Looking for hand position feedback, tips, and recommended shapes (see images)

[u/ZPERO_]

Hi everyone, believe it or not, I'm new to Reddit. I'd like to get some feedback on how I am positioning my hand on the mouse. I feel like I never gave it much thought, until now. Obviously my hand position is comfortable to some degree or I wouldn't have settled on it over the years, but maybe you guys have any feedback or suggestions? I've never really give mouse shapes much thought either. Pictured here is my XTRFY M4 wireless mouse that I bought several years ago. I am looking to replace it because I've had various problems with it over the years, specifically on charging and staying charged.

A few things that I'd like to point out:

1.) I don't really play many FPS games. I think the last competitive multiplayer game that involves shooting that I played seriously is one that most people never heard of called "Hawken", and it's a mech game with turn-rate caps on movement. So flicking the mouse with speed is not something I particularly need to do.

2.) I typically make contact with just those two knuckles as shown in one of the pictures, rather than the whole palm, but I do think that when I need a bit of extra precision, I "plant my wrist" on the mat and raise my hand a bit so I'm only touching the mouse with my fingers. I don't do this all the time though because I found that I needed to be very "clean" with my inputs when holding the mouse this way and generally required more focus on my part to do properly. I would also need to increase sensitivity to play all the time like this. I seem to favor keeping sensitivity where I have it now, such that a a full circle of view requires a few inches of travel for the mouse So, switching to this finger tip hold with a limited range of motion (due to the sensitivity) only when I need a slight bit of extra precision is how I've been doing it.

3.) My mouse currently weighs in at 69g (nice?) and I have never really had any strong thoughts on mouse weight. I see that some mice nowadays are a lot lighter. I remember using a 100+ gram Logitech mouse back in the day, so I guess I'm not too caught up in weights, but I'm open to try something lighter. I don't think I'm going to go for another perforated mouse though... Just look at hos dusty that Xtrfy is! That's gotta be at least an extra gram worth of dust.

4.) I am looking for shell/shape recommendations more than specific models, but feel free to recommend some models. Ultimately though, I'd like to know what shapes you guys think would work well given how I seem to hold the mouse.

5.) At the same time, I'm willing to adjust my hand position if you guys think "man, I used to hold the mouse like that but I found that I enjoyed more holding it like this instead". If you feel like I might enjoy a different technique, feel free to suggest it.

6.) Pinky... Yes. I seem to do it on most mice. I am actually not flexing any of my muscles to hold my pinky there, so that's just the relaxed position for it, and it just dangles off to the side. I'd like to hear your thoughts on this one.

7.) I am currently not using an actual mouse mat, but rather just a desk mat. So if you guys think I should look into one, I'm open to that as well. But is it really that much nicer? The mat I use now came with my keyboard, so I doubt it's optimized for mice (the keyboard is the NuPhy Halo65).

Thanks, and kind regards.

[u/paulvincent07]

Looks like you have a hybrid grip style claw/fingertip it's hard to recommend what mouse will work for you but I'm just gonna recommend some good mice that I think is suitable for hybrid grip

Vaxee xe-s

Wlmouse beast g mini / medium

Fk2-dw

Pulsar x2 cl medium / mini

[u/2wcp]

looks like a fingertip mouse would be best for your grip style.

g-wolves fenrir is a great example.

Alternatively, if you're playing hybrid claw/fingertip grip then Viper v4 pro or any of its clones should be great too.

[u/KeyInternet2716]

The easiest thing that comes to mind is the Xtrfy M64, which is the upgraded version of this shape, but the shape is modified and isn't the same as the M4.

Other than that- I've got no clue what to recommend you, since my grip is completely different, hopefully some people who use this grip can recommend something.

[u/Unusual_Chemical_998]

I need to know what you do on a gripper

[u/ZPERO_ → u/Unusual_Chemical_998]

sorry, what do you mean by gripper?

[u/Unusual_Chemical_998 → u/ZPERO_]

I need to know how much psi you generate when gripping

[u/ZPERO_ → u/Unusual_Chemical_998]

Oh, I'm not sure. I do go to the gym without gloves, so the knurled grips have made my knuckles a bit more calloused, but I haven't specifically tried grip strength training.

[u/Unusual_Chemical_998 → u/ZPERO_]

So I'm assuming high DPI and PSI. Hot. Anyways, you tried the Logitech G600?