So does anyone have any helpful hints and tips for when playing doubles?

I've started playing doubles recently, and It's pretty fun. It gives a lot more room for freestyling than singles gives you.

However, I find the biggest problem is losing track of where I am. Like, my feet will end up missing long streams because I've lost the correct position and stuff. It's not like singles where you always know where you are as youre staying in the same place, hitting the same 4 panels.

So yeah, and tips?

I try to move my body as free as I can.

Try to play without the use of the bar (I've never use the bar in AC, only for resting between songs)

use the phrase "Let the music move your feets" for a refferal. (Extracted from D2R /NAOKI)

First practice some moves from pad 1 to pad 2

next try playing some 2-4 footers in BASIC

the rest is PRACTICE.

even the double masters needs a lot of practice and time.

take this advice in mind: Double play consumes double stamina, because you need to move between pads.

Actually I play some 7-9 footers in DIFFICULT or EXPERT difficulty, like:

KIND LADY

SOBAKASU FRECKLES (KCP RE-EDIT)

SO DEEP (PERFECT SPHERE MIX)

and so one (my favorite is PARANOiA and KIND LADY)

Practice, practice, practice! You've got to learn a whole new way of moving around and keeping track of where you are, and that's only going to come with time. So keep practicing, and have fun!

The one greatest bit of technique help I found when learning doubles was a description of how to "crabwalk" across the pad. When going across the top row (left L-T-R, right L-T-R, twist and turn so you are always alternating between your left and right feet, turning the shortest way so you don't end up spinning like a ballerina. Same with the bottom row. (On the top row, left foot LL arrow, right foot LT arrow. Moving to the right. L LR, R RL, L RT, R RR.) That eliminates the awkward lurching from side to side that can happen if you try to doublestep while crossing over. Sometimes, if nobody's at the arcade, I'll practice this by just crabwalking in circles on the pad at a jogging pace. Looks weird, but it's great for grinding the crabwalk into your muscle memory.

The other tricky bit, for me at least, is the weird center jumps in doubles. LR-RT, LT-RL, et cetera, are hard at first. Again, just gotta practice those until they come naturally.

On my DDR doubles scoresheet (yeah, I make those up for ever DDR mix I have, I'm such a nerd) I have little symbols beside songs that use certain techniques I need to practice. For example, Captain Jack S is good for practicing those center jumps. When I haven't been playing doubles for a while it helps to go back to those for a refresher.

Wow, pretty good advice. Thanks guys.

Yeah, the two biggest things are moving from one pad to another during a stream and the middle jumps, as you said.

That's like in umm... Love Shine or True Love (can't remember which. I think it was probably True Love). The jumps on doubles are crazy for me, whereas on singles on those songs, I get full combos all the time.

I can handle most parts of doubles on difficult, but only on a few songs.

One of my favourite songs is Nijiiro, but the end of that on doubles is like, impossible for me. I just can't swap from pad to pad so suddenly.

I found this faq on doubles when I was first starting out playing doubles on ddrfreak.com. It's got a few good tips and want not. :p

http://www.ddrfreak.com/library/contributor-article.php?postID=7890287

Wow, that's like, supergood.

Lol, thanks CowBellMan.