected it.

Reading the answers I'll try for a few days middle + index, but I think that I'll stay with ring + index, it depends on what I'll se these days.

Thank you all for the answers :P
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