Originally Posted by
AndrewRay
Yes, hyper tapping is using your index, middle and ring fingers, as opposed to thumbs, the reason being is dexterity, which adds for speed. It's like comparing the speed of typing on a keyboard using your fingers, to texting on a phone with your thumbs, which is dramatically slower. Not only can you apply speed, using the muscles in your wrist and forearm, down through your fingers for quicker button pushes but you can use 4 individual digits, requiring less overall movement, and relying more on muscle memory, so you can focus more on your stacking at higher speeds, without worrying about what your hands are doing.
It took me about 2 weeks to play flat hyper tapping, which I normally do now(more comfortable and easier on the wrists) with my left hand on the d-pad, and right hand on A and B. Then I started playing cross handed after I noticed the majority of the pros do it, because the d-pad requires more strength and dexterity, which if you are right handed, is much easier to move those pieces and ridiculously high speeds. It also rewires your brain into using your right hand to control the directional pad, as most people have done on computer keyboards, for decades.
This takes much more time to adjust to, but is easier, if you start playing flat on a table with your wrists resting on a surface, looking down from above. I got it after about an hour a night of practice for 2 weeks.
As for your stacking, and strategy, aggressive play is totally fine before level 10 transition, but you can't continue to play that way, unless you can move those pieces in the blink of an eye, after level 15. There's only a handful of players who can do it with their thumbs, and only ONE(Alex Holbrook) to maxout with their thumbs. The rest of the top players, use either cross hand, or flat play hyper tapping. A good thing to remember, is that time is relative, and if you are moving those pieces where they need to be, in only a fraction of a second, that gives you time to think about where your next piece should go, and strategize by having time to look at the board, overall.
You also have the right idea by keeping your well open on the left, when getting tetris ready. I would utilize a double well strategy on higher levels to manage burns, as GameBoy Tetris RNG is literally the WORST iteration of almost all ported versions, and definitely the most unfair lol.
If you are interested in more tips and tricks, the top 10 players, and myself, have set up a discord with literally everything you could ever need to know to master the game, and we always love contenders for future competitions and new players to provide input. Players like MJ Hakomaa, Ben Mullen, and Alex Holbrook are there, and 4 members have maxed out since joining. Just let me know if you are interested in checking out, I can send you and invite if ya wish. Cheers!