Gaming keyboards, where do you put your pinkie?

faxfan · 28 Jul 2013 at 22:17

Had many gaming keyboards and whilst I always get used to them I always find there isn't always a comfortable position for my pinkie. Always ends hovering over the caps lock / tab area or I have to move it to the left of those keys.

Where do you put your pinkie?

WuMyster · 28 Jul 2013 at 22:49

Damn, that is so high for me

. I rest mine on Shift. Habit from all the FPS'

robin66 · 28 Jul 2013 at 23:26

Shift key also, for sprinting and such in fps games.

Zefan · 28 Jul 2013 at 23:33

By what you're saying it sounds like your wrists come in at your keyboard at an angle as opposed to straight on. Pinky over tab/caps lock feels dead weird and means I have to stand my hand up in a crab/facehugger-like shape if my wrists are straight on at the keyboard.

WuMyster · 28 Jul 2013 at 23:57

Yeah, either your hand is approaching the keyboard at an angle or you rest your pinkie way too high.
Im guessing most of us including me have our hands straight on with the board and let our pinkie relax, which puts it at the shift key. Control might work also.

VIPER258 · 29 Jul 2013 at 03:04

Mine rests on the shift key.

esoteric · 29 Jul 2013 at 10:01

Shift key for me too.

HecFam · 29 Jul 2013 at 10:04

I used to have a very high pinkie, i used to have tab bound to Jump in most games. But then that stopped me from controlling movement while jumping, so now i bend it and have claw like grip so that it rests on shift.

Nimdok · 29 Jul 2013 at 10:11

WuMyster said:
Damn, that is so high for me . I rest mine on Shift. Habit from all the FPS'

This. Also it feels a lot more comfortable to me and is convenient for extra keybindings MMOs.

PapaLazaru · 29 Jul 2013 at 14:25

Being left handed, my pinkie rests on B, which I use for VOIP. I also use it for G (grenade) and V (prone) and F when required. Thumb is sgtill in use as well for ctrl and shift.

There are advantages. :cool:

WuMyster · 29 Jul 2013 at 14:29

Burst out laughing thinking of what your hands must be like until I re read the first sentence

foster grant · 29 Jul 2013 at 15:53

It doesnt look it so much in the pic...but mine is held up ...never even thought about shift lol

jkb · 29 Jul 2013 at 15:59

Shift key for mine for the reasons stated above

Zefan · 29 Jul 2013 at 16:01

Your thumb isn't on the space bar... HEATHEN.

foster grant · 29 Jul 2013 at 16:07

True, but it was just for visual reference as opposed to a shot of my hand while playing lol

WuMyster · 29 Jul 2013 at 16:10

It does seem as though you have small hands though. My fingers go almost vertically up from the keys and then obviously bends to my hand.

foster grant · 29 Jul 2013 at 16:11

My hands are more thick than long lol

Twirlywoos · 29 Jul 2013 at 16:41

faxfan said:
Had many gaming keyboards and whilst I always get used to them I always find there isn't always a comfortable position for my pinkie. Always ends hovering over the caps lock / tab area or I have to move it to the left of those keys.

Where do you put your pinkie?

shift or ctrl

nutsnut · 29 Jul 2013 at 19:13

shift +1

Hoodleader · 30 Jul 2013 at 14:47

I currently position mine on Shift or Ctrl for FPS Games