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For bullet chess how do u move the mouse fast enough?

I usually play bullet on my phone because I can't go fast with a mouse
deactivate mouse acceleration.
i always setup my mousespeed so i can reach from one corner of the screen to the other without moving the heel of my hand on my mousepad.

having played tons of RTS and ARPG games competitively, its just my brain holding me down in bullet games.
The hand is quicker than the eye. Coordinate training should help eye and mouse dexterity. lichess.org/training/coordinate

Assume ½ second per tempo, just to notice a piece that moved and what it is attacking.
You're probably looking at about 1 - 2 seconds per move, unless you're premoving.

Using the coordinates trainer I discovered I can move 19 moves in 30 seconds.
If a game lasts 57 moves, I will require 1 minute and 30 seconds to complete that game. I should be avoiding games that are less than 2 minutes.

Once you know how fast you move in the coordinate trainer then you know what bullet time controls you want to avoid.
@Toscani

Well, the coordinates trainer has a lot to do with knowing the coordinates, as well. I get 27, but that doesn't mean much to how good I am at bullet. Even when I was only able to get 10 on coordinates, I could still play quickly in bullet.
Hover your mouse where you think you are going to move and premove when realtively safe.
Exactly!
The key is relatively safe premoves. Practice and instinct will guide you.

Also , bullet IS chess. Compare the bullet games of Magnus with the Classical games of 98% of the players! You will be very surprised!
I really feel that mouse is better in bullet than using a phone. In time scrambles, it's very difficult to win while on mobile (at least for me). Moving mouse fast, just comes from practice.
You also must think faster than usual to get a better position.
And another thing, you should use a gaming mouse if you can. Use the dpi at its max. I myself use Logitech g402 Hyperion Fury and at 4000 dpi. 4000 dpi really feels "slow" to me now, as I have used it a lot. And also, as #5 said, I totally agree with him.

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