What is YOUR tying speed ?

[Lunartuna]

I'm a little slow at 60, 45 touch type, but I'm secretly playing typeracer at work so I'm getting faster.

[tp4tissue]

I'm a little slow at 60, 45 touch type, but I'm secretly playing typeracer at work so I'm getting faster.

make sure to play on a rubber dome... "stealth"

also.. 10fastfinger site helps with 'space bar" practice, and letter transitions... 

[zoolzoo]

I'm the fastest eight finger typist in the east.  )

I never use my ring fingers while typing under any circumstance, I guess I never really learned properly. I also still tend to look down at my keyboard while typing.

[naokira]

Man, thats a good wpm test. I only 50 wpm 88%:( too bad. haha. Thanks man!

[tp4tissue]

Man, thats a good wpm test. I only 50 wpm 88%:( too bad. haha. Thanks man!

You can try registering at 10fastfinger and play advance mode, which has more words than only the simple ones on the standard test mode

[noisyturtle]

Around 60-75 depending on how the wind's blowing, but I still need to look sometimes. I guess otaku caps will forever be a dream.

[mashby]

I hit 89 in one race, but my average appears to be 75 wpm.

[Grim Fandango]

I touch type pretty traditionally using the homerow. The only weird thing I do is bending my left thumb inward to hit the left shift key.

On sites like this I pretty consistently type about 65 WPM, which is not great but not bad. On some tries I can get 70+ , but that is not my normal typing speed. However, it feels like I can hit 65 with ease, but can not speed it up by much if I try (weird). My accuracy is close to 100% though. I type calm but steady.

[tp4tissue]

I touch type pretty traditionally using the homerow. The only weird thing I do is bending my left thumb inward to hit the left shift key.

On sites like this I pretty consistently type about 65 WPM, which is not great but not bad. On some tries I can get 70+ , but that is not my normal typing speed. However, it feels like I can hit 65 with ease, but can not speed it up by much if I try (weird). My accuracy is close to 100% though. I type calm but steady.

WTF??..............

[Grim Fandango]

WTF??..............

I am not sure where I picked it up. I think it came from gaming, where I would typically use my left thumb for hitting keys like z,x and c. I got so used to bending it inward that I just started doing it without thinking about it. It is not slow nor uncomfortable, so I just rolled with it 

[tp4tissue]

WTF??..............

I am not sure where I picked it up. I think it came from gaming, where I would typically use my left thumb for hitting keys like z,x and c. I got so used to bending it inward that I just started doing it without thinking about it. It is not slow nor uncomfortable, so I just rolled with it 

ah ok, i see it now.... this shouldn't slow you down much  since it's just shift

[ping111]

I score an average range of 65-70 wpm, but I can consistently score 80 on a great day.  If I get twice my age to double my speed, does that mean I'll type 140 when I'm 26?
EDIT: Perhaps I should say that these scores are on my MacBook's membrane *ugh* keyboard.  I'll be getting a sexy set of Browns sometime next week, hopefully.

[tp4tissue]

I score an average range of 65-70 wpm, but I can consistently score 80 on a great day.  If I get twice my age to double my speed, does that mean I'll type 140 when I'm 26?

no, you should be able to achieve 125wpm within 2 months, if you take it seriously. and practice.

going beyond 125 is something else though... it's making very little refinements and changing your technique from typing to "rolling"

for example the word "point"

some early typers make more finger/wrist lift movements than required to type "p o i n"

where an experienced typer would roll those 4 letters with 1 movement...

[Brown]

I average at around 70wpm on my rubber dome, looking for a mechanical keyboard to increase it even more.

[tp4tissue]

I average at around 70wpm on my rubber dome, looking for a mechanical keyboard to increase it even more.

the keyboard itself won't directly "make you faster"

however, the fact that you just spent money on one will..

Buy...

Justify Purchase through "Use"

Use--> type more

practice --> faster


there is no "mechanical advantage" that would give you an instant speed boost.

In fact, most people are "fastest" on low travel laptop keys, because they DO offer mechanical bonus..

[tinlong117]

62 wpm on my blackberry, 56 on real keyboard.

[Shadovved]

62 wpm on my blackberry, 56 on real keyboard.

LOL faster on BB than KB LOL

[lazerpointer]

I average at around 70wpm on my rubber dome, looking for a mechanical keyboard to increase it even more.

the keyboard itself won't directly "make you faster"

however, the fact that you just spent money on one will..

Buy...

Justify Purchase through "Use"

Use--> type more

practice --> faster


there is no "mechanical advantage" that would give you an instant speed boost.

In fact, most people are "fastest" on low travel laptop keys, because they DO offer mechanical bonus..

Personally I find on switches that actuate about halfway through the travel distance help me more with the flow of typing, as opposed to mashing down the key all the way like on scissor switch or membrane boards. Surely, IBM wasn't wasting time with the buckling spring design? I think not.

[tp4tissue]

I average at around 70wpm on my rubber dome, looking for a mechanical keyboard to increase it even more.

the keyboard itself won't directly "make you faster"

however, the fact that you just spent money on one will..

Buy...

Justify Purchase through "Use"

Use--> type more

practice --> faster


there is no "mechanical advantage" that would give you an instant speed boost.

In fact, most people are "fastest" on low travel laptop keys, because they DO offer mechanical bonus..

Personally I find on switches that actuate about halfway through the travel distance help me more with the flow of typing, as opposed to mashing down the key all the way like on scissor switch or membrane boards. Surely, IBM wasn't wasting time with the buckling spring design? I think not.

this doesn't change the fact that island is more "fluent" because it dramatically reduces finger liftoff distance before being able to travel to the next key.

With 4mm, you have to lift your finger higher to hit the next key, otherwise it might catch on the bottom rim of an upper row, or the top rim of the bottom row..

This is a large hindrance to the fluidity of typing.

Now.. again, technique can overcome this... but as to "which one is the better tool" that would depend on which is "easier to use" which "requires LESS effort to use" while achieving the same outcome

IN this way, the island chiclet style keyboard is superior.

[davkol]

I average at around 70wpm on my rubber dome, looking for a mechanical keyboard to increase it even more.

the keyboard itself won't directly "make you faster"

however, the fact that you just spent money on one will..

Buy...

Justify Purchase through "Use"

Use--> type more

practice --> faster


there is no "mechanical advantage" that would give you an instant speed boost.

In fact, most people are "fastest" on low travel laptop keys, because they DO offer mechanical bonus..

Personally I find on switches that actuate about halfway through the travel distance help me more with the flow of typing, as opposed to mashing down the key all the way like on scissor switch or membrane boards. Surely, IBM wasn't wasting time with the buckling spring design? I think not.

this doesn't change the fact that island is more "fluent" because it dramatically reduces finger liftoff distance before being able to travel to the next key.

With 4mm, you have to lift your finger higher to hit the next key, otherwise it might catch on the bottom rim of an upper row, or the top rim of the bottom row..

This is a large hindrance to the fluidity of typing.

Now.. again, technique can overcome this... but as to "which one is the better tool" that would depend on which is "easier to use" which "requires LESS effort to use" while achieving the same outcome

IN this way, the island chiclet style keyboard is superior.

Reductio ad absurdum: touchscreens are perfect for fast typing.

[smockey]

Actually, touch screens might be better for fast typing.
Wrist strain paradise though

[ping111]

Alright, new record!  It's actually like 11:30 PM here in Canada, but I got so bored that I logged into my favourite typing site and... this happened.  The quote, if you're curious, is the one from Alice and Wonderland, which I find to be so common that I practically memorized it, owing to my high score.  Mind you, this is on a low-travel, but quite mushy, MacBook Pro keyboard, with QWERTY mode; I can only imagine how I'll blow this into the dust with Cherry Browns on a Ducky DK9008, and possibly Colemak (once I learn to type words other than Tennessee!)

[precarious]

after trying reds a few months ago, i've been noticing that there are really two ways to go about it.  light and barely touching the keys, or bottoming out and going fast as hell.  i can go faster with the second method, but at a cost to my own physical comfort after doing it for too many hours / days in a row, or whatever.

where an experienced typer would roll those 4 letters with 1 movement...

actually, it's five letters with one movement: you forgot the left hand.

point poit point point poitn point point point point point point point point point point point point point point point point point point point point piont point point point point piont point point point point point point point point point point point piont point pint pin

so you can see exactly how many times i screwed that up (my right small, ring, and middle fingers have reduced mobility since i punched something years ago, by the way )

[RougeR]

hitting 70 on my split m15 now, up from 35ish when i started.  i still look down ocassionally on the m15, sussualy when i lose home row. normally i touch type.
i reckon 80 or so on a regular model m

i also type quicker off  the top of my head than i do when i am using 10fastfingers

id like to hit 100 on 10fastfingers.

[tp4tissue]

after trying reds a few months ago, i've been noticing that there are really two ways to go about it.  light and barely touching the keys, or bottoming out and going fast as hell.  i can go faster with the second method, but at a cost to my own physical comfort after doing it for too many hours / days in a row, or whatever.

where an experienced typer would roll those 4 letters with 1 movement...

actually, it's five letters with one movement: you forgot the left hand.

point poit point point poitn point point point point point point point point point point point point point point point point point point point point piont point point point point piont point point point point point point point point point point point piont point pint pin

so you can see exactly how many times i screwed that up (my right small, ring, and middle fingers have reduced mobility since i punched something years ago, by the way )

Yea I know it's 5 letters... I'm just mentioning the roll part of it as the t is not part of the "roll"

[precarious]

after trying reds a few months ago, i've been noticing that there are really two ways to go about it.  light and barely touching the keys, or bottoming out and going fast as hell.  i can go faster with the second method, but at a cost to my own physical comfort after doing it for too many hours / days in a row, or whatever.

where an experienced typer would roll those 4 letters with 1 movement...

actually, it's five letters with one movement: you forgot the left hand.

point poit point point poitn point point point point point point point point point point point point point point point point point point point point piont point point point point piont point point point point point point point point point point point piont point pint pin

so you can see exactly how many times i screwed that up (my right small, ring, and middle fingers have reduced mobility since i punched something years ago, by the way )

Yea I know it's 5 letters... I'm just mentioning the roll part of it as the t is not part of the "roll"

depends on whether you're constraining the notion of rolling to one hand, or both.  ain't no stoppin' that runaway train at 200+ IT'S LIKE THE OCEAN CAME TO LIFE 'N' STARTED TYPIN' 'N' STUFF

[ping111]

Huzzah!  New record!  I went from 82.6 to 84.8 wpm!  My first typing record on my mech keyboard, and it's still on QWERTY.  I really need to become more dedicated to Colemak...

[pichu23]

I average 90ish with brown switches.

[SpAmRaY]

I get 60-70 lately but I hardly ever do much actual typing.

[Bratman]

I'm 26 and learned touch typing last year on a Razer Lycosa (I know ewww). Took about 3 months to get to 50wpm. Now I can do 90wpm with bursts into 110wpm after a year. This is on a Filco cherry red, having blank keycaps has really forced me to touch type 24.7.

Now to me when I type at 90wpm it's insanely fast, but when someone else says they can type at 140wpm that means they can type twice as fast as me....that's insanity.

[tp4tissue]

I'm 26 and learned touch typing last year on a Razer Lycosa (I know ewww). Took about 3 months to get to 50wpm. Now I can do 90wpm with bursts into 110wpm after a year. This is on a Filco cherry red, having blank keycaps has really forced me to touch type 24.7.

Now to me when I type at 90wpm it's insanely fast, but when someone else says they can type at 140wpm that means they can type twice as fast as me....that's insanity.

nawwh. dude..   lets say someone had to type asdfasdfasdfasdfasdf   I can do that 600+wpm, what-up..

[Bratman]

lol damn I could only do that 300wpm

[tp4tissue]

lol damn I could only do that 300wpm

i'm just kidding about 600, kinda just threw out a big number..

I only mean that it is highly dependent on content typed.

300wpm is correct, i just timed myself..

On my low travel laptop, i think I can mash around .5sec so 580wpm

[Bratman]

I see people on typeracer getting 140 on some pretty heavy content.
Low travel laptop eh, how about a linear switch for that double tap goodness.

[tp4tissue]

I see people on typeracer getting 140 on some pretty heavy content.
Low travel laptop eh, how about a linear switch for that double tap goodness.

it comes down to total practiced variations.

the more "different" words you have practiced. the quicker you can finger parse..

If you type the same thing over and over again, you don't learn the variations.


They brought back freestyle mode on 10fastfingers... it's got a big word bank now, and its' 2mins instead of 1min


You have to register to use freestyle mode.

[VesperSAINT]

Oo! Just saw this thread so I went to 10fastfinger and got this on first attempt!:

[Sifo]

My highest 1ff was like 157, I'm consistently around high 140s~

It's the #GOLDSPRINGS I tell you.

[VesperSAINT]

My highest 1ff was like 157, I'm consistently around high 140s~

It's the #GOLDSPRINGS I tell you.

Damn! That's pretty high!

Dood, give/sell me some bloody gold springs. 55g please. I've never experienced gold springs. C'mon, hook up a Nerv Brotha. Kthnxbye.

[kenmai9]

I just got carpal tunnel typing this.

[VesperSAINT]

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I just got carpal tunnel typing this.

That's good :) I average at about 110-115 pretty easily but hitting that 125+ requires like 5000% more effort :))

[Sifo]

Just did it now for fun.

You can find my profile here:
http://10fastfingers.com/user/519/

(the 17 wpm was me typing and then halfway through I had to stop but didn't properly close the browser)

And if you read my earlier posts, you can tell that I have improved on my speed.

[VesperSAINT]

I won't even bother competing. lol.

Don't ignore my post from earlier!

[Sifo]

Here's me typing 150 WPM...

Sorry about the camera focus.

[VesperSAINT]

Here's me typing 150 WPM...

Sorry about the camera focus.

Pfffff slow. Next.

[demik]

pretty fast, my shoes are never untied.

[tp4tissue]

Here's me typing 150 WPM...

Sorry about the camera focus.

Pfffff slow. Next.

slow indeed..   naw it's pretty fast..

though one admit, regular mode 10fast isn't worth a damn.. i see your advance mode is @ 100 that's pretty average, we all got ways to go..

[Sifo]

Here's me typing 150 WPM...

Sorry about the camera focus.

Pfffff slow. Next.

slow indeed..   naw it's pretty fast..

though one admit, regular mode 10fast isn't worth a damn.. i see your advance mode is @ 100 that's pretty average, we all got ways to go..

Hah I haven't done any advanced in a while. I should do those more.

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meh

[VesperSAINT]

Here's me typing 150 WPM...

Sorry about the camera focus.

Pfffff slow. Next.

slow indeed..   naw it's pretty fast..

though one admit, regular mode 10fast isn't worth a damn.. i see your advance mode is @ 100 that's pretty average, we all got ways to go..

Hah I haven't done any advanced in a while. I should do those more.

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meh

Step up to get your rep up <3

[tp4tissue]

Here's me typing 150 WPM...

Sorry about the camera focus.

Pfffff slow. Next.

slow indeed..   naw it's pretty fast..

though one admit, regular mode 10fast isn't worth a damn.. i see your advance mode is @ 100 that's pretty average, we all got ways to go..

Hah I haven't done any advanced in a while. I should do those more.

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meh

Step up to get your rep up <3

:D, Sifo, I respect you don't worry..

[VesperSAINT]

Here's me typing 150 WPM...

Sorry about the camera focus.

Pfffff slow. Next.

slow indeed..   naw it's pretty fast..

though one admit, regular mode 10fast isn't worth a damn.. i see your advance mode is @ 100 that's pretty average, we all got ways to go..

Hah I haven't done any advanced in a while. I should do those more.

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meh

Step up to get your rep up <3

:D, Sifo, I respect you don't worry..

I can't tell if tp4tissue is reverse trolling where he uses my friendly troll to troll me or if he legit doesn't realize I'm just teasing out of love...  Maybe I'm overcreditting tp4tissue but making me question it is in itself a victory on tp4's end. You win!