wanted to see how my method differs from others here in the forums. the general gist of it:

inner quiet
steady hand -> hasty touch (to build up IQ)
recover durability
great strides + innovation + byregot's blessing.

although i usually am able to HQ high level items, im not happy with my method because it is not fool proof. too many times i get unlucky and hasty touch fails more than it succeeds and that messes up my numbers.