Mario Kart MB - How do YOU time trial?

Liam A

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How do YOU time trial?
02/10/15 at 02:42:55

Recently, I came up with a new "method" of sorts of time trialing for myself, which involves switching back and forth between two different tracks every 30 minutes or so. I'm finding that with this method, I don't get bored anywhere near as easily as I tend to on long sessions on single tracks, yet on a daily basis, I'm still investing plenty of time into both of the tracks. I was thinking that if the "mini-session" was going badly, I wouldn't have very long to go until moving to somewhere different for a while, and that a short, snappy session of quality easily beats a long session of failure.

I was wondering if anyone else here played time trials in a way similar to this, or do you think investing hours at a time into a single track is the best way?

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Thomas. Ninja Offline #3 AF seen 4556 mj vids Netherlands Gender:	Re: How DO you time trial? Reply #1 - 02/10/15 at 02:48:19 Usually 2 sessions of 2.5 hours a day
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GoddessAngel20 Karter Offline MKW4LIFE 3647 days karting Waukegan,IL Gender:	Re: How DO you time trial? Reply #2 - 02/10/15 at 02:53:01 I TT 2 tracks when I'm playing, basically 1.5 hours per track. Once I'm done I restart again
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NMeade NinjaMeade Offline zzz... 5906 days karting USA Gender:	Re: How DO you time trial? Reply #3 - 02/10/15 at 06:57:03 Few years ago, Doom and I would do this pretty much every day. If we weren't going for WRs then this is typically how we would play. Definitely a big pay off.
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hahaae Titan Offline post-psychedelia retired 5324 times Arkansas, USA Gender:	Re: How DO you time trial? Reply #4 - 02/10/15 at 07:11:42 If I'm focusing on a track, I'll play it for about 2 or 3 hrs straight for about 2 "warmup" days before I start grinding 6-12hrs a day. Back when I'd go for DKSC WR improvements, it wasn't uncommon for me to play from 4pm-12am on weekdays and 8am-2am on weekends. This is back when I actually had patience, of course.
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Rhodechill Legend Offline An actual sprite of a SMK Kerpa Derpa 5945 holabolas Rainbow Rhode Island Gender:	Re: How DO you time trial? Reply #5 - 02/10/15 at 07:26:40 Last winter, all I could manage to do was force myself to play for 30 minutes a day, even if I really didn't want to. I noticed improvement over that month that I did this. Hahaae, 12 hour play sessions? No wonder why I could never beat you.
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Shock NinjaShock Offline 5698 equations solved North Carolina Gender:	Re: How DO you time trial? Reply #6 - 02/10/15 at 07:28:03 Quote: How DO you time trial? I think it's somewhere in the 1-player menu, after you find that you select a character, then you pick a course to race on.
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Brett Ex Member	Re: How do YOU time trial? Reply #7 - 02/12/15 at 10:11:15 I time trial like once every 2 months now if that. I could never play long sessions due to my hands hurting. But yeah I just would focus on one track.
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Marc474R King Offline worships 4533 kartgods Canada	Re: How do YOU time trial? Reply #8 - 02/12/15 at 10:30:37 In MK7 I would just PR within 30 minutes, then the later tries felt like a waste of time and I'd start to suck more and more until I give up
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Silver Ex Member	Re: How do YOU time trial? Reply #9 - 02/12/15 at 13:04:45 It varies, but I usually have a main track and a "side track". I can play for like 12 hours a day, but that generally doesn't happen anymore.
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codly68 Karter Offline Worst mario kart player ever seen 3942 mj vids Rockford MI, USA Gender:	Re: How do YOU time trial? Reply #10 - 02/12/15 at 13:12:46 I just recently got back into mkwii and what im doing now is less stressful, going for shroomless. Ive bouncing between two tracks like in this, LC and rPB. These tracks dont tend to stress me out so i can play for a few hours
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Diogo

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Re: How do YOU time trial?
Reply #11 - 02/12/15 at 13:27:57

Many factors for me that can make me play tts. Here they are :

1. If I love the course ( Hyrule Circuit,Piranha Plant Slide, and others ) I can stay for weeks on them,without getting bored.

2. If I want to just protect my WR,I'll play the time needed to secure it ( today I immediately started playing when I saw that K4I got 1:58.711 TH with a terrible lap2 and never gave up )

3. Wifi being mean.

4. Just because I love the music,or because I don't want to lose top10. In those cases,I usually get a PR within a hour.

5. Playing to cut AF.

My way to warmup ? I have none. I instantly try to play at my top level.

I also have nothing to be less nervous,but I'm really used to play with nerves,which kinda helps.

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Rhodechill Legend Offline An actual sprite of a SMK Kerpa Derpa 5945 days karting Rainbow Rhode Island Gender:	Re: How do YOU time trial? Reply #12 - 02/12/15 at 14:06:44 I'll do a warmup lap at the very least. Instantly trying for top level is absurd.
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Zoe

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Re: How do YOU time trial?
Reply #13 - 02/12/15 at 15:54:17

1. 30 minute warmup on mt (best warmup course), or, playing 1 war
2. play a course for 13 hours a day 7 days a week or as long as it takes for me to reach my goal or until i lose motivation
3. if i lose motivation move onto another course and do the same thing daily

fun fact:
the majority of my "top" times were achieved through this method, i spent 20 hours playing mkw the day before I got my tf ar and 8 hours that day
rather this is what i used to do when i was going for ww tops / regional top 10s, not like i could finish any good runs Smiley

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Kαzuσ Karter Offline MAX TIME fell 4358 times for marty France Gender:	Re: How do YOU time trial? Reply #14 - 02/12/15 at 23:01:24 RULES N°1: No one takes my TM WR, see you later Tyler </3
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Rhodechill Legend Offline An actual sprite of a SMK Kerpa Derpa punched 5945 kiddies Rainbow Rhode Island Gender:	Re: How do YOU time trial? Reply #15 - 02/13/15 at 09:00:57 Kαzuσ wrote on 02/12/15 at 23:01:24: RULES N°1: No one takes my TM WR, see you later Tyler </3 wrong board faggot
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Leone Titan Offline Curious. punched 4390 kiddies København, soon Gender:	Re: How do YOU time trial? Reply #16 - 02/13/15 at 09:13:52 Rhodechill wrote on 02/13/15 at 09:00:57: Kαzuσ wrote on 02/12/15 at 23:01:24: RULES N°1: No one takes my TM WR, see you later Tyler </3 wrong board faggot lmao I made a ful thread on the MKDS board about how I TT, not gonna retype it all here
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Rhodechill Legend Offline An actual sprite of a SMK Kerpa Derpa helped 5945 people Rainbow Rhode Island Gender:	Re: How do YOU time trial? Reply #17 - 02/13/15 at 09:16:51 man i wish a copy and paste feature existed or something
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Fox Elite Offline seen 4284 mj vids Norway Gender:	Re: How do YOU time trial? Reply #18 - 02/13/15 at 12:07:52 3-6 hours of TT session, once a day. Sometimes split up in two.
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Yoshi12 Ex Member	Re: How do YOU time trial? Reply #19 - 02/13/15 at 12:45:30 3-5 hours per TT session for about 2 or 3 times a week.
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