I first tried out Colemak about a year ago because my hands were starting to hurt from typing so much with QWERTY and because Colemak seems more efficient and logical to use over QWERTY. I'd been touch-typing with QWERTY for over 8 years (40 wpm average speed). I didn't stick with Colemak the first time I tried it, or the second time a few months later. I was using the TypeFaster program to learn with but honestly I kept getting bored with it and wasn't learning fast enough. I was also switching back and forth between QWERTY and Colemak for when I needed to type more quickly. I learned the hard way that that's a really bad idea! No wonder I wasn't learning fast enough. This time around, I got a program from a friend called TypingMaster Pro. I started using that, turned off QWERTY completely, and I'm learning Colemak much faster and sticking with it this time. Typingmaster Pro doesn't have a Colemak layout/course, and their on-screen QWERTY keyboard can be distracting, but I've found it to be much more fun and I'm learning quickly and faster than before. I just wish it had an actual Colemak layout and course.  After using it for about 30-40 minutes a day for the past week, I know all the keys and consistently type between 18-25 wpm. I have no desire to switch back to QWERTY this time. Yay!

The "S" and "I" keys have been giving me the most trouble so far, probably because they are so close to where they are in QWERTY. I'm also noticing that my right index and middle fingers have been sore.

I'm excited to get my typing speed back up and hopefully exceed my old speed :)

Thank you for Colemak :)