extending string length

[jpaige]

I find that my strings tend to be very short (max of 12-15 tricks) and are usually around 7-10, although I dont repeat tricks on the same side. For example common strings include mirage, legover, clipper, butterfly, osis, and/or illusions, pickups both sides with some other 3-4 adds mixed in (plo,smear,dimwalk ripwalk, whirl, swirl). I could definitely double my string length if i just doubled the tricks or say hit legover 4 or 5 times to recover my string but it doesn't seem like this is good for progress if im trying to extend links by hitting a clipper or legover every other move to reset. My question is which should take preference, hitting strings of 20+ where 10 of the moves are clippers and legovers or links of 10-15 where only one or two tricks are repeated. Im trying desperately to hit all the two adds from toe bsos consistently but I'm not there yet, but i think it would be easier if i just constantly bailed to strong clipper-> mirage (or pickup) to get the other less consistent tricks in like pickup/illusion from toe. I dont like repeating the two adds because it feels cheap to add to string length but maybe this is better than hitting 8 unique and dropping every time?

[FlexThis]

I do a couple 40 - 60 contact 2add strings, before I even attempt a 3. I then do BOP variations for another 40 - 60 contacts.

Then I shred. My average shred length is between 12 - 40 contacts.

Doing 2adds is not cheap at all! It is foundation. Repeating tricks IS how you improve your string length. With time you will replace repeats with uniques.