Clicks per minute and clicks per second
This test counts every click for a full 60 seconds. The total is your clicks per minute. Divide it by 60 and you have your average clicks per second over the minute, which is the large number in the result. To go the other way, multiply a CPS figure by 60.
Do not expect your minute pace to match your short test pace. Holding top speed for a minute is not possible for the hand, so the 60 second figure is always lower than the 5 second CPS test. What it measures is stamina.
Reading the fatigue chart
The chart has twelve bars, one for each 5 seconds. Most people see a tall first bar or two, a slide through the middle, and sometimes a small rise at the end when they know the finish is close. The result also compares your first 30 seconds with your last 30 and gives the change as a percentage.
- A steep early slide means the start was too fast. Aim for a first bar only a little above your middle bars.
- A sudden low bar is usually a change of grip or a missed rhythm, not tiredness.
- Flat bars are the goal. An even minute nearly always beats a fast start.
Pacing the minute
Pick a rhythm you could tap along to and hold it. Counting in groups of four helps. If your forearm starts to burn, ease off for a second rather than pushing through: the clicks you lose are fewer than the ones a cramped hand costs you over the remaining time.
Look after your hand
A minute of fast clicking is real work for the tendons of the finger and forearm. Do one or two runs, then stop for the day. Pain, tingling or numbness are reasons to stop at once, not to try again.