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Ok quick question here but I'll try to make a detailed post as to invoke some detailed responses..
Do you have your thumb and/or pinky touching your mousepad?
I have had some very interesting results when experimenting with the various options.
As some of you know I am on an epic quest to switch from right handed to left handed mousing, I started using my left hand for everything on December 2nd and am still with it despite still sometimes having trouble with feeling confident with my mouse hand.
As a measuring stick I hope noone has a problem with me referencing this game...
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/games/play/1145/
I've played this game a TON, my best time with my right hand shortly before my switch was 2.825 which IMO is very good.. I broke 3 seconds for the first time at a lan in August,2008 while preparing for a WC3 match and have gotten under 3 many times and still can manage this even though I haven't been using my right hand for a couple months now.
Now with my left hand I have only been able to break 4 seconds (3.XXX) a handful of times.
When I did right hand mousing I would always have my pinky/thumb touching the mousepad.. I used very high mouse sensitivity and I noticed I was often TURNING my tiny mouse instead of moving it as a whole..
EG Turn counter clockwise and the bottom of my mouse will go to the right which is where the sensor is.
It occured to me that having fingers touching a surface can cause undesirable inconsistancies as you have to contend with moisture on fingers etc etc..
I am now experimenting with keep whole hand on the mouse without having anything touching and at first I found it VERY hard to maintain control but I then lowered my sensitivity a TON, like 4-5 notches on the windows mouse CP and was immediately able to attain very low times on game like popoint and felt very in control.
Bla bla bla this went on too long but I wanted to get to a conclusion so I could get other peoples opinions on it.
My conclusion is that having no fingers touching is optimal, I THINK this is the consensus with pro gamers as well as I have made a point of looking at their mouse hands whenever I see them and have not seen a lot of finger/mousepad contact EXCEPT Boxers old videos seen HERE:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=p08QFrGa8Jo&feature=PlayList&p=38537DB2EC05B563&playnext=1&index=25
Where he in typical emperor fashion has his pinky cocked out and uses it for stability.
I'd like to make a request for videos/pictures of progamers mouse hands while they are playing.
I'll add a poll also...
One more thing to add is that if you are going to do the experiment of trying both methods out, make sure you lower your sensitivity A LOT A LOT A LOT if you are going from fingers touching pad to fingers not touching pad.
Poll: Do you ride your mouse?
(Vote): Yes, I have no fingers touching my mousepad when I play.
(Vote): No, I have both my thumb and my pinky touching my mousepad when I play.
(Vote): I have just my thumb touching.
(Vote): I have just my pinky touching.
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I played that flash game of yours with a touchpad on my laptop and got :
You Clicked all the blocks in 5.76 seconds
ok ok, I admit it... ur a freak!
edit (getting better!):
You Clicked all the blocks in 4.956 seconds
Dude... impossible
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ya that subject could've had a better choice of words
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^^Edit: yeah I had NO idea what to expect.
I find it very easy to keep all my fingers off the mousepad, I have really no idea how you even move the mouse while your hand/fingers are touching the pad.
I rely on low sensitivity and quick hand movement to get a good mouse speed if I need it.
Edit: Dude if you want people to read the thread just call it "Jaedong vs Flash vs Bisu Holiday FFA" duhh
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It's a title that prompts a user to read.. that's exactly what a good title is supposed to do.
Unless the process of reading the title to reading the content is difficult a title that makes someone curious is almost always better than a title that is exclusively descriptive.
Do you think something like "CPU Mouse Usage Query" is better?
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CA10829 Posts
You Clicked all the blocks in 4.266 seconds
Dude... impossible
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You Clicked all the blocks in 4.066 seconds
Dude... impossible
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3.955. comment game gave me: Sucka Sucka Ma Balls! (really it gave this comment)
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Yeah under 3 seconds gives YOU CHEATING BIOTCH!!!!!
Some interesting comments for sure.
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CA10829 Posts
You Clicked all the blocks in 3.769 seconds
Sucka Sucka Ma Balls!
lol
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There's no option in the poll for ring finger and pinky...... WHY?!?!?
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On January 29 2009 16:49 CalvinStorm wrote:
Whooooo inReach is BACK
Hahaha what?
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pinky touching pad... cause my hand is too big for my mouse
and i can't get under 5 seconds for that flash game
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United States17042 Posts
I usually don't have any fingers touching my mousepad. I think it takes away from my focus when i put my pinky there (it feels really weird).
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Funny you should ask that question b/c I just picked up a razer salmosa today, and have been pondering how to hold this thing.. With my old mouse, I had all of my fingers on the mice, but now b/c of the shape of the new one, I find it much better to have the pinky resting on the mousepad.
Edit:
Though actually testing it out, I might be lifting my pinky up for a lot of the time. Hard to say.
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On January 29 2009 17:03 Resonance wrote:
Funny you should ask that question b/c I just picked up a razer salmosa today, and have been pondering how to hold this thing.. With my old mouse, I had all of my fingers on the mice, but now b/c of the shape of the new one, I find it much better to have the pinky resting on the mousepad.
Yeah that is the mouse I'm using now, it's the smaller version only available in asia, I would honestly try to get used to not having anything touching your mousepad. It's possible my convictions are only so strong because they are new and I'm seeing immediate results but I'd say if you can't manage to keep your fingers on it after a few weeks of trying to look for a wider mouse like the G1 or mini optical
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United States17042 Posts
oh man, and i can't get under 5 sec in that flash game -_-;;
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On January 29 2009 17:11 GHOSTCLAW wrote:
oh man, and i can't get under 5 sec in that flash game -_-;;
noob
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EPT
