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Zarjax
Profile Joined September 2010
United States44 Posts
February 11 2012 03:37 GMT
#21
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I put the most pressure on this point, on the nub, while resting the rest of the bottom of my hand on my desk. I'm not sure if this is what people consider the "wrist" that gives carpal tunnel, but I never have any problems or soreness.
GGPope
Profile Joined February 2011
Australia367 Posts
February 11 2012 03:40 GMT
#22
I rest my hand alot but I am 99% sure that hovering it is far better for your wrists.
Typhon
Profile Joined July 2009
United States387 Posts
February 11 2012 03:44 GMT
#23
I hover my wrists out of habit from years of piano experience. Resting your wrists decreases piano APM, so I imagine it would affect Starcraft APM as well.
SnipedSoul
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada2158 Posts
February 11 2012 03:46 GMT
#24
I keep my elbow resting on the army of my chair so my hand pretty much hovers over the keyboard. I play with my keyboard in my lap.
Probe1
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States17920 Posts
February 11 2012 03:46 GMT
#25
Which catagory does "Leave your hand on the keyboard at all times because your busy doing shit with it" fall under?
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slytown
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Korea (South)1411 Posts
February 11 2012 03:48 GMT
#26
Doesn't it hurt to hoover ur hand?
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Yoshi Kirishima
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States10331 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-11 03:49:24
February 11 2012 03:48 GMT
#27
Both. Ideally, hover it, but people may get tired. You can rest your elbow on the rest on your chair to help.

Just make sure the ball of your hand is resting, and your wrist/bottom-arm is not resting on the edge of the table or else you'll get CTS
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Gentso
Profile Joined July 2010
United States2218 Posts
February 11 2012 03:50 GMT
#28
I have my entire forearms wresting on the arm rests of my chair so my palms are hovering, but there is literally 0 pressure on my wrists. My fingertips rest on the keys and I can fall asleep in this position. : )
MrBitter
Profile Joined January 2008
United States2940 Posts
February 11 2012 03:59 GMT
#29
On February 11 2012 11:37 SimDawg wrote:
My Hoover hand sucks up twice as much APM as the next leading brand.


hahaha, omg, seriously best thing I've read in weeks.

I rest my hand on the keyboard, and I can't imagine any serious gamer being able to "hoover hand" for hours on end.
Terrix
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany305 Posts
February 11 2012 03:59 GMT
#30
I keep my hand on the table. Do you have small hands?
Abort Retry Fail
Profile Joined December 2011
2636 Posts
February 11 2012 04:03 GMT
#31
cmon dude this is common sense.
try an experiment, play with you palms resting for 10 games
then try with your hand hovering for 10 games.

what did you notice?
even your body knows which one is more natural.
your brain should know this too.
BSOD
FreeFruitFly
Profile Joined November 2011
Australia29 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-02-11 04:05:42
February 11 2012 04:05 GMT
#32
Hovering is definitely the best in terms of speed in reaching keys but you may get tired quicker.
feanor1
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States1899 Posts
February 11 2012 04:05 GMT
#33
I rest my arm by the elbow at the edge of the desk, but my wrist is well above the desk. Also helps i have huge hands
ZenithM
Profile Joined February 2011
France15952 Posts
February 11 2012 04:08 GMT
#34
I've seen MKP hover his left hand (at least at the start of the game) and he's a good example of someone able to put hours and hours into his ladder sessions without it seeming to hurt too much. But most of the Koreans let it rest on the table I think. I'm gonna try to Hoover my hand to see how it feels
antihobo
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada121 Posts
February 11 2012 04:15 GMT
#35
Years of counterstrike have me resting my hand on my desk, if youre playing starcraft at a high level theres no doubt in my mind that hovering is best for mobility. With CS everything is around WASD so no need for mobility. Pivot also allows for better reaction time around WASD i believe, more important for FPS's.
takin yer ladder points
Duka08
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
3391 Posts
February 11 2012 04:16 GMT
#36
On February 11 2012 11:37 SimDawg wrote:
My Hoover hand sucks up twice as much APM as the next leading brand.

So glad I wasn't the only one who thought this
Typhon
Profile Joined July 2009
United States387 Posts
February 11 2012 04:16 GMT
#37
On February 11 2012 12:46 Probe1 wrote:
Which catagory does "Leave your hand on the keyboard at all times because your busy doing shit with it" fall under?


In the same category as "we're talking about where base of the palm of your hand is, of course your fingertips where on the keys"
BrentStarcraft
Profile Joined November 2011
United States13 Posts
February 11 2012 04:18 GMT
#38
I notice I hover in crazy APM situations but for the first 8-12 mins of the game I have it on the table. I let my arm and hand do what they want, as long as the button is pressed
Terran player ^
theBALLS
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Singapore2935 Posts
February 11 2012 04:18 GMT
#39
hoovering my hand makes me suck
If you lose the stick, you'll always have theBALLS.
kAelle_sc
Profile Joined April 2011
287 Posts
February 11 2012 04:18 GMT
#40
what is the best way to position your hands when it comes to the keyboard and mouse? is it good to push your keyboard and mouse a few inches nearer the table or to have it on the edge? and how to align it - should be centered (keyboard) and the mouse very close to the keyboard?
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