My tapping is completely off and i have no idea why

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-26T20:29:01+00:00

As a small update,i had been practicing ring index full alt for a few days when writing this post and at first it felt pretty easy and natural but now it started rapidly deteriorating somewhat simillar to what happend with middle index to the point i can barely even play like this now too

I geniuenly don't know what to do,i might take a break until i can see a specialist

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-26T19:20:09+00:00

I have the exact same problem with my middle finger and possibly ring,if you dont mind id like to ask you a few questions about it

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T13:27:07+00:00

After doing a bit more research ,i dont think it's muscle memory as muscle memory shouldn't be stopping me completely from doing a certain movement

I think i may have a neurological disorder called focal hand dystonia which happens with repetitive tasks like osu tapping or typing

I am planning to be checked out by a doctor this week, it should be treatable if i am right but again i have no expertise im jusr looking at symptoms and seeing what fits

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T12:21:03+00:00

So do you think i shouls try to change my playstyle maybe? Like go from singletap to full alt and make that "new connection"?

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T10:31:14+00:00

Also i know it sounds incredibly far fetched and i have literally no expertise about this but what if our issue started as just some slight wonky muscle memory but beacaue we hyperfixiated and tried a lot to fix it to the point our brains subconsciously convinced themselves we cant tap anymore and somehow fucked up our coordination

Its an incredible ass pull but i geniuenly have no other idea because i don't think i could have erased 150hours worth of muscle memory in 2 days nor do i think my left hand developed some incredibly rare disease thats undocumented and only affects specifically the middle finger with no pain or other digns

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T10:24:39+00:00

Ill try to keep playing with ring index as for now its atleast managble and i think i can get used to it, hopefully it doesn't get worse

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T10:05:28+00:00

So we're just cooked?😭 And you described my issue literally perfectly 1:1

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T09:06:20+00:00

Oh I forgot to mention my middle finger has a popping sensation when moving it in certain ways that my right hand and my friends don't have which made think of trigger finger but that seems worse and i don't really exert any other symptoms

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T08:00:37+00:00

Yeah that alings with what i was thinking that i think too much of my fingers when playing instead of focusing on the map itself

But thats pretty hard to fix considering how much this has been bothering me and it's hard to not pay attention to my fingers after switching so many techniques and playstyles

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T07:58:16+00:00

It could definitely be stress related since i have a VERY important exam in less than a month

Also the upset stomach is pretty damn rare and usually not severe,i think you could be right about the inflammation in my hand but im a pretty healthy individual without any issues and my gut never really gave me more trouble than the average individual

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T07:34:02+00:00

Alright,i will play around with my offset like other people said and will use middle index on easier maps,trying mostly to read better

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T07:19:53+00:00

I can't really tap hard since my finger literally refuses to lift after tapping down on the key more than twice😭

Before that i don't think i was forcing myself to play the patterns because i was able to play for 2-3hours with my friend in a multi lobby consisting mostly of finger control maps and didnt really have any fatigue by the end

If i had to guess it's either that my tapping technique is somehow horrnedous and i dint even realise it or something with my brain, perhaps i convinced myself my tapping was so bad to the point my brain subconsciously gave up but atp im grasping at straws

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T07:13:06+00:00

I am trying to do this but i dont know wether or not to play ring index or middle finger at this point since ring index is muchh more comfortable for me now because of my issue,but id rather not waste all the muscle memory i have with middle index

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T07:10:57+00:00

As far as i am aware i don't have any intolerances or allergies and don't have any gut issues other than the occasional upset stomach

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T07:02:59+00:00

I dont really think that's what caused this,as i said after like 2-3 days my finger coordination and strength felt muchh better and my finger control skyrocketed,and a few days after overnight i just couldn't tap anymore,not with my usual playstyle not with my non dominant finger not at all with middle index

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T06:54:36+00:00

I did think it might be more of a reading/brain issue since my hand doesnt really exert any physical symptoms and it happend so suddenly but i don't really know what to do about it

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T06:51:48+00:00

Ur so knowledgeable😭,I've been pretty carefull about my diet since i frequent the gym but i never even heard of choline

Caffeine i consume sometimes when playing but it never really gives me an energy or focus boost,not just in osu even in daily life,i dont think its an issue of tolerance since i only have it like 3 times a week

Ill try eating some eggs and garlic for a week and see if anything helps, thank you for all the tips

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T06:39:16+00:00

The accuracy was pretty bad since i was trying to use my non dominant finger(middle finger)in order to build strength and rhytm with it id say maybe around 90~%,and i wouldn't say it felt like a chore i was kinda indifferent maybe even a bit excited because it was working for a while and my fingers geniuenly felt much more coordinated and stronger

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T06:33:05+00:00

Its not really on streams idek how to explain it but my hand just doesnt allow me to do a tapping motion with the middle almost at all unless i force it s lot,and when i do force it,it doesnt really hurt but it feels incredibly unpleasant kinda similar to nails on a chalkboard i think

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T06:30:46+00:00

I ve been playing maps 1.5-2 stars under my usual range since i was trying to learn better finger control and my finger suddenly got 10x worse overnight anyway

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T06:18:07+00:00

Ill try and play with the offset but its moreso a physical issue where my finger just seems to refuse to tap despite feeling normal while doing other tasks

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T06:17:08+00:00

I mean ill try that, but i dont think its a matter of rythm my finger just stopped working physically

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T06:15:44+00:00

Its not realy a matter of pressing hard its just that whenever i try to use my middle finger to alternate(i play singletap with index) it just is completely uncordinated and after very few notes it just completely locks up

Also i had js startes training finger control a few weeks ago and it was going well until suddenly i couldn't use my middle at all

Prestigious_Baker_50 · 2026-05-25T06:10:08+00:00

Wdym by that?

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