This topic only discusses one worker mining one mineral patch. The following pictures apply to all 4-player maps in the current ladder and ASL. Some of the mineral boosting micro used here are found by myself—I haven’t seen them shared by anyone else.

There are three possible scenarios for each patch:
1. Maximum gathering rate is achieved without any micro.
2. Maximum gathering rate is achieved with initial micro, such as adjusting the position of the worker, but continuous micro is not required.
3. Maximum gathering rate is only achieved with continuous micro.

For the micro used for each patch, see this video:
www.bilibili.com

Maps used for testing:
910map.tistory.com

If you know any better method to boost a specific patch, please feel free to point it out.