TRAINING EXERCISES FOR THE MALTRON SINGLE HAND KEYBOARD

Exercise 3

Common Words

These next few exercises use the very commonest words which make up 47% of all words keyed. Key each line three times at least and key as fast as your fingers will go. In these words your fingers never go far from the home row. This - of course - is part of the exercise and the MALTRON design.

as she sat he sees she has heated these

see that he has dated that at the head

Exercise 4a

Key each of the following rows twice:

he stated that he had a hat he stated that he had a hat

she ate dates at tea she ate dates at tea she ate dates at tea

he sees a death head sheet he sees a death head sheet

he seethed as she teased he seethed as she teased

at that he headed east at that he headed east

the head stated that she hated shade the head stated that she hated shade

Exercise 4b

Don't forget to relax. It is not wise to practice keying while your hand is tired. Key these next rows at least three times each:

he stated that she had a hat he sees a death head sheet

she ate dates at tea he seethed as she teased

at that he headed east the head stated that she hated shade

RELAX YOUR ARM FROM THE SHOULDERS RIGHT DOWN TO THE FINGER TIPS THOROUGHLY. SHAKE FINGERS AND WRISTS

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