How Do You Hold Your Mouse?

[Sir Topham Hatt]

So, recently I went from using a Microsoft Wireless 6000 v2 mouse to a Logitech M705 and now I can see why people suggest using a wireless mouse has drawbacks when it comes to accuracy on the screen. The Microsoft mouse was great, the mouse moves right where I wanted it to, yet the Logitech seems to need a bit more help and is hard to focus on things, although it is getting better the more I use it.

I received a Microsoft Wireless "Natural" 7000 mouse which is unlike any other mouse I have used. It's tall! In the box came this:

Now I usually hold the mouse in the way it tells you not to. However my wrist isn't quite like that.

I tend to use my fingers to move the mouse around vertically and my wrist horizontally, my hand it a little arched but my wrist stays on the desk. I have the mouse set pretty fast to a have to move my hand perhaps only a couple of centimetres.

I had a bash at using the 7000 mouse but it feels like my hand is going to fall off.

I've never had any problems with RSI either.

[+jamesyfx Subscriber²]

I hold my mouse kinda like a Magic Mouse, I don't put my hand completely over it. I just grip the back end of it. >.>

[Chasethebase Reporter]

I use the palm grip mainly. Look on Razer's website as they have a detailed page.

Right here: http://www.razerzone.com/mouseguide/

[Nick H. Supervisor]

More or less like figure 3.

[Steven P. Administrators]

More or less like figure 3.

Same here.

[e-berlin.org]

Figure 4

[Mystic Mungis]

I tend to use my fingers to move the mouse around vertically and my wrist horizontally, my hand it a little arched but my wrist stays on the desk. I have the mouse set pretty fast to a have to move my hand perhaps only a couple of centimetres.

Same here and never get a sore wrist, it's usually my elbow but that's because the arm of my chair has a really grainy surface and it irritates my skin if I rub it against it.

[cooky560 Veteran]

More less like Figure 3 here, I can't find any other method comfortable, I had to stop using my magic mouse and setup my old usb mouse because it wasn't comfortable to use

[BeerFan]

I use a mousepad with a raised cushion wrist wrest, so my hand is never positioned like figure 4. (Y)

[+DonC Subscriber²]

I use the mouse as little as possible!

But for both keyboard and mouse use, I always keep my wrists straight. I suffered from Carpal Tunnel Syndrome for a few weeks once and that was enough to get me to change my computing habits entirely.

If I ever do end up like figure 4, I move so that my arm is overhanging the desk so that the wrist is straight but still resting on the edge of the desk.

[Duffydemon]

Like Figure 3

[Paul Ferson Veteran]

I tend to use Figure 3, but even then it's not quite as the diagram shows. I keep my hand wrapped over my mouse, and the rest of my arm leans down onto the armrest of my chair.

[riceBox]

More of Figure 4 since I use a Logitech M100 mouse.

[Rudy]

I hold my mouse kinda like a Magic Mouse, I don't put my hand completely over it. I just grip the back end of it. >.>

When I used my mouse at work (at home I only use the trackpad on my macbooks or a magic trackpad), I use it like that BUT with a gel pad thing to hold my wrist

[metal_dragen Veteran]

I hold mine using a fingertip grip - my palm never contacts the mouse. Like figure 3, but without my palm touching the mouse.

I set the speed of my mice very high so that I can minimize movement of my hand. The grip also has the advantage of working over a wide variety of mice very well and comfortably (the Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 4 I use at work, the Logitech G7 I use at home on my Win box and the Magic Mouse on my iMac).

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

I hold my mouse like Figure 4, which is why I have major wrist and arm issues. Wish I were kidding, but I am not, currently on some steroids for my latest bout with arm pain (inflamed nerves in my forearm to be specific), which was kick started because of yard work already aggravating the pre existing condition, so it all comes back to the computer. And I just cannot stop holding it wrong, I feel as if I have no control, and for a pixel pusher, control was key. With that said, I have every single type of ergonomic gel cushion known to man, and I also use a wrist brace that was prescribed by the doctor when it gets really bad. I do use a Wacom tablet here and there as well. Luckily my latest career path has taken me on more managerial type role, so I no longer really do any development, and that is fantastic for my hand and wrist especially.

I share this all just so you younger guys and gals that still have a chance realize, it is definitely real. I am more or less in pain 24/7 now, and I have just learned how to cope with it, but I really, truly prefer this was not the case.

Fun fact, the reason I even purchased an XBox 360, as at the time I was an avid PC gamer, is my doctor told me I had to stop gaming on the PC. And when I asked him about the console, he did say a controller was more ergonomically friendly, but it could also cause issues. If not for my wrist issues I may have never purchased either console. I probably would have has that is just were gaming has gone, but I really purchased my first 360 partly due to hoping I could continue gaming because of my wrist issues. Again, my wrist is okay, but that is because I know have a position I use a mouse less. if I was still a developer, I cannot imagine how bad it would hurt right now.

[Rudy]

I hold mine using a fingertip grip - my palm never contacts the mouse. Like figure 3, but without my palm touching the mouse.

I set the speed of my mice very high so that I can minimize movement of my hand. The grip also has the advantage of working over a wide variety of mice very well and comfortably (the Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer 4 I use at work, the Logitech G7 I use at home on my Win box and the Magic Mouse on my iMac).

That's very important for me too, I HATE it when I use someone's computer and they have it really slow :pinch:

[Titanium_NX]

This is how I hold my mouse

[Shaun N.]

I hold my mouse more like figure 4. I control the movement with my thumb and little finger.

[zeta_immersion]

more lake a claw, , holding just about all my fingers on the mouse that is because i have a big hand and a dinky mouse

sometimes, i have the mouse tilted to 30-45 deg sideways and move it that way

[MarkusDarkus]

I use a mousepad with a raised cushion wrist wrest, so my hand is never positioned like figure 4. (Y)

[Hum]

:shifty:

[Fuzed Mind]

Palm grip mostly when I'm a bit more relaxed or just not gaming too seriously. Fingertip grip when I'm doing a lot of sniping and I want a bit of snap in my shot.

[tsupersonic]

Palm grip for normal use, claw grip for gaming