How do you handle a controller?

[aerodynamik]

I use a controller the traditional way, my fingers would cramp up using the claw method. 

[killamch89]

On 12/10/2022 at 4:12 PM, aerodynamik said:

I use a controller the traditional way, my fingers would cramp up using the claw method. 

I've seen some really weird ones like the Octopus Claw... I'm not sure but it's almost like he's massaging the controller. I've never seen anything like this.

 

[aerodynamik]

17 hours ago, killamch89 said:

I've seen some really weird ones like the Octopus Claw... I'm not sure but it's almost like he's massaging the controller. I've never seen anything like this.

 

Yeah it's weird and feels very unnatural the way he games.

[Crazycrab]

1 hour ago, aerodynamik said:

Yeah it's weird and feels very unnatural the way he games.

 

It's probably not very comfortable but it makes some sense.  It minimalizes the distance between the buttons and his active fingers so he can react quicker.  It also lets him manipulate both sticks, the face buttons and the triggers simultaneously.  

Edited December 22, 2022 by Crazycrab

[killamch89]

13 hours ago, aerodynamik said:

Yeah it's weird and feels very unnatural the way he games.

If I didn't know any better, it looks like one of the practicing techniques in Muay Thai...

[Kennysplash]

My palms are soft, so I feel pains when I play games for long especially on my thumbs. So I shift my thumbs to the middle, it helps me have a firm grip on the controller. 

[Lens]

I put my thumbs on the buttons. I've always love to hold my controller with thumbs on the buttons and I put my index fingers on the triggers. 

 

[Button]

I've actually tried out The Claw technique, but it never worked for me. I prefer to have my thumbs on the buttons because it gives me more control and precision as well.

 

[Lens]

2 hours ago, Button said:

I've actually tried out The Claw technique, but it never worked for me. I prefer to have my thumbs on the buttons because it gives me more control and precision as well.

 

I heard that The Claw technique is good for games, like FPS games but i haven't used it.I just go back to the thumbs on the buttons.