Hello

I am seeing a lot of professionals using the soft pads. Especially QCK heavy and Goliathus Speed edition.

Although there are a few using the plastic pads. I am very curious if they at all are comparable?

Friction needs to be high enough to make immediate stops. If it is too low, it is almost impossible to stop the crosshair on the point desired.

Are there any professionals that have always used hard mouse pads?

I would love to hear some arguments for the hard pads. All I know is low friction and better tracking. But I believe the high friction outweighs the tracking performance of the hard pads.
The size of hard pads is not a problem anymore. Several hard pads can be bought in XL size. For example Func XL or SS 9HD.