Zig zags

Methods:
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zig zags are definitely a tough pattern to learn

one handed for the slow zig zags

[1] 232 ...

alt tapping for faster zig zags

[1] 232 (232) ...

in order to pull this off you need to hold down 2, lightly tap 3, then release 2, after enough practice you can do it all in a single quick motion, a good way to learn this is to tilt your hand so that your pointer finger has less distance to cover than your middle finger, the key to this pattern is practice and see what works for you, you will not hit it immediately

example

a similar concept works for quad zig zags and quint zig zags though it is much harder quad zig zags one handed

[1] 23432 ...

alt tapping quad zig zags

[1] 23432 (23432) ...

example

quint zig zags are much tougher

one handed

[1] 2345432 ...

alt tapping though is much tougher

[1>2] 34543 [2>1] (2345432) ... here you need to slide your pointer finger from green to red to hit the rest of the zig

example

in this example UKOGmonkey uses his tapping hand twice before he uses his non tapping hand but the principle is the same

Trivia:
technically a triplet zig zag is a castle