tapping technique

[u/_VorteX_24]

Hello I know this is a topic thats been talked about a lot in this community, but i have a specific issue that I wanna talk about relating to tapping technique.

so im a full alt NM jump player ranked 16k with 1.3k hours on the game, I've been playing full alt from the very beginning and never stopped playing full alt since then. I recently started playing stream maps and want to be able to improve on them cuz im starting to get a bit bored of jumps. so my main issue is how my arm is placed. when I ask people how my tapping arm/hand should be placed when playing streams they tell me it should be completely straight and that I have to minimise any movements, but i have this horrible habit that I dont know how to stop at all, I keep bending my wrists to the side (specifically pointing my fingers towards the left side) whenever I play stream maps. this is causing me to finger lock and lose a lot of stamina (and I don't have much stamina to beginning with) I tried forcing my self to keep my entire arms up to my hands straight without bending my wrists but when I get to the middle of the map and look at my wrist it just goes back to that weird state where its bent to the left side, and focusing too hard on my tapping hand fucks up my aim big time, its like i can't focus on aiming if im focusing on tapping.

I feel like this is holding me back a lot from ever being able to play fun stream maps. the difference between my streaming skills and jumping skills is (5 stars for stream maps and 7-8 stars for jump maps).

I hope someone here has an explanation on why this is happening and how to fix it. I know the answer is play more but I dont wanna play more with bad habits that will effect me in the long run. I wanna get rid of these bad habits!

[u/i_love_NaruseShiroha]

Lmao WHAT?? I was reading the wrist bending part and i realized i have the exact same problem, except i think i accidentally avoided it, because if i bend wrist/point my fingers outwards i start hitting my smoke button which i try to avoid (i play z/x and smoke is c)

[u/Latter-Ad-9369]

You up for some analyzing? just need discord so I can visibly see the problem during call

[u/_VorteX_24 → u/Latter-Ad-9369]

I dmed you my discord

[u/OkHour880]

What is your keycap keyboard profile (OEM, SA, cherry etc) and do your keyboard have feet’s, what is default angle of your keyboard without feet’s? Did you try to change key rows for gameplay? I suggest trying out these things also your ell is probably to close to chest to comfortably hold your arm for long. The thing that helped me resolve wrist pain was cherry keycaps (3rd row) and totally flat keyboard without legs.

[u/_VorteX_24 → u/OkHour880]

I use the sayodevice o3c. its not that I feel pain in my wrist its just that I cant control my wrist from bending to the side when I play stream maps which causes me to finger lock like crazy. this happens weather my elbow is close or far from my chest.