I know shape has been discussed throughly but I wanted to bring some of my personal experience to get some perspective because I think it’s odd that even with larger hands, I’m most comfortable with smaller mice, or ergo mice.
The length of my hand from bottom of my palm to tip of my ring finger is 8”
And the width I measured from one side of my palm to the other, not taking thumb into account, was 4”
And my grip is a hybrid between palm and claw.
My journey with mice in the last 6-8 years is as follows:
-Razer Basilisk Ultimate, first expensive kind of mouse, remember being extremely comfortable but certainly heavy.
-Then I went to the Razer Viper Ultimate, great mouse, but the shape didn’t flatter me, this is where I fell into buying symmetrical mice because of their popularity, forcing myself to change my grip to be comfortable
-Next I purchased and used the Razer Viper Signature Edition, this probably is my favorite I’ve ever used, at the least for symmetrical mice, very light, great performance, the smaller size felt great for me. Was my main for 2-3 years
-then I got the Logitech Superstrike when it released, cool mouse, used extensively. But this is when I actually became conscious of how awkward the shape was. Even though my hands are large, I could never find a comfortable way to grip it and had to start using grip tape to help. How do people use this shape?
-And my most recent purchase has been the Pulsar Feinmanm f01. As my first dip back into ergo mice after 6 years of the same egg shape, and it was a breath of fresh air. I’ve been using it for a couple months now and it’s been perfect, all I could ask for. I’d love recommendations for similar ergo mice that people use.
Now, the thing that sparked this post was because I returned to the superstrike briefly. And holy hell, it felt so much worse than I remembered in my hand, that rear portion, the rear hump being so high felt like I was fighting the mouse the entire time. How do people with smaller hands than me even use these symmetrical medium sized shapes? Does anyone actually prefer this shape or do people purchase them because they’re the safe option and super popular? Obv most people don’t have the funds or patience to shop around and try different mouse shapes. But for me it feels unbearable and I feel silly for not going ergo or sticking to a mini mouse. Am I just a weird?