3 basic mouse grip styles: Palm, Claw and Fingertip

Summary of advantages and disadvantages of 3 basic mouse grip styles: Palm, Claw and Fingertip

The way to hold a mouse is similar to the way to hold a pen, there are many different ways to hold a mouse. Of which, the 3 basic ways to hold a mouse: Palm, Claw and Fingertip are the most commonly used. Next, we will learn about the advantages and disadvantages of these 3 ways to hold a mouse!

Palm grip

For the Palm mouse grip, the user's hand will hug the mouse body. Therefore, large sized mice with ergonomic design will be the perfect choice for this grip.

Advantages of Palm Grip

- The characteristic of Palm Grip is that when using our fingers are always on the mouse body. At the same time, receiving support from it, we will rarely feel tired, not to mention the middle finger and index finger.

- This way of holding helps the user to control very well. Because almost the entire hand is now attached to the mouse body. Helps mouse movements to be easier and more accurate.

- For those who are new to the game, you should use Palm Grip because it is relatively easy to get used to. Or girls who want to play games more easily can also use this grip.

Disadvantages of Palm Grip

- Also because when holding the mouse, most of the hand hugs the entire body of the mouse, so it is easy to get stuffy, causing the hand to sweat. The mouse will get wet, leading to slippery and very uncomfortable.

- With the requirements for mice using this type of grip as mentioned, the mouse must be large and ergonomically designed, so it is often quite expensive.

- Makes the index finger and middle finger spend a lot of force and get tired very quickly. Because these two fingers have to be placed on the mouse button to click, and cannot be flexed or stretched during use.

Claw grip

The Claw grip is primarily a palm-to-finger contact with the mouse body. A medium-sized mouse is best for this.

Advantages of Claw Grip

- In contrast to Palm Grip, Claw grip has the advantage of not causing stuffiness but will create a moderate feeling of ventilation for the user.

- When clicking, it does not require much force but still creates a solid clicking feeling.

- If you have held the mouse in the palm style, it will be easier to switch to this style. Because basically both styles are relatively similar, only differing in a few unnecessary contact points.

Disadvantages of Claw grip

- When using the mouse, it is inevitable to press your hand against the mouse body, so for those of you who sweat a lot, you will still experience sweaty hands.

- Claw grip is also quite picky about the mouse used, so we should carefully choose the right mouse to achieve optimal efficiency.

Fingertip mouse grip

With the fingertip grip, we only need to use our fingertips to control the mouse. The mice commonly used for this style are quite small in size and light in weight.

Advantages of Fingertip grip

- Fingertip grip helps users take advantage of the flexibility and mobility of their fingers. At the same time, it can help us react faster, increase mouse speed and reduce pressure on the wrist. For this reason, fingertip grip is considered to help users hold the mouse less tired than the other two grips.

- Because you don't need to touch your entire hand, sweating due to air stagnation is very unlikely, unless you are the type of person who has sweaty hands.

- The types of mice used in this grip style do not require much, so they are usually quite cheap.

Disadvantages of fingertip grip

- The fingertip mouse grip requires a lot of control over the user's fingers. Therefore, it may be a little more difficult for us to get used to compared to the two palm and fingertip styles.

- The hand does not need to hug the mouse body tightly, which is also a weakness of the fingertip grip. Because at this time, the palm and MCP joints are not fixed, making the operations less accurate and difficult to achieve high efficiency when used.

- Fingers have to work constantly so they quickly get tired.

Marvin Fry

Update 17 January 2025