Mouse Grips - Palm, Claw, and Fingertip. What style should you use?

[Sharif]

g400s and i claw them like a tiger 

[Joshyy]

Perixx MX-2000, I palm grip mine, it's big enough to do it with a few mm of room on the end, however I sometimes find I claw if I've been using the middle mouse a lot. 

[spwath]

Palm my logitech g602

[TheMightyCow]

Claw.

Btw, do you think me being left-handed affects my aiming?
Never really thought about it til now, and Im terrible at aiming :huh:

[old reece frost]

palm/fingertip

[maxvons]

Palm.

[Real_PhillBert]

I pretty much claw everything. I use a M95 and I love how it feels with a claw grip.

[IDprofile]

Claw.

Btw, do you think me being left-handed affects my aiming?

Never really thought about it til now, and Im terrible at aiming :huh:

Do you use your left or right hand for your mouse? There are ambidextrous and left hand mice made. If you are using your right hand for your mouse and you're used to it then I don't think it will effect your accuracy. What ever feels the most natural to you. It's not as vital like trying to balance with the wrong side of your body is. My left brain is a lot stronger so when wakeboarding if I put my right foot in front then it's extremely difficult but when I broke my right wrist I had to play games with the mouse in my left hand and it was hard but I was getting the hang of it.

 

btw you can see the scar in the video. I broke the ulna bone and it grew back too long so I had surgery to cut and lengthen the radius bone to match. My radius is still too long but it's better now. It couldn't get fully lengthened  because my nerves and muscle couldn't be stretched any more. The ulna being too long was a problem because it would scrape against my hand. I have a plate and 8 screws in my wrist.

[Cwazywazy]

My mouse is a bit too small for palm. (My old one was a crappy tiny Logitech laptop mouse. Still use it for my laptop.) So I usually use fingertip/claw. (Usually sort of in between.)

[Psykomantis00]

I honestly use all three without even knowing.  Sometimes I'll be gaming or just browsing the web, and my hand will be in a claw grip.  Other times, I'll look down and be palming the mouse.  Strange.

 

I do the same. If I'm being lazy I'll palm grip. If I'm "in the zone" I'm fingertip gripping and claw grip when agitated. 

[TheMightyCow]

Do you use your left or right hand for your mouse? There are ambidextrous and left hand mice made. If you are using your right hand for your mouse and you're used to it then I don't think it will effect your accuracy. What ever feels the most natural to you. It's not as vital like trying to balance with the wrong side of your body is. My left brain is a lot stronger so when wakeboarding if I put my right foot in front then it's extremely difficult but when I broke my right wrist I had to play games with the mouse in my left hand and it was hard but I was getting the hang of it.

 

btw you can see the scar in the video. I broke the ulna bone and it grew back too long so I had surgery to cut and lengthen the radius bone to match. My radius is still too long but it's better now. It couldn't get fully lengthened  because my nerves and muscle couldn't be stretched any more. The ulna being too long was a problem because it would scrape against my hand. I have a plate and 8 screws in my wrist.

I use my right hand, but I've never tried using my left hand because then I'd kinda need a new keyboard too? 

[Baulsz]

I prefer palm

[sterreprop]

Palm. MX518 ftw . Also you should make a poll.

MX518...unbreakable one of the best mouse designs ever!

 

I use palm/fingertip

[IDprofile]

I use my right hand, but I've never tried using my left hand because then I'd kinda need a new keyboard too? 

You don't need a new keyboard. just use PL:"

I suggest you atleast try it out. If it's feels weird and your can't easily get used to it then you should probably just stick to right hand mouse left hand kb.

[Wheelzz]

I seem to switch without knowing it, but I am more fingertip and claw. IIRC, the Deathadder is meant to be claw?

[scaryjam823]

I use a combination of fingertip and palm. I have large hands and I just developed the way I hold the mouse because most have been too small for me. Now I can afford better mice I still use what I'm use to, it works so why change it.

[Joonikko]

I generally use a CM Storm Xornet (sometimes switch to a G400 or Abyssus just for some variation) and for normal use and RTS games I use a fingertip grip, but a combination of claw & palm for FPS games.

[flibberdipper]

A hybrid of all three sometimes.

[Superarragon]

I mostly use a claw grip because it's easier for me to just move my finger over 1cm and use the scroll wheel. When I feel like using a scroll bar, I use a palm grip to make it more comfortable.

[DrVendetta]

I use a fingertip grip. I wonder how much of your grip is determined by the shape of the mouse? With fairly large hands their is no way I could palm the Dynex mouse I have on hand, but maybe if I bought a func ms3 my grip would alter (not that I dislike fingertip, just a theory)

[Venum]

I usually switch between claw and fingertip. it really depends on the game im playing.

[JR1911]

I've always used fingertip grip, everything else just feels clumsy to me.

[Fred Castellum]

I use palm and claw grip, both for gaming and general use. 

[Teller]

I have a severe case of claw grip. fingertip grip.

 

The palm of my hand usually doesn't even come in contact with my mouse.

[Osmium]

I honestly use all three without even knowing.  Sometimes I'll be gaming or just browsing the web, and my hand will be in a claw grip.  Other times, I'll look down and be palming the mouse.  Strange.

 

Same here. With the DA2013 in particular I do this. But on the G400s I mainly claw and on Microsoft mice I palm. I am just do whatever feels good.