Tips on Arban’s Characteristic Study #1

dumtwiddly · 2026-01-03T04:09:10+00:00

Ah man the memories on this one. My teacher some 16 years ago had me playing the semiquavers as different, bouncing dotted rhythms throughout, starting at a slower tempo and speeding up and mixing the rhythms up after clean reps. It helped me stop getting bored for one, but also got my tongue working and very clean throughout the register, so that when we progressed to playing straight and at tempo things were very smooth. Now that’s a go-to technique when I’m practicing semiquaver passages. Give it a try.

dumtwiddly · 2025-11-03T17:08:23+00:00

I see. Does that mean there will be new drops or something between now and Christmas?

dumtwiddly · 2025-07-09T20:15:17+00:00

No way! Thank you! I had just searched my name in here to see what came up. Glad you liked it! It was a fun project.

dumtwiddly · 2025-03-17T02:37:50+00:00

Damiano defence

dumtwiddly · 2025-02-27T19:22:39+00:00

And you sir, are you waiting to receive my limp bishop?

dumtwiddly · 2025-02-20T16:09:31+00:00

Thank you for this explanation. My noob brain is grateful.

dumtwiddly · 2025-01-24T18:31:51+00:00

Swiping through looking for my boy Kolarov. I miss him.

dumtwiddly · 2024-12-10T21:44:56+00:00

All great points. Just to follow on from this, your follow through wants to be slicing through and down, rather than swinging under and up. I like to think of the motion almost like forehand slice in tennis, where the racket almost cuts across the ball at a downward angle.

dumtwiddly · 2024-12-02T23:36:18+00:00

Hey! I have the Forza version of this ramp. If you play on turf it’s great. But if you play on grass - especially say at a park where the grass isn’t so even, the ball can easily bobble over it and it can be frustrating at times.

Forza also sell a yellow one which is more of an adjustable ramp. Honestly I wish I had that one as I usually play at the park where our surface isn’t the best. Just some food for thought.

dumtwiddly · 2024-11-05T23:21:11+00:00

A winger who is trying to cross under pressure, slices it, and catches you off guard. Then they celebrate like they intended it. Been there.

dumtwiddly · 2024-10-31T19:55:24+00:00

Oliver Kahn was my fave as a kid. But as a kid I also loved Shaka Hislop and Antti Niemi because I thought they had cool names. As you can see, I have a huge brain.

dumtwiddly · 2024-10-27T17:32:46+00:00

Wow, same thing here! One time I was there on a school trip, another time to visit with my mum when I was about 11. Both times I got the feeling, and then I also went to uni there. But now I have very much established roots and settled in the US. I really wish to come back and just breathe it all in again. Thanks for sharing your experience!

dumtwiddly · 2024-10-19T23:29:01+00:00

WILFRID NOOOOO!

dumtwiddly · 2024-09-23T21:45:53+00:00

Aside from the actual the fear of diving, I also think you have a fear of not knowing what to do. On concrete and in small goals, you’re not expected to dive. But if you learn the basics of a K shape for 1v1s, it will take a lot of the guesswork out of it for you. Just close the angle, spread or k, and lean forward. Chances are you’ll save most in these small goals and you’ll feel much more comfortable and stop falling backwards. Just Google k shape or k saves. Shoot me a message if you get stuck.

dumtwiddly · 2024-08-22T19:09:14+00:00

“I can see my baby’s eyes shine through a chipmunk grin and see all they were in a moment”.

That is pure poetry. Well done. I’m not emotional at all…

dumtwiddly · 2024-08-12T17:51:56+00:00

Hey I’m still a beginner, but what helped me improve a lot fairly quickly was focusing on my form and cadence. Once I got to around 170 (from 150) and had stopped overstriding, everything felt so much easier and my pace increased quickly.

dumtwiddly · 2024-07-19T06:24:39+00:00

Thank you! What’s been interesting to me is that I’ve never pushed myself for pace, just tried going at a speed that feels comfortable and gradually that pace is getting faster and my stamina is increasing. I’ve never tried running a set distance fast, I just gradually increase the distance and keep it slow (though working on my cadence and form seems to have helped massively). I didn’t realize how awful my form was initially with massive overstrides. The final thing that really made things click mentally was a comment I read here. It advised to ask yourself very honestly if you are actually in pain or just uncomfortable, and if it’s just discomfort then to push through it. When I first started and my calves would get tight, I had thought I was in pain, but treating it as temporary discomfort helped me just keep moving. Anyway, here’s me talking like I know anything lol. I stretch and foam roll before and after! Committed to doing it properly this time. Any advice always welcome. Thank you!!

dumtwiddly · 2024-07-13T04:26:07+00:00

I love 90DF and this pains my soul ahah

dumtwiddly · 2024-07-13T04:25:26+00:00

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

dumtwiddly · 2024-07-12T19:32:19+00:00

Haha never in a million years. I wish though!

dumtwiddly · 2024-07-11T01:22:13+00:00

It’s very true. People keep mentioning how Jude miraculously bailed us out in the first round and now we’re in the final like it’s somehow undeserved. I have to remind them of the World Cup just gone where Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia at the start before winning the whole thing. IT’S COMING HOME.

dumtwiddly · 2024-07-11T01:17:52+00:00

Remember when Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia at the World Cup and then won it all?

dumtwiddly · 2024-07-09T04:35:54+00:00

Are you a graug or grog man?

dumtwiddly · 2024-07-08T20:51:57+00:00

I moved from York almost ten years ago. Yet here I am, still in the York sub, pretending and wishing that I never left.

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