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Mouse vs Hand size - list (59 comments)

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Posted by Memento_Mori @ 07:34 CDT, 13 March 2011 - iMsg

Hello,

There have been tons of discussions regarding what is the "best" mouse. Often people speak about comfort, so I'm interested in collecting some data.

Measure your hand the same way you would to buy gloves, as shown here:

http://www.glove.org/glovegif/measurea.gif

http://www.glove.org/glovegif/measureb.gif

Then post the mouse you use.

For those with a small hand, don't worry, nobody is going to make stupid jokes about it :p

And for reference, 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters, 1 centimeter = 0.39 inches.

Edited by xou at 15:07 CDT, 13 March 2011 - 30141 Hits

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<< Comment #1 @ 07:39 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

By

21.5cm
19.8cm
IE 3.0

<< Comment #2 @ 09:07 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

By

burgonya

21cm
19.5cm
kinzu

a little bit too small though, a wmo would be more fitting

Edited by burgonya at 09:07 CDT, 13 March 2011

<< Comment #3 @ 09:32 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

By

ambro

23cm
20cm
g9x

<< Comment #4 @ 09:33 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

By

retire

19cm
22.5cm
wmo 1.1

my hands are long and thin

<< Comment #5 @ 09:58 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

By

faerie_

19cm
18cm
ie3.0

Slightly too big, would rather play on a wmo but the ledges give me cramps.

<< Comment #6 @ 10:35 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

By

stunt.us

18.5 cm
18.5?cm

ikari optical

huge mouse :]

<< Comment #7 @ 13:16 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

By

�bst

21cm
18cm
pyra

<< Comment #8 @ 13:29 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

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Ziel

21cm wide
19cm long

WMO - claw grip

I sometimes use the Abyssus too.

Edited by Ziel at 14:40 CDT, 13 March 2011

<< Comment #9 @ 13:39 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

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Erk

21.5cm
18.5cm
G9x - Wide grip (the medium sized one)

<< Comment #10 @ 14:13 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

By

Six16

22.5cm wide
17.5cm long
DA 3.5

<< Comment #11 @ 14:15 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

By

zealot

22cm
20cm
pilot/wgm/boomslang/ms3.0/mx300/g1/g3/salmosa/xai
claw grip

i'd prefer something smaller and lighter than the xai, mainly because of the way i play. an optical wgm with a wheel would be heaven :)

<< Comment #12 @ 14:29 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

By

19.75 cm long
21.5 cm wide

wmo atm, also use a 3.0 if I feel like it.

<< Comment #13 @ 15:15 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

By

20.5
18.5

Roccat Kone +
Logitech G3

<< Comment #14 @ 15:24 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

By

LukKe

20cm
18,5cm
mx518 (mx5yy <3)

looking forward to your thesis

<< Comment #15 @ 15:57 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

By

slm

30cm
myDick 1.0a , claw grip (Huh?)

<< Comment #16 @ 16:32 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

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vib

20cm
19cm
diamondback - claw grip

but really, there is no correlation at all, because I can use pretty much every mouse comfortably with claw grip, but there may be a correlation when using palm grip..

and I'm the owner of over 20 mice

<< Comment #19 @ 18:00 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

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T1E ' - Reply to #16

i have similar measurements and even wmo seems a tad too big for me (claw/fingertip grip)

edit: remeasured and it's closer to 19/19 cm

Edited by T1E at 06:03 CDT, 11 May 2011

<< Comment #18 @ 17:20 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

By

Anonymous (97.90.194.74)

correlation between actual pros mice usage and hand size would be more interesting

<< Comment #23 @ 10:55 CDT, 14 March 2011 >>

By

vib - Reply to #18

not.

<< Comment #17 @ 17:11 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

By

eMbAh

21 cm
21 cm

G9x precision grip

<< Comment #20 @ 18:32 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

By

Lorfa '

21 cm
18 cm
wmo

<< Comment #21 @ 18:41 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

By

toop

30cm
31cm
amm wait I thought asking for size of my penis :P

Joking.. dont have tape around to measure hand size.

P.S WMO atm.

<< Comment #24 @ 11:08 CDT, 14 March 2011 >>

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2ShellBonus - Reply to #21

Take mouse cord, wrap around bit needed to measure. Note starting position and ending position.

Spread mousecord on flat surface such as a table

Take any ruler.

Measure.

<< Comment #25 @ 11:15 CDT, 14 March 2011 >>

By

toop - Reply to #24

CBA :D

edit: 19cm - 21 cm ish

Edited by toop at 11:21 CDT, 14 March 2011

<< Comment #22 @ 21:59 CDT, 13 March 2011 >>

By

dddddddddddddddddddddd

21cm
21cm
xai

<< Comment #26 @ 03:08 CDT, 15 March 2011 >>

By

Anonymous (217.157.193.96)

18cm
16cm

MSI 3.0, MX518 and DA, prefer the MSI 3.0 over the others though. (which im also currently using)

Semi claw/palm grip

<< Comment #27 @ 23:24 CDT, 16 March 2011 >>

By

Anonymous (90.61.149.188)

22cm
20cm

Moded Intellimouse optical 1.1a, 40 grammes weight!

semi claw grip i guess, i put the bottom of the mouse in contact with my palm.

<< Comment #28 @ 06:50 CDT, 17 March 2011 >>

By

Anonymous (193.200.150.82)

21cm
19cm

DA 3G

Grip depending of use:
Usually for websurfing I use finger grip

For gaming use it depends on the weapons or the game style(fexple: its not the same cs that q3):
Tracking weapons (lg,mg,etc): clawn grip
(Rail,etc): palm grip
Im changing all the time...but I tend to use the palm grip at the end

<< Comment #29 @ 08:14 CDT, 17 March 2011 >>

By

evoke

20.5 cm
19 cm

semi claw grip

I'm using that spawn mouse by cooler master atm. Really fits my hand so it's pretty nice. WMO worked great too. Never really felt comfortable with my MX518.

<< Comment #30 @ 14:33 CDT, 21 March 2011 >>

By

Anonymous (72.181.221.93)

24cm
22cm

wmo 1.1

would prefer wingman :(

<< Comment #31 @ 03:59 CDT, 11 May 2011 >>

By

ryan1894

18.5
18.5

g9x - no grips attached, with 2x7g weights in the front 2 brackets to shift the centre of gravity to the front. its too far back with no weights.
fingertip grip

<< Comment #32 @ 10:27 CDT, 11 May 2011 >>

By

m1ggan

22 cm
18.5 cm
Zowie EC1

<< Comment #33 @ 11:18 CDT, 11 May 2011 >>

By

z3R0`

25 cm
21 cm

MS 3.0 -> mix of palm/claw grip -> low sensi -> high acc :>

<< Comment #34 @ 11:39 CDT, 11 May 2011 >>

By

19.1 cm
19.1 cm
Abyssus

I think it's worth noticing that there is at least 1cm of imprecision in those measurements and that's critical because we're seeing a lot of 1~2cm differences between the people! So we can't tell whether that difference is real or just bare measurement imprecision.

Here's what may affect the measurements:

1st measurement

- translational

- rotational

- "squeezional" (how much one should squeeze the hands with the tape)

2nd measurement:

- translational

- rotational (this one shoudn't affect precision too much)

All of those imprecisions would be minimized with clear specifications in how and where to make the measurements.

PS: I know I'm being very picky about the subject, so chill out :) also, I think that 1cm difference has much more relevance in using a mouse for "hardcore gaming" than in wearing gloves.

Edited by F u r u y � at 17:03 CDT, 11 May 2011

<< Comment #35 @ 01:29 CDT, 12 May 2011 >>

By

jstn

18.5cm
18.5cm

CM storm sentinel advance, palm grip, three fingers on top (left/wheel/right) super low sensitivity.

My hands are square. : /

<< Comment #36 @ 10:01 CDT, 25 July 2015 >>

By

Anonymous (112.203.194.201)

17.5cm
15.5cm
Logitech G400

Yep! I have the smallest hand.

<< Comment #37 @ 10:51 CDT, 25 July 2015 >>

By

vanqu1sh

24cm
22cm
Logitech G400s

Edited by vanqu1sh at 11:09 CDT, 25 July 2015

<< Comment #38 @ 11:36 CDT, 25 July 2015 >>

By

zilis

18cm length
24cm width
Currently using Zowie EC1-A, the shape fits fine.

<< Comment #39 @ 03:13 CDT, 26 July 2015 >>

By

ndp15

22
18.5
g400s

<< Comment #40 @ 03:31 CDT, 26 July 2015 >>

By

kapca

22cm
21cm (edit: maybe 20cm and a little, it's hard to get the same spot from that pic)
G400

Edited by kapca at 03:34 CDT, 26 July 2015

<< Comment #41 @ 13:01 CDT, 26 July 2015 >>

By

raumschiffkomandant

i'm a nerd!

<< Comment #42 @ 14:55 CDT, 26 July 2015 >>

By

stier

23.5
20
Leftie
Finger Tip

Any hope for me? The Abyssus, altough a great mouse, is killing me. Inb4 CTS, I will try the ZA11, report back.

<< Comment #43 @ 15:03 CDT, 26 July 2015 >>

By

22cm
20cm
zowie za11
fingertip/palm

<< Comment #44 @ 15:14 CDT, 26 July 2015 >>

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Meph1stoo +

22.5
19.5
g400

<< Comment #45 @ 15:44 CDT, 26 July 2015 >>

By

Lup1n

23 cm width
21 cm length
cm storm xornet

<< Comment #46 @ 19:25 CDT, 26 July 2015 >>

By

Anonymous (37.110.11.225)

19cm lenght
19cm width
19cm/360 ingame sens :)
logitech g3-perfect shape for me
55+ railgun % in ql

<< Comment #47 @ 15:24 CST, 29 December 2015 >>

By

Twiffle

17,5 cm
8,5 cm

Finger/palm and claw/palm hybrid grip

Zowie EC2-A

Can't find a mouse for myself. Help would be much appreciated.

<< Comment #48 @ 15:45 CST, 29 December 2015 >>

By

kevz - Reply to #47

where'd ur middle finger go dude?

<< Comment #49 @ 08:53 CST, 30 December 2015 >>

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StillBlaze - Reply to #47

your hands are smaller then most posted so why not just look at the smaller mice?

EC2, FK2 and ZA12 are all close enough in size, so if ZA13 is too big then your left with G100s.

<< Comment #50 @ 12:23 CST, 30 December 2015 >>

By

thuNDa

~20 cm
~9,5 cm (measured only width with ruler)

Steelseries Rival, full palm.

<< Comment #51 @ 19:12 CST, 30 December 2015 >>

By

qlimo

This data only matters from players like clawz, hal, killsen, kgb, stermy...

No one cares what hand size the 20 LG shitties on here have.

Edited by cuadicles at 02:11 CST, 31 December 2015

<< Comment #52 @ 07:09 CST, 31 December 2015 >>

By

thuNDa - Reply to #51

i care.

<< Comment #53 @ 07:45 CST, 31 December 2015 >>

By

StillBlaze - Reply to #51

your the only one with 20 lg here, and at least name someone active that we care about

<< Comment #54 @ 07:50 CST, 31 December 2015 >>

By

qlimo - Reply to #53

I got ur 20 LG right here, bro. Stay mad, homie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV1n7HZ_Oz4

See u in the streets.

Edited by cuadicles at 07:52 CST, 31 December 2015

<< Comment #55 @ 08:50 CST, 31 December 2015 >>

By

StillBlaze - Reply to #54

i stopped watching at Clan Arena

<< Comment #56 @ 04:46 CST, 11 February 2016 >>

By

Anonymous (86.125.153.77)

19 cm
22 cm
I use Razer Deathadder Chroma palm/claw grip
Mouse fells kinda small

<< Comment #57 @ 05:57 CST, 11 February 2016 >>

By

rammy

22cm
19.5cm
Logitech G400s

<< Comment #58 @ 07:56 CST, 11 February 2016 >>

By

~s$s~

... epic idiots

<< Comment #59 @ 15:42 CST, 11 February 2016 >>

By

ollir - Reply to #58

you forgot your hand size and mouse

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