Why ultralight gaming mice are better for big hands too
I’m going to share a personal dilemma: That is, the trend towards ultralight mice hasn’t done me and my big hand any favors.
Why so? In the quest to achieve the lightest possible weight for esports players, two things have happened: A whole bunch of small, lightweight gaming mice that are just too short for my hands have flooded the market; and, the large-sized mice that do fit me are mostly made heavier than I would like and don’t actually qualify as “ultralight’ (so below 80 grams, or 2.8 ounces)
Alas, if I’m not mistaken, there seems to be an unspoken agreement in the gaming hardware industry that big-handed players should get by with heavier gaming mice, since they’ve obviously got bigger muscles to wield them, wink wink.
Well, I’ve got news for everybody — that stereotype doesn’t apply to this cowboy! No, unfortunately these gigantic mitts of mine don’t come with matching-sized stumps.
In fact, although I can open pickle jars better than perhaps anyone I know, my guns rarely bathe in the fluorescent lights of my local gym. Downing extra portions of spinach at dinnertime sadly doesn’t seem to inflate them much either…
That’s a bit of an exaggeration, but it’s a good way to highlight my dilemma. It’s not an exaggeration to say that after a whole day of swiping and flicking with a gaming mouse large enough to fit my hand, something like the Logitech G 502X, I often have a sore wrist, sore shoulder, and sometimes even a sore arm.