practice routine

how a session actually goes, so i stop wasting credits on warm-up charts i'm too cold to play.

at home (most days, 30–45 min)#

1. warm-up (5 min): stretch, then 2–3 easy charts on ribbon or the washer. nothing above lv 12
2. focus block (20 min): one pattern type from patterns. same 3–4 charts on repeat. don't chase scores, chase clean execution
3. reading block (10 min): chart previews on sdvx.in for whatever's on the grind list. no controller, just eyes
4. cool-down: one fun chart. no tracking

home practice is for reading and muscle memory. timing gets fixed at the arcade.

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at the arcade (2–3 hours)#

game order#

i always go sdvx → chuni → maimai, because:

• sdvx is the least physical, good warm-up for eyes and wrists
• chuni is the most wrist-heavy, do it while fresh
• maimai is the longest session, and the shoulders are warm by then

per game#

rules#

• log every score in kiroku right after the credit, while i still remember what went wrong
• one note per chart: "missed the slide at the drop," "early on the jacks." written in kiroku's notes field
• if i fail the same section 3 times in a row, stop playing that chart this session. i'm reinforcing the mistake
• take a break every hour. water, snack, go outside for 5 minutes

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review (after the session)#

• check kiroku's session view: credits, pbs, what moved rating
• update goals if something got cleared
• watch a handcam for the chart that destroyed me

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the weekly shape#

this is aspirational. reality varies.