Enkeria's topic about how you destroy your mouse just got me thinking: How do you hold your mouse? Computer mouse that is..courtesy of Ra-Ra-Ra-RazorZone
Palm Grip
Claw Grip
Fingertip Grip
There's a list of pros/cons for each grip, but I'm not gonna post it here, you can go check it out at Ra-Ra-Ra-RazorZone.
I personally use the Claw Grip. It's mostly used for quick, precise movements. But since you only use your fingertips, your fingers will fatigue at a much faster rate than other grips.
I have done a lot of research to find the best mouse for my "grip style" and ended up getting the Logitech G9X. I tried the Cooler Master Sentinel and HATED it! I like this mouse as it has decent amount of buttons and fits my grip rather nicely...plus it has different faces you can add to make it more adjustuble to other grips as well. From what I hear, the RAT 7 is very customizable and nice as well....not sure why I posted all this but yeah...fingertip grip for me!
I have done a lot of research to find the best mouse for my "grip style" and ended up getting the Logitech G9X. I tried the Cooler Master Sentinel and HATED it! I like this mouse as it has decent amount of buttons and fits my grip rather nicely...plus it has different faces you can add to make it more adjustuble to other grips as well. From what I hear, the RAT 7 is very customizable and nice as well....not sure why I posted all this but yeah...fingertip grip for me!
Cool stuff, I actually didn't do much research per se when I bought my stuff (Logitech MK710 cordless), but obviously I did looked at it and thought yeah that might be comfortable.
I'm not into that whole mouse&keyboard with shitloads of buttons thing. I just use the normal stuff. And I don't game as much now, since I'm on university. I am however gonna game plenty when D3 finally releases.
I use the keyboard whenever possible, so I tend to maintain the fingertip position. It allows me to utilize every mouse button when i'm actually handling the thing aswell. I haven't the foggies clue how that affects my speed or agility with clicks. That article should be an interesting read. Thanks.
it seems like i fluctuate from claw to fingertip depending on the situation. i almost never palm it though, that actually feels extremely unnatural to me.
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it seems like i fluctuate from claw to fingertip depending on the situation. i almost never palm it though, that actually feels extremely unnatural to me.
Same. I cannot possibly rest my entire hand on the mouse. It feels awkward beyond belief.
I was born in shooters. High speed shooters and games of reactions, speed and precision. There is no better style than fingertip grip for me. I didn't know or cared how I held my mouse until a while ago when I saw an article about it.
I happen also to have long, small and agile fingers. I don't think I ever got tired to use the mouse, the only thing I get tired of is the clicking part in click intensive games.
Its interesting how this can really tell what kind of gamer you are. Naturally I used the fingertip grip, so naturally, one could say I'm born for fast paced games of reactions and precision.
Another funny thing is, I never settled for any mouse but the crappiest, most basic, symmetric moues with 2 buttons and a mousewheel. I'm a gamer for life but I find any other mouse annoying.
I used to by a 2-button + wheel purist aswell, but too many games reward the thumb/side button types. I eventually gave in to pressure; however, that's as far as I got. I really can't imagine using that odd-ball "mmo," mouse with the whole num-pad on the side.
I was born in shooters. High speed shooters and games of reactions, speed and precision. There is no better style than fingertip grip for me. I didn't know or cared how I held my mouse until a while ago when I saw an article about it.
Yeah, I played Counter-Strike 1.5, 1.6 and Condition Zero growing up and even sometimes today, when I'm bored, I go and play a bit of CS Course. Also helps to stay steady and sharp for whenever I play online or LAN with friends.
So since reading this thread I've tried the other grips. My goodness the claw grip is horrible! The fingertip grip is bearable but I just can't hack the claw. Maybe its because I have little hands and as a result can't do the claw grip properly.
So since reading this thread I've tried the other grips. My goodness the claw grip is horrible! The fingertip grip is bearable but I just can't hack the claw. Maybe its because I have little hands and as a result can't do the claw grip properly.
So you use the Palm Grip? For me, that has to be the most uncomfortable grip in existence!! And my hands doesn't fit on my mouse...
When you (people reading thread, not necessarily you ^^ up there) think of the first time you sat in front of a pc and had to use the mouse&keyboard, do you remember how you first gripped the mouse? I don't think there's anybody here that remembers their first time (no sexual innuendo whatsoever )...unless it was yesterday...or I'm the only one for some reason...
My logic says that 99% of first-time-pc-users probably used the palm grip. It's only instinct that want you to cover the whole mouse with your hand, or am I wrong?
ive always been using a claw or fingertip. i just dont get the same range of motion and quickness in the palm grip; the only way to move side to side is basically the arm, which is cumbersome and slow. in the claw i usually pickup or do quick wrist flicks to move my mouse fast.
tbh though, when i browse the web and regular stuff that isnt gaming, im using my trackpad. 95% of the time i dont even use a mouse anymore.
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So you use the Palm Grip? For me, that has to be the most uncomfortable grip in existence!! And my hands doesn't fit on my mouse...
Yup palm grip. The shape of the logitech g9 is nearly the same as my palm so it feels super natural. Apart from the Blizzard franchise my most played games are halflife, team fortress classic and counter strike and the palm grip is fine for me in those. I guess it must be my small hands then
On a side note I just got my g9 box out and found the weights you can put into the mouse. Dam that shits cool.
Another thing that I think is interesting is how you put your fingers on the mouse.
I have my index finger on leftclick, middle finger always lying on middle mouse scroll and ring finger for rightclick. Then thumb for.. well thumbbuttons.. I know some people use middle finger for rightclick, not really sure how "normal" I am though. How do you do it?
My index handles the left button and wheel when needed, middle finger for the right button, and thumb for the side buttons (I've got two). The two remaining fingers are useless to me until I retun to my beloved keyboard.
Another thing that I think is interesting is how you put your fingers on the mouse.
I have my index finger on leftclick, middle finger always lying on middle mouse scroll and ring finger for rightclick. Then thumb for.. well thumbbuttons.. I know some people use middle finger for rightclick, not really sure how "normal" I am though. How do you do it?
Yeah I tried your finger positioning and it was really uncomfortable for me.
My mouse's link is in as above post if you're really interested. My thumb is just below my 2 thumb keys, index finger kinda bent (now that I think about it, prolly a mix between fingertip and claw, actually the two combined, but my palm doesn't touch the back end of my mouse), my middle finger almost completely bent and my ring- and pinkie finger holds the mouse fast together with my thumb so I can pick it up.
My wrist always rest on my mousepad and never leave the position, so I lift up my mouse all the time with my fingers when I scroll/browse/game. With the palm grip you use your whole arm to move, which is not nice imo.
Another thing is mouse speed. I think the kind of grip affects your mouse speed or visa versa. I personally use a very slow mouse speed, in Counter-Strike Source it was like 2.0 on a scale of 20 (if you have the game, you must compare!). In CS Source for instance (I just checked), I do a full 360 using the whole length of my mousepad (320mm). I don't know other people's preferences but I can imagine mine's really slow! I just get more accuracy with this combined with Claw&Fingertip grip.
Haha, okey I guess I'm weird. I just use my mouse scroll so frikking much that I ended up always having a finger there.
Also when gaming I usually bind mousecroll up and down as well as click to something. Together with my three thumbbuttons I can control a lot of stuff with only my mouse, which I kinda like.
For D3 I don't have to touch the keyboard unless I want to
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Palm Grip
Claw Grip
Fingertip Grip
There's a list of pros/cons for each grip, but I'm not gonna post it here, you can go check it out at Ra-Ra-Ra-RazorZone.
I personally use the Claw Grip. It's mostly used for quick, precise movements. But since you only use your fingertips, your fingers will fatigue at a much faster rate than other grips.
Ha. Bagstone.
I'm not into that whole mouse&keyboard with shitloads of buttons thing. I just use the normal stuff. And I don't game as much now, since I'm on university. I am however gonna game plenty when D3 finally releases.
"to the worm in horseradish, the world is horseradish."
I was born in shooters. High speed shooters and games of reactions, speed and precision. There is no better style than fingertip grip for me. I didn't know or cared how I held my mouse until a while ago when I saw an article about it.
I happen also to have long, small and agile fingers. I don't think I ever got tired to use the mouse, the only thing I get tired of is the clicking part in click intensive games.
Its interesting how this can really tell what kind of gamer you are. Naturally I used the fingertip grip, so naturally, one could say I'm born for fast paced games of reactions and precision.
Another funny thing is, I never settled for any mouse but the crappiest, most basic, symmetric moues with 2 buttons and a mousewheel. I'm a gamer for life but I find any other mouse annoying.
Yeah, I played Counter-Strike 1.5, 1.6 and Condition Zero growing up and even sometimes today, when I'm bored, I go and play a bit of CS Course. Also helps to stay steady and sharp for whenever I play online or LAN with friends.
When you (people reading thread, not necessarily you ^^ up there) think of the first time you sat in front of a pc and had to use the mouse&keyboard, do you remember how you first gripped the mouse? I don't think there's anybody here that remembers their first time (no sexual innuendo whatsoever )...unless it was yesterday...or I'm the only one for some reason...
My logic says that 99% of first-time-pc-users probably used the palm grip. It's only instinct that want you to cover the whole mouse with your hand, or am I wrong?
tbh though, when i browse the web and regular stuff that isnt gaming, im using my trackpad. 95% of the time i dont even use a mouse anymore.
"to the worm in horseradish, the world is horseradish."
Yup palm grip. The shape of the logitech g9 is nearly the same as my palm so it feels super natural. Apart from the Blizzard franchise my most played games are halflife, team fortress classic and counter strike and the palm grip is fine for me in those. I guess it must be my small hands then
On a side note I just got my g9 box out and found the weights you can put into the mouse. Dam that shits cool.
Another thing that I think is interesting is how you put your fingers on the mouse.
I have my index finger on leftclick, middle finger always lying on middle mouse scroll and ring finger for rightclick. Then thumb for.. well thumbbuttons.. I know some people use middle finger for rightclick, not really sure how "normal" I am though. How do you do it?
My mouse's link is in as above post if you're really interested. My thumb is just below my 2 thumb keys, index finger kinda bent (now that I think about it, prolly a mix between fingertip and claw, actually the two combined, but my palm doesn't touch the back end of my mouse), my middle finger almost completely bent and my ring- and pinkie finger holds the mouse fast together with my thumb so I can pick it up.
My wrist always rest on my mousepad and never leave the position, so I lift up my mouse all the time with my fingers when I scroll/browse/game. With the palm grip you use your whole arm to move, which is not nice imo.
Another thing is mouse speed. I think the kind of grip affects your mouse speed or visa versa. I personally use a very slow mouse speed, in Counter-Strike Source it was like 2.0 on a scale of 20 (if you have the game, you must compare!). In CS Source for instance (I just checked), I do a full 360 using the whole length of my mousepad (320mm). I don't know other people's preferences but I can imagine mine's really slow! I just get more accuracy with this combined with Claw&Fingertip grip.
Also when gaming I usually bind mousecroll up and down as well as click to something. Together with my three thumbbuttons I can control a lot of stuff with only my mouse, which I kinda like.
For D3 I don't have to touch the keyboard unless I want to