Mario Kart MB - routines

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routines
10/12/04 at 11:10:24

my routines:

1) i think about a course (in bed or in school) and how i might have a chance of improving it
2) i make a ghost by driving a slow/safe time
3) i hunt the ghost down for about an hour
4) after the hour i break for 5 minutes and then try another hour
5) usualy in every haf hour i get 1 serious shot at my pr

things that screw up my attempts are:
1) i get a a ghost that has a small mistake in the beginning of the race so basicly i have to drive in front of it the entire time which i hate i prefer to chase
2) i get interrupted by phone/people
3) my fingers start to form blisters or get cramped so i either get distracted or i try to spare them a bit
4) i get emotional (irritated by a previous failed race)
5) i start to think at lap 5 that it might be a pr race

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Re: routines
Reply #1 - 10/12/04 at 21:28:08

Hehe nice topic Cheesy

1) counts for me too, but I just go maxed out from the word go if I start pr'ing.
Usually I don't get ghosts at all because of this (always hitting something), but that said if I have a ghost I switch to another course for a second so it's dissapeared when I return to the course I was pr'ing on.
I don't like racing ghosts, when I am in front I always mess up so that got annoying Embarrassed

I used to get emotional when I crashed a very promising race too Grin

, but through experience (in other words playing too much SMK Lips Sealed

) I am now pretty calm after that happens.

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thomasgx1 Ex Member	Re: routines Reply #2 - 10/12/04 at 23:48:54 Main reasons for messing up 1)blisters 2)thinking it's lap 5 when its only lap 4 3)emotion
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Alimo Elite Offline I don't lie, I tell terminological inexactitudes 7422 days karting Glasgow UK Gender:	Re: routines Reply #3 - 10/13/04 at 00:32:38 Main reason for messing up 1) I'm crap
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Rub King Offline I was made for jumping you baby fell 7668 times for marty Ameide, The Nehterlands Gender:	Re: routines Reply #4 - 10/13/04 at 00:55:46 Things that can drive you nuts: 1)When you notice the BC-background turning around all the time (damn you can get really sick of it., and once you see it, you can't get rid of it!) 2)Lakitu (can't we just kill it...) 3)Mario and Luigi in GP-mode (stupid plumbers) 4)People talking to you, while drving PR-splits
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Re: routines
Reply #5 - 10/13/04 at 02:49:14

lol Alimo! that really made me laugh! I'd quote you if it wasn't durogatory (sp?) to you.

for me, what messes me up is..

for actual in-race problems:
1) stress
2) leaning back instead of sitting straight up
3) looking at the tv at an angle
4) a light being on in the room or coming in from a window
5) one of my 3 cats wanting pet, food, to play, or just attention. A funny story here, I was on the verge of an MC4 WR back when I was trying to hard to get the GOD time when on lap 5, Pauly the cat nudged hard against my hands and messed me up. of course he didn't mean to though, so I couldn't be angry!
6) stress

and for playing in general
1) either hand thumb blister, right hand pointer finger blister or left hand middle finger blister from who knows where, I guess rubbing against the back of the controller too hard
2) SORE HANDS. sometimes I wake up and can't bend my fingers at the joints after a night of smk and when they do bend, it hurts for awhile. a very large reason I haven't played SMK lately is my hand pain..it was getting really bad at points and I'd just keep playing. my right hand is still very sore right now, though that's probably from piano which I also can't moderate myself on! Undecided

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Re: routines
Reply #6 - 10/13/04 at 04:45:58

Other things that mess me up are -

Trying to take the ghost on as if he were another racer

Trying to change direction slightly with bowser on the straights (he goes the opposite way from which you turn initially and i keep falling off)

People phoning my mobile when its in my pocket. I don't answer, but the vibration mmmmmmmmmm, dammit I crashed!

People watching

Being miles ahead of the ghost at the end and taking it too easy.

Anyway, feel free to quote me, but beware, I can talk a lot of shit!

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Reply #7 - 10/13/04 at 07:36:06

"2) leaning back instead of sitting straight up"

yeah forgot about that one ....position in front of the screen is very important

also to ad another one ....if i drive one day i usualy cant the next ...not only cuz of the fingers (btw jamie u race TO intense lol) but also cuz i dont blink enough and i really get light sensitive eyes the next day

so apart from the injuries (blisters, crampes, malfunctioning limbs, visiual handicaps) and the stress based manace to our inviroment (yelling at people for distubing us at crucial moment, and not giving enough attemtion to our pets lol) do u all think we have a healthy hobby? hehe

and worst is i have a bigger passion in the form of the online rpg "tibia"
god i need a life!

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KVD Titan Offline twitch.tv/smk_machin e 7789 days karting Netherlands Gender:	Re: routines Reply #8 - 10/13/04 at 10:17:46 I must say I recognize all of the things mentioned above Usually my legs "goes to sleep" as well, cos I rest them on a little bench when I Kart. So they are almost in an upwards angle
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thomasgx1 Ex Member	Re: routines Reply #9 - 10/13/04 at 21:11:54 4) shutting my eyes and hoping for the best when i go for one of the GV sc's
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Alimo Elite Offline I don't lie, I tell terminological inexactitudes fell 7422 times for marty Glasgow UK Gender:	Re: routines Reply #10 - 10/14/04 at 04:29:21 Just remembered one that I'm sure everyone has done Thinking that lap 4 is lap five and dropping the pad in joy at completing only to realised that the music just got faster and your kart got slower!
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Re: routines
Reply #11 - 10/14/04 at 10:21:56

all my routines give me shots on my prs after so much time....
and then today someone came over i drove a few courses in front of him being half serious and i drove pr after pr...
its really rediculous
so spend the entire rest of the day cutting huge parts of my prs...lol

even got 3 king times (i know nothing special for you pro's but for me it is lol)

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