Improving your DDR skills

CSirTere · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 12:02 am Post subject: Thanks for the tips!

I think stamina is the big issue for me too, even though I run track and do all that stuff. Reading the steps is okay, but I often fail the harder, faster songs because I start running out of energy towards the middle and the end.

kex_2k3 · Basic Member Joined: 11 Feb 2003 Location: UNKNOWN

first of all u dont need to run to increase yer stanima u just need to keep practicing on over songs just a bit less harder than the one u need to pass
like me and my friend play on the 5th mix and we'd tried to play hystria ,which might i add is probally nothing for u folks we couldn't do it so we found mitsori Japan 180 bpm's ten less than hystria and praciced until we could do it with out looking and when it stopped looking like it was fast than we went after hystria again and creamed it and i've only played every weekend since the last weekend of jan.so that's 14 day's we beat hytria in one weekend
the moral is dont waste yer time running cause who really hastime to run around except sargent.9 footer up there?

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Dancing Dan · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2003 9:55 am Post subject:

oooookkkkkkkkkkkkk...........But yeah stamina is my giant problem. Just gotta keep practicing the songs. Like Cartoon Heroes took me a while to get stamina for. BTW if u guys need help memorizing steps dl stepmania or DWI. I strongly reccommend DWI but it helps u memorize the steps great.

00DDRboy · Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2003 10:12 pm Post subject:

i dont think stamina or "foot speed" play a major part in being a good DDR'r. it really is just about planning ahead, seeing the notes and knowing ur beat. Also lets say you have 3 1/8 notes...um...RDL. Does any1 go Rfoot Rfoot Lfoot? Also also, just because somebody progresses in their DDR skills doesn't mean ur a bad DDR'r, but just some people catch on quicker. I've been playing DDR for maybe 4 months now and i can bearly do Paranoia 2MB on standard with default game settings.

Cloverbell · Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 5:04 pm Post subject:

You've all got some good tips there! I have a big Stamina problem too, I'm probably capable of 9 footers but since I get tiered easily I can do 8 or lower o.O and I look like a super n00b while playing standard and light songs not to wear myself out! >_<
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BTTB · Trick Member Joined: 10 Dec 2002 Location: Deep in you.

hysteria and mAtsuri japan... silly.
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blades1984 · Basic Member Joined: 26 Mar 2003

I have been playing for about 3 months. I can barely pass 7 footers on maniac. I can handle the jumps, 1/8 steps and regular steps just fine. The problem I am having is processing 1/4 steps and 1/2 steps. I can tell that they aren't regular steps or 1/8 steps, but i cant figure out the beat. Does anyone have any pointers on how to read these?

DMcCalli88 · Trick Member Joined: 24 Feb 2003 Location: Chicago, IL

Cloverbell · Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2003 5:41 pm Post subject: Re: Need advice

Cindi · Basic Member Joined: 18 Feb 2003 Location: Canada

Hate to be the "oh not so bright one" of the group but some one refresh my memory on what a cata is?
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Cindi · Basic Member Joined: 18 Feb 2003 Location: Canada

Nm I found out what a cata was..lol
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danzmacheen · Basic Member Joined: 02 Apr 2003

The more you practice a song, the better you get. I myself practice "Abyss" Heavy steps on DDRMAX and I once came one step away from a AAA ranking. I even got an AA on Max 300 Heavy! So practice a song repeatedly, and you'll just go naturally through. It's a cool feeling, just flowing your body through the music and hitting so many Perfects and Greats. I have many AAs, As, and even 4 AAAs, with 3 months experience of DDR playing, so I know what I'm talking about.

miztriz · Basic Member Joined: 29 Mar 2003 Location: riverside

I can play standard, and some heavy, but i seem to be having a lot of trouble playing 'if you were here' in heavy mode, i don't know... i have the song, i got the steps off of ddr freak, but i just can't seem to pass it!! anybody got any tips?

Nottimgostling · Basic Member Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Location: Albany

Yeah man. Search long and hard for a machine that doesnt have auto fail (the function that stops the song when your life bar drops below visible). These are tough to find, but if its an older machine in an unpopular area than you should be fine.

Save up many many many quarters.

Play the song continuously. It shall be the only song you play until you can pass it with your eyes closed.

This sounds really stupid and like a waste of time and yes, people will eventually make fun of you. But it works. The only other way to master an incredibly hard song that ive found is to get a metal home pad and just play the poopy out of it.[/list]
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Greg · Basic Member Joined: 16 Apr 2003

Well i'd say stamina and endurance plays a big role. To build endurance i usually jus play max 300 as many times i can in row. After a while songs that would get u a little tired don't.
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samurai sarai · Trick Member Joined: 06 Apr 2003

One thing that I have learned that makes you better at DDR is to keeep a positive attitude. Before I got good, I was doing six footers and focusing on how many boos and almosts I got. Instead, focus on how many greats and perfects you got. Let's say you did Max 300 on Heavy but you failed. Instead of thinking " I got 58 boos and 70 almosts!" think " I got 150 perfects and 60 greats!"

Another thing is to do songs that you like. If you really like a song, play it a lot, then put in on shuffle, boost, reverse, etc. Right now one of my favorite songs is Irresistiblement. When I first started playing, I played it on light until I got a full combo, then I moved up to standard, and now that I got a full combo on it on standard I'm going to move up to heavy. It's a 9-footer, so I'm hoping that it will be my first cata passed.

Also, be persistent. If you can't beat a song at first, keep trying it. For example, I used to have a lot of trouble with My Summer Love on standard. I really wanted to beat that song because I really liked it so I kept practicing it over and over again until I got an A. The same thing happened with the Sexy Planet oni steps and Janejana on Heavy. Now I don't even break a sweat on these songs.

Lastly, Have lots of fun! Try to make lots of friends while you're playing and you will never have to dance alone. Plus, your friends can help you out with difficult songs and make you feel better when you fail!

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Starr78 · Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2003 7:29 pm Post subject:

wow, you guys are like child prodigies. 3 months? And 4 AAA's. 3 months time I was easing into trick. anywho...

For songs with lyrics, sing them, I was singing Captain Jack grendale mix and I passed it on maniac with a C. =D
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Sakai · Basic Member Joined: 19 Aug 2002

STAMINA

3 things that helped my stamina

1st thing that allowed me to go much much longer is playing generally speaking 80% heel / 20% ball of foot. personally when i land on the balls of my foot my quad's feel more labored. landing on heel may jade one's spine a little but if you feel like you can adjust your movement to lessen that jarring, the effect of heel landing will make your foot land flat thus, helping GREATLY with accuracy (less goods). to me my legs just feel less labored generally

2nd thing is feeling your muscles. i just carried this over from piano playing. when you move listen to your (leg) muscles - they'll be tense and feel slightly warm/hot after a movement, but if you let them turn into jelly (or relax) RIGHT after the movement - you'll feel you can move faster

3rd super low foot height, something i noticed from really good technical players. a guy who A'd max unlimited just looked like fast shuffling SUPER LOW FOOT HEIGHT

~this stuff helped me anyways

whereamIô_ô · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2003 9:44 am Post subject:

when i play i just go with the beat and also use the low foot heght thing sakai was talkin about

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AciD_five5-SOuL · Trick Member Joined: 10 Dec 2002 Location: Middle Earth

Now I haven't read the bulk of this thread so I apologize if I am only rehashing, but I will say:

1.Use assist to get you to learn the beat of the song, it can be a matter of going from standard to heavy(like me) in a matter of days.

2.If you fail a song because of certian songs, go to training and slow it down, and when you add assists the song can be overcome in less than 15 minutes.

If I can do it you can too!

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