1. Establish a repeatable baseline
Use a 60-second test for routine tracking and a longer endurance test when the goal is professional pace. Keep the duration, layout, and correction rules consistent so changes mean something.
Record WPM together with accuracy and consistency. A faster score with sharply worse accuracy may not represent faster completed work.
2. Fix accuracy before adding pressure
When accuracy is below roughly 95%, most people gain more by cleaning movement than by chasing another burst. Strict practice makes the wrong path impossible to ignore.
Slow down only enough to keep the hands relaxed and the movement intentional. The objective is a repeatable correct keystroke, not artificially slow typing.
3. Train transitions, not isolated letters
Typing happens as sequences. A letter that feels fine alone may become slow after a particular neighbor, Shift key, number, or symbol.
Use the weak-pair report to select real words and work passages containing those transitions. Context keeps the movement transferable.
4. Separate peak speed from sustainable speed
A five-second burst shows capacity; a five-minute test shows whether that capacity survives. Both are useful, but they answer different questions.
Add endurance only after basic accuracy is stable. Long sessions performed with tension teach the wrong thing.
A simple weekly loop
Take one baseline, complete two or three targeted workouts, repeat the baseline once, and add one longer session. Stop when technique degrades rather than accumulating low-quality repetitions.