Gaming @lemmy.ml

1y ago

People really hold their mouse like that?!

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TIL I'm a fingertip gripper
- It comes from having hands bigger than the mouse. I don't get how taller people can even do palm grip. You would have to click with your finger knuckles.
  
  I don't even have big hands, just regular lady-hand sized. I still don't really get the palm thing, just tried it and it feels so weird! Maybe depends on the shape of the mouse too, since some can be quite a lot taller than others.
  
  I have small hands and still fingertip basically all the time, and I have all my life. I don't use a small mouse either (G502)
  I hate how smudgy and uncomfortable it feels to have reduced fine control when my palm comes into contact with the mouse. It feels icky and frustrating. I know plenty of people palm grip with low DPI and big mousepads to achieve fine control, but that seems far more exhausting than just developing stamina in the forearm.
  
  Yeah Im fingertips because of this exact reason. Best mouse I've found so far to counter it is a Razor DeathAdder. I've had a few over the years and even with the model changes the overall size and shape is very constant.
  
  I am not tall but I would say my hand is a bit more than average, about 18 ish cm I would say. I always find palm grip as shown in the picture to be comfortable but the base of my palm firmly rests on the mousepad and the fingers and top part of palm will be on the mouse. Also a reason I can't use a small mouse as the top side of my palm can never rest on the mouse without my fingers going past the keys.
  
  depends, i dob't have bigger hands, but it give more accuracy in osu!
  
  Luckily you can always buy a larger mouse.
- Ah a fellow fingertip gripper mate
  
  Fingertip grippers unite!
- Same here. I have a long hand, resting my palm on the back of the mouse makes my fingers peek out the front :/
- Same. And it doesn’t tire me at all. I imagine it depends on how big your hands are.

- The fabled hockey puck grip!
- God, I hated those mice back then. The least comfortable mouse ever. And that was back when I had small hands, lol.

I use a thumb ball mouse FUCK YOUR GRIPS.
- Trackpoint ftw 😁
  
  Show me your nipple!
- I use a finger trackball. I have no idea how that grip fits in here.
- i plug my motor cortex directly into the USB port
- Love my ergo, only way my mucked up hands can even use the computer anymore.

Ahhhh
- Hello fellow Vertie!
- Never going back
- One of the most comfortable mice out there.
- Do you use this mouse for gaming? I love vertical mice for work but never had the courage to try it for gaming
  
  I thought it wouldn't work and kept the old mouse on standby on my desk for gaming but after a little while it was left gathering dust. It works surprisingly well and finally trained me to use the thumb buttons as the MX Vertical lacks a rocking wheel for back/forward.

Yep, watch some esports, you'll see plenty of different postures, mouse grips, keyboard placements, etc
- This is a professional Counter Strike player called Device.
  These guys started out at small lans with CRT monitors where table space was an issue, so the players started doing stuff like this:

I always used fingertip with small hands and never thought it was weird. I just figured out maybe it's because I played piano growing up? It feels more natural to have a C shape with my hand and space between the mouse and my palm.
- I never played the piano but I use fingertip too. (I also have small hands btw)

How do palm gripper move the mouse down? They use their whole arm? I’ve been told I keep my sensitivity high, as I can cross my entire screen top to bottom and left to right without lifting my hand off the desk. Anything else seems much more tiring.
- Pretty much yes but moving your arm by a little isn't really that hard and can be done without lifting your elbow. I don't find it tiring even after a full day of usage but maybe I am just used to it.
  
  I’ve never had a setup where my elbow was on the desk. Maybe that’s part of the difference? All very interesting
- You move your mouse without moving your arm? Like do you just use your wrist or something?
  
  Just using my fingers. I use a mouse with enough space between my palm and the back of the mouse.

TIL that I have no idea how I hold my mouse, it's just happens. I suspect I switch style based on what I do.

Claw... My hands are too goddamn big...

I guess by that I use fingertip, but I think it'd be more accurate to say that I use palm adapted for big hands.
The few times that I've had a mouse big enough to palm it without my fingers sticking out too far, that's what I've done, and that's definitely my preference. It's just that the vast majority of mouses are too small for that.
- I have xxxl hands and still use fingertip. Never get tired. I search for small mice. Why would you want to move your whole arm to come towards you/ down on the screens?

I just end up using fingertip because all the good mice are too god damned small, but I'd much rather use palm grip
- I did this for ages fighting with various logitech and microsoft mice, always ended up getting cramps in my mouse hand. Eventually landed on the corsair nightsword a few years ago, very comfortable for a full palm grip, highly recommend. Maybe have a look there.

Palm grip is modeled after charlie kirk hands. My fingers are literally dragging on the table when I grip mine like that.

I use claw and fingertip depending on what I'm doing.

I use claw because nothing since the G9x has been big enough to do otherwise

My ex was a claw gripper when we met, but thankfully she learned the palm method, which really was most-comfortable for long sessions.
- Except it's not, it's all subjective to the individual. Congrats, you manipulated your partner for no reason.

I use Palm until my fingers ache and I remember that I need to not grip it like that any more (some of my fingers ache from it), and then I move to fingertip for a while.

I've always used claw grip. Just feels the best for FPS.

I just realized I don't know how I hold y mouse.

I've never thought about this before, I guess I use fingertip though. I just kinda move the mouse around using mostly my thumb and pinky finger.

I've been using the fingertip grip when I lay in bed since I ain't got a proper desk. Otherwise I use more of a palm grip when sitting up and using my mouse on the stand I use to hold my monitor.

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