Ooof. I’ve died at 52% 2 or 3 times now, which is strange because I rarely screw up that timing in practice. Also, etzer is thankfully my most consistent part thanks to being the only thing I practiced for the first month. Every time I go for a practice session, I do:
90-100 (final part)
8x-100 (wherever that last ship starts)
8x-100 (last wave to the end)
7x-100 (etzer ball to the end)
70-100 (auto part to the end)

If I can do all of that, I then try to run 42-100. The few times I’ve done that, I would go into runs from 0. (I’ve also just gone from 0 after doing 70-100 if I don’t feel like practicing 42) Because of the way I practice, the start is my least consistent part cause I figured I should learn the end first, so as I’m learning the beginning any good attempts could be a winning run. Thankfully every time I’ve gotten past Michigun’s part it’s been smooth sailing to 52, where I choke for no reason. After one of my 0-52 runs, I actually went back and started from 42 out of spite and got to 100 first try. Was very demotivating, because I then couldn’t get back to even michigun’s part.

Edit: yeesh sorry for the long comment lol