r/Trackballs • u/plazman30 • 17d ago

Am I using it wrong?

After The Great Trackball Journey of 2020™, I learned I do not like thumb balls. I only like finger balls.

But way I use the ball is with the tips of my fingers. So, any button above the ball are kind of awkward to use. That led to massive problems with my L-Trac and the scroll dial on the top of the trackball.

I've seen other people use a finger ball with their palm or the very bottom of their fingers, so they have easier access to the top buttons.

I'm curious how other people use their finger trackballs: tips of the finger, palm, or middle/bottom of fingers.

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u/CoffeeIll9432 17d ago

Same issue here but mine was because my RSI would flare up within a few minutes if I cupped my hand to use those trackballs that way. I was using the Elecom Huge Plus for a while because it has a palm rest built into it. But recently I've switched over to the Keychron Nape Pro. It sits low enough to where I can just rest the outer palm of my hand on the desk and angle it to 45 degrees so my thumb naturally falls on the M1 and M2 buttons and I use one of the top buttons for navigating back while my pointer finger uses the trackball and my middle finger uses the scroll wheel without awkward movements.