I’m hoping this is an ok place to ask a question like this.

I recently had to get a new mouse because my old one broke. I couldn’t get exactly what I had before but I got something fairly similar. However, I’ve been struggling to tune it to feel good to use. It’s actually been putting a lot of strain on my arm even after short play sessions.

Does anyone know what might be causing this and how to fix it? What kind of things should I do to find the appropriate sensitivity/settings or maybe I’m holding my arm differently for some reason or maybe I need a different kind of mouse?

If it matters, here’s the old and new mice:

Old: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GU8W5AE

New: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D3PNVQWK?psc=1

    • jetA
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      15 hours ago

      Ohh, thats a vertical mouse! It uses upper arm muscles! I’m glad its working for you, thats great.

      A pinch mouse uses the fine motor muscles in the hand, much like a pencil (no upper arm movement required).

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        16 hours ago

        It can use upper arm muscles. For me I use my fingers to move it, not much arm movement, much finer control on any mouse. Grip matters.