I'm kinda at a stand still here. Back in the tnet2 days I couldn't do much better than 80-85ppm and more recently I'm runnin 100 ppm on a regular basis with some lucky bursts up to 115. Am I stuck here (too old to get any better @ tetris)? Cultris seems to be the best practice so far as it plays pretty smoothly but it doesn't allow me to adjust sensitivity(lateral speed? What is the correct term?).
Take Jerry Seinfeld's advice (the chain method). That's what I'm doing. I made a well-defined goal, and I also made well-defined conditions for accomplishing a chain for each day.
If you're playing for speed in a 0G environment (so not Shirase or similar) then really it's just pushing yourself to play faster, and being patient and letting the speed build over time. If there was an easy way to get the speed up to 180ppm we'd all be there. Could also help quite a lot if you actually think about what you're doing to get each piece in their respective places. Think about the finesse of whatever rotation system you're using (ie the most efficient way to get a piece in a certain place).
Improving 0G speed: play 40 lines. A lot. Then when you've had enough of that, bring your 1-5G skills back to snuff by playing Master mode from start to top-out. A lot. Lather, rinse, repeat.
As far as getting faster goes it really depends on what game you want to get fast at. I would say LockJaw 40 lines is would be the best place if you want to just get faster at playing a tetris game. But if you are looking to get fast at a certain game then it probably is just best that you play that game a lot and other tetris games less. Especially if it is Cultris you want to get faster at, playing games like Lockjaw will probably screw you up in Cultris. It is all about repetition until you learn what to do in every situation, that will allow you to play fast.
Thanks for the tips I appreciate it. I'll give lock jaw a try. I've been tryin to get heboris ue goin but I can't quite get used to it yet.
I trained on Texmaster infinite Ti-special at 800 speeds (2 tps) for a long time, pushing myself until I could survive indefinitely. Once you can handle a speed, kick it up a notch - I am still getting used to not double tapping at 900 speeds and above due to the shorter lock delay. I also practice DAS finesse at Death 500 with move reset.
That one is good for improving anything! I'll try to apply that to fitness as well. The next paycheck is goin for a health club and a giant wall calendar.
