How to switch to touch typing?

[Michael_435]

So i have been using the "Hunt and peck method" my whole life and i really want to switch to it to improve my typing speeds and not look like a dork in my business tech class.
Currently with the "hunt and peck" method i can average around 48WPM (without punctuation) which is pretty pathetic.

If anyone has any tips on how to learn to touch type it would be greatly appreciated.

 

[greens]

So i have been using the "Hunt and peck method" my whole life and i really want to switch to it to improve my typing speeds and not look like a dork in my business tech class.
Currently with the "hunt and peck" method i can average around 48WPM (without punctuation) which is pretty pathetic.

If anyone has any tips on how to learn to touch type it would be greatly appreciated.

Mavis Beacon taught me how to type.
I touch by type and am certified at 85+ WPM including errors.

It uses games and things to have you build muscle memory, works really well.

 

[MWP0004]

So i have been using the "Hunt and peck method" my whole life and i really want to switch to it to improve my typing speeds and not look like a dork in my business tech class.
Currently with the "hunt and peck" method i can average around 48WPM (without punctuation) which is pretty pathetic.

If anyone has any tips on how to learn to touch type it would be greatly appreciated.

Mavis Beacon taught me how to type.
I touch by type and am certified at 85+ WPM including errors.

It uses games and things to have you build muscle memory, works really well.

As much as I hated it, we had an entire typing course when I was in middle school in the early 2000's that used Mavis Beacon, and it taught me well.

We also had to use those disgusting looking rubber keyboard covers so we couldn't cheat and look at keys.

 

[BadBoyGreek]

Agree with the other guys, Mavis Beacon is pretty much the gold standard for learning touch typing.

 

[why_wolf]

really any learn to type program should do the job. Also to keep yourself from cheating it helps if you can hide your hands, piece of cardboard or whatever to keep your straying eyes off your hands.

 

[mellowfello]

The only way is to practice. You can start by typing a passage that's out in front of you. Force yourself not to look at the keyboard. It'll be slow at first, but soon you'll get the hang of it.