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How many hours a day do you play?

Discussion in 'The Sesh' started by sethtosta, Oct 31, 2016.

  1. sethtosta

    sethtosta Member

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    I'm always enamored and highly interested in how many hours people play per day. My son probably has averaged between 4-5 hours a day since starting 4 years ago. We talk about this a lot and think "he can't play 4 or 5 hours everyday", but then we think about MKO weekend for instance. He probably played for 12-14 hours for 3 straight days so it adds up. Also, just think about how often a kendama is in your hand, it's still consider "practicing" even if your not really playing. So, after all that, how many hours a day do you play?
     
    Oct 31, 2016
  2. RyanArthurWalker

    RyanArthurWalker Slayer

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    Before starting my job I probably played 2-3 hours a day but now I maybe "play" about 30 minutes a day. When I am not doing anything too important I am always fiddling with my dama. Doing cup flow, earth turns, etc. Kids are progressing so fast now it's crazy! I mean I played dama for 10+ hours at a time this weekend but I did not sesh like Logan did. 2 hours on the film grind!!

    I am interested to hear how long other people in the 22+ age range spend playing kendama every day.
     
    Oct 31, 2016
  3. nikki_deo

    nikki_deo Slayer

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    ^^ Oh hey, that's me. haha

    anyways, I'm nowhere near playing at an advanced lvl but, i normally jam about 30min-2hrs during weeknights since i work those avg M-F 9-5 (or 6 in my case) jobs. i definitely play more on weekends on-and-off though especially when we have meetups here in Houston.
     
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  4. bonerkid

    bonerkid Honed Member

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    I play about an hour each day, but I that is mostly spend practicing tricks I'm already consistent in, to be almost perfect. Every now and then I'll practice adding extra flips to those tricks (etc. I just started making a point of ALWAYS doing a one-turn airplane instead of a normal one)
     
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  5. Sbermea22

    Sbermea22 Member

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    like Ryan said its harder for us older players to get a lot of practice time since we have jobs, but even so I'm usually able to get about an hour a day if I'm not in a slump. Also i think that if you have people to jam with your playing time will go wayyyyy up. i remember when i lived with a roommate and my house was the jam spot, I'd stay up til 2AM playing with buds.
     
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  6. rTTn

    rTTn Slayer

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    I carry two with me everywhere i go. I dont have an exact time of how much i play, but as often as i can. Waiting in line at the store, on break at work, anytime im walking around, anytime im standing around. I probably get a couple hours collected throughout the day
     
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  7. Ben Lowe

    Ben Lowe Slayer

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    I wish I could play more! I probably average 30min-1hour per day.
     
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  8. htimSxelA

    htimSxelA Moderator Staff Member

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    Hmm probably an hour or two on average... there are spurts of time where I won't play much though. It really depends
     
    Nov 2, 2016
  9. NicholasPereira

    NicholasPereira Honed Member

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    Probably an hour or so but it's spread out across an entire day, which I don't think benefits me as much as it would if it were a straight hour at a time.
     
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  10. Cobikaze

    Cobikaze Honed Member

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    I would say that I probably average around 15 - 20 minutes a day. Of course on weekends there are the occasional hour or longer sessions. If I wasn't so busy with schoolwork I would be playing for hours every day!
     
    Nov 5, 2016
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  11. Nick Lectura

    Nick Lectura Moderator Staff Member

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    I play probably 30 mins a day. I usually pick it up during homework breaks or when I just get home from work/school and there's still some daylight left.

    Tuesday's are a whole different story though, I jam dama for about 4-6 hours #kgtues
     
    Nov 6, 2016
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  12. Sigvard

    Sigvard Member

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    Around 1-2h daily during the week, and about 2-3h when Ive got the day off. I'm progressing quite satisfyingly at this rate :)
     
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  13. sorrywongnumber

    sorrywongnumber Honed Member

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    I usually play for about 1-2 hours leisurely, but when I'm grinding then it's 2-3 hours.
     
    Nov 6, 2016
  14. Dillonjohns79

    Dillonjohns79 Member

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    As a 21 year old college student, I jam maybe an hour a day. maybe. More on weekends but not as much as i'd like to.
     
    Nov 6, 2016
  15. Orangeisrad

    Orangeisrad Member

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    I'm 25 with your regular 40hr work week, I come home throw on whatever anime/show I'm into at the moment and during opening and endings I jam. Sometimes I'll just keep playing.

    Usually between 30mins to 2 hours daily, weekends easily 2+ hours.
     
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  16. RWB Mfg

    RWB Mfg n00b

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    25/8
     
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  17. Heero

    Heero n00b

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    Typically, i collectively get a half hour of play a day. 3-5 times a week. At 27yo with 45-65 hour work week, with 2 kids and a wife doesn't leave much time to jam. Work will be slowing down a little so maybe I'll get some more time to play.
     
    Nov 9, 2016
  18. Stuart Barron

    Stuart Barron Slayer

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    Being and old man its usually just 10mins here 15 mins there. Or untill the wife and kids start moaning at me!
     
    Nov 11, 2016
  19. Ben Lowe

    Ben Lowe Slayer

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    I make my wife and kids join me sometimes. That can be fun!
     
    Nov 11, 2016
  20. Stuart Barron

    Stuart Barron Slayer

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    Yeah they sometimes join in, and my 7 year old recently landed his first few lighthouses, but sadly his interest in kendama is up and down like the British weather
     
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