Cowards

That just makes S+'s completely unfulfilling I think?

Wouldn't this make getting an S+ not rewarding to get at all?

I mean, it's a singleplayer game and people can do whatever, but honestly what's the point of playing a rhythm game if you're gonna play it purposefully off-rhythm, I can't imagine this being that fun.

git gud

Get better
Or, i'm assuming you meant some things you can do in order to help you keep track of when to press the space bar? If you haven't already, nodding to the beat really helps, and it's a good habit to get so that you can sightread it better.
If you're willing to spend some time, replaying and memorizing the level will help you to pre-emptively know when to press, you just gotta do it, y'know? No more guessing that you may have had the first time.
Lastly, turning on hit judgements in order to tell you to tap later or earlier will come in very helpful for newer levels.
Hope this helps!

without augmenting the difficulty slightly*

how about a guide for this exact thing but you think you don't have a skill issue and, for your own, hypothetical egotistic needs, want to do it without cheating. Any tips?

THANK YOU SO MUCH

@nightemerald did you use the guide and still fail? lol