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D[1] DigitalHypno (YouTube). osu! phd: a comprehensive introduction to every skill (the skill chart video). The map-credits page below links an address ending in Dc4PBq3Rga8, likely another upload of the same video. link ↗

Cited in 14 chapters: The Big Picture, Foundations, Control Skills and Consistency, Reading, Sightreading, Aim, Reading Patterns by Name, Streaming, Nerves and Pressure, Mods, Hands, Eyes, and Health, Rank, pp, and Comparison, Diagnose Before You Drill, The Programs

D[2] DigitalHypno. osu! phd video: map credits (the map and player shown in each section of the video). link ↗

Cited in 2 chapters: Foundations, Resources

D[3] Tonehh (YouTube). osu! HUGE Beginner Mistake in 2020!! | Can't get good accuracy, Can't stream, Keep fingerlocking. link ↗

Cited in 7 chapters: Your First Hundred Hours, Foundations, Control Skills and Consistency, Streaming, The Programs, The Jump-Map Trap, Weekly Templates and Tracking

D[4] Tonehh (YouTube). the only improvement guide you'll ever need. link ↗

Cited in 9 chapters: The Big Picture, Foundations, Stamina and Speed, Nerves and Pressure, "Play More," Decoded, Plateaus, Confidence, and Goals, Advice From the Top, Build a Session, Weekly Templates and Tracking

D[5] Tonehh with khz (YouTube). osu! khz's stream STAMINA and SPEED guide | A FULL Streaming Guide. link ↗

Cited in 11 chapters: Where the Coaches Agree and Disagree, Control Skills and Consistency, Aim, Streaming, Stamina and Speed, Audio, Display, and Skin, Hands, Eyes, and Health, Build a Session, The Programs, Weekly Templates and Tracking, Resources

D[6] Tonehh (YouTube). responsibilities? adulthood? no problem, you can still improve. link ↗

Cited in 4 chapters: Plateaus, Confidence, and Goals, Busy Lives and Comebacks, Build a Session, Weekly Templates and Tracking

D[7] Tonehh (YouTube). osu! How to ACTUALLY learn how to stream | A FULL Streaming Guide, Part 1 (playlist link). link ↗

Cited in 5 chapters: Control Skills and Consistency, Rhythm, Accuracy, and Offset, Streaming, Hardware and Accessories, The Programs

D[8] Tonehh (YouTube). osu! How to improve flow aim, consistency and reducing nerves | A FULL Streaming Guide, Part 2 (playlist link). link ↗

Cited in 5 chapters: Rhythm, Accuracy, and Offset, Streaming, Nerves and Pressure, Audio, Display, and Skin, The Programs

D[9] Tonehh (YouTube). osu! We Luv Lama Method for building stamina effectively | A FULL Streaming Guide, Part 3 (playlist link). link ↗

Cited in 1 chapter: The Programs

D[10] Tonehh (YouTube). osu! How to ACTUALLY improve your aim | A FULL Aim Guide, Part 1.

Cited in 3 chapters: Reading, Aim, Streaming

D[11] Tonehh (YouTube). osu! The Importance of a Diverse Skillset | Unblocking the Bottleneck.

Cited in 3 chapters: Mods, "Play More," Decoded, The Programs

D[12] Tonehh (YouTube). osu! Unstable Rate FULLY Explained.

Cited in 3 chapters: Rhythm, Accuracy, and Offset, Audio, Display, and Skin, Weekly Templates and Tracking

D[13] Tonehh (YouTube). osu! When should you play mods | A FULL Fundamentals To Mods Guide.

Cited in 4 chapters: Your First Hundred Hours, Mods, Plateaus, Confidence, and Goals, The Programs

D[14] Tonehh featuring bloo (YouTube). osu! 5 Best Improvement Tips for Beginners.

Cited in 5 chapters: Reading, "Play More," Decoded, Rank, pp, and Comparison, Advice From the Top, The Programs

D[15] Tonehh (YouTube). do NOT make the game easier for yourself.

Cited in 3 chapters: Your First Hundred Hours, Reading, Reading Patterns by Name

D[16] Tonehh (YouTube). osu! How to derust FAST and effectively!! | A COMPREHENSIVE derusting guide.

Cited in 7 chapters: Control Skills and Consistency, Sightreading, Plateaus, Confidence, and Goals, Rank, pp, and Comparison, Busy Lives and Comebacks, Build a Session, Weekly Templates and Tracking

D[17] Tonehh (YouTube). hi I'm back.

Cited in 1 chapter: Busy Lives and Comebacks

D[18] Tonehh (YouTube). osu! What grip should you use | Tablet Beginners Part 1.

Cited in 1 chapter: Tablet Technique: Grip, Area, Hover or Drag

D[19] Tonehh (YouTube). osu! What area should you use | Tablet Beginners Part 2; and osu! 30 Playstyles in 6 Minutes (Tablet Edition).

Cited in 4 chapters: Reading Patterns by Name, Tablet Technique: Grip, Area, Hover or Drag, Hardware and Accessories, Measure, Drill, Retest

D[20] Tonehh (YouTube). osu! Should you Hover or Drag (or both..) | Tablet Beginners Part 3.

Cited in 1 chapter: Tablet Technique: Grip, Area, Hover or Drag

D[21] Tonehh (YouTube). osu! PROBLEMS with Tablet that no one really talks about.

Cited in 3 chapters: Tablet Technique: Grip, Area, Hover or Drag, Hardware and Accessories, Weekly Templates and Tracking

D[22] Tonehh (YouTube, 2020). Do NOT buy an XP-PEN G640 in 2020!; THE XP-PEN G640 IS BACK!!; and osu! Can't move mouse with tablet drivers open FIX.

Cited in 2 chapters: Hardware and Accessories, Drivers, Firmware, and Polling

D[30] khz. Written stream guide (Google Doc linked in the video description). link ↗

Cited in 1 chapter: Resources

D[31] Korilak. Korilak's Guide to Improving in osu! (PDF; written August 7, 2016, edited November 13, 2016). link ↗

D[32] BTMC (YouTube). THE BEST GUIDE TO IMPROVE AT OSU!? (read-through of Korilak's guide with commentary). link ↗

Cited in 6 chapters: Aim, Stamina and Speed, Nerves and Pressure, Mods, Hardware and Accessories, The Programs

D[33] BTMC (YouTube, September 2026). This changes osu! Forever (testing community tablet firmware). link ↗

Cited in 3 chapters: Hardware and Accessories, Drivers, Firmware, and Polling, Reference Tables

D[34] BTMC (stream clip). Answer to a viewer asking how to push stream consistency past 180 BPM (transcript supplied by the reader).

Cited in 6 chapters: Control Skills and Consistency, Streaming, Stamina and Speed, Diagnose Before You Drill, Measure, Drill, Retest, The Programs

D[35] Viscose (YouTube), FPS aim coach: argument that “muscle memory” is a misnomer and that sensitivity can be varied deliberately as a training tool, including a clip of the Valorant player TenZ on the same point. Transcript supplied by the reader. link ↗

Cited in 3 chapters: Where the Coaches Agree and Disagree, Tablet Technique: Grip, Area, Hover or Drag, Measure, Drill, Retest

D[38] ferret_irl (2026), “8 real tips to get good from a top 20 player”, r/osugame. Written by a player ranked 24th globally in September 2026 and known for tapping. Reddit blocks automated access; the full text was supplied by the reader, including an addition on hyperhidrosis from a commenter. link ↗

Cited in 13 chapters: Control Skills and Consistency, Reading, Sightreading, Aim, Streaming, Stamina and Speed, Hardware and Accessories, Hands, Eyes, and Health, Plateaus, Confidence, and Goals, Advice From the Top, Measure, Drill, Retest, Watch Your Own Replay, Resources

D[40] Interview video: I Asked Top osu! Players How to Improve (Here's What They Said), with three players ranked roughly 15th, 20th, and 30th at the time. Their names as transcribed are uncertain, so they are not used here. link ↗

Cited in 14 chapters: Where the Coaches Agree and Disagree, Your First Hundred Hours, Control Skills and Consistency, Reading Patterns by Name, Stamina and Speed, Mods, Tablet Technique: Grip, Area, Hover or Drag, "Play More," Decoded, Rank, pp, and Comparison, Measure, Drill, Retest, Build a Session, The Programs, The Jump-Map Trap, Playing in Tournaments

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