Whats your mouse grip style?

[Kascade]

Shall rule the world with an iron claw!

I didn't know they had names for such things, but I can see how I got to the claw method, I like to utilize the mouse wheel and it just feels more comfortable when trying to use all of the buttons.

 

[Raziel44]

hmm all 3 actually,where is the option" all"???

 

[MIB2]

Oh wow, I just realised that I keep swiching between 3 oh them D:

 

[Mateusz]

I really dig the Razers. I had one of the first models, the Boomslang with the higher DPI (I forget the model)...I actually did a mod with red LEDs--was pretty hot. Wish I had pics--trying to find the mouse :/

http://www.razerzone.com/default.aspx

 

[wasawiki.]

Is this some american term? I've never heard of Claw grip, flat finger or palm

 

[Hityoface]

i do flat most of the time, but claw 2 and sometimes a mix of the 2 :S

 

[Rellik]

Is this some american term? I've never heard of Claw grip, flat finger or palm

follow the link. it explains

 

[whohitme]

The Claw - just easier to move.

 

[Dare]

Palm grip, easiest to control in my opinion.

 

[Phoenixxx Wright]

I use a hybrid flat finger/wrist pivot. I have long fingers, so. My wrist is on the table, fingers on buttons, and I move it up and down with my fingers, generally. But I use my forearm to move x-y, if it's a long distance. Like a flickstab. It's different.

 

[Captain Wes]

I like to hold mine sideways, like a gangster.

 

[=[Ga]= AutoDMC]

Flat Finger most of the time. Classes I generally play (Engie, Medic, Pyro) don't require precise movements. In fact, they reward broad movements back and forth.

It's actually a mix of Flat Finger and Palm, with a bit of Claw, I guess. Most movements are done with the forearm, unless I'm wrenching something whereupon I rest my hand on the table. If I'm playing and need to switch to precision aiming (Spy, for example), I use the Claw to aim.

I've got a Microsoft Sidewinder mouse. It's too expensive, but if money is no object I highly recommend it. The mouse buttons have a satisfying click, but are easy to press for precision... preciseness. It's got a nice, chunky scroll wheel, and two vertical side buttons that are awesome for extra features. They're right in range of the tip of the thumb, so I'm trying to set up some bind scripts for them.

It's got a good laser system with three mode select buttons: 400 dpi, 800 dpi, and 2000 dpi. The mode switch buttons are right under the scrollwheel and easy to use. So you can swap out your DPI depending on the job.

Finally, it's got a weight system. I crammed it to capacity, my mouse is now a brick at 30+ grams. This is good, as my control style lends to wide sweeping arcs by the forearms that tend to launch lighter mouses.

 

[Sharp_Shooter]

Probably for older people they use claw grip because mouses these days are so small and we have long fingers and large hands. Where as smaller kids use palm or finger grip because they have small hands that cant go over the mouse entirely.

 

[QB]

Flat finger but the heel of my palm rests on my mouse surface and I wrist-pivot. Claw would make my fingers tired, and it wouldn't even work on my mouse with my hand. I like a relatively long mouse like my trusty old mx1000. Mousing surface is also important - the plastic surfaces like the FUNC are awesome.

Ideally my mouse would always be at about the same level as the bottom of my ribcage. That is, if I bend my arm such that my forearm is parallel to the ground with my shoulder completely relaxed, that is the ideal level.

 

[=[Ga]= Chris]

Wolf Claws = Mixture between Flat and Claw. I only go to the Palm mode when I'm surfing the net.

and I use a regular ol' Laser Logitech Optical Mouse. Smaller, but moves very smoothly. Though the logitech logo has disapeared after use. Boo...

 

[Fiddler]

Fiddler???? from OP4?

No, that would be an imposter Fiddler

 

[Anthemjack]

Odd, but I use all of them depending on my mood, Flat finger grip for happiness, palm for hyper, and claw for angry.

 

[koolaid]

claw grip one finger two and then two

 

[Dark Deity]

claw grip when anything but sniper.

flat finger when sniper

 

[KuNai]

I use 'ze Iron Claw grip!