The heavier actuation force switches are the training. You should have just bought greens to start out with. :p
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to strengthen my fingers on my left hand for guitar playing, but I was thinking of switch-hitting it on both hands to train up to use MX Greens instead of Blues. Anyone have experience with finger strength training for using heavier switches?
I just bought one of these (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001OCGGEM?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00)Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/zYJhrX5.jpg)
to strengthen my fingers on my left hand for guitar playing, but I was thinking of switch-hitting it on both hands to train up to use MX Greens instead of Blues. Anyone have experience with finger strength training for using heavier switches?
I never understood how people needed to adjust or work up to heavier switches like greens.
I typed on greens and tactile Greys with no problem at all.
Now 120g had a bit of adjusting to do, and then decided I'll stick to a bit less for now haha.
I tried it, it just made my hand sore. :-[I got sore the first few times I tried my squeeze ball and spring thingy. But I kept them around the desk so in moment of stress I would use them. :D That seemed to work.
I never understood how people needed to adjust or work up to heavier switches like greens.
I typed on greens and tactile Greys with no problem at all.
Now 120g had a bit of adjusting to do, and then decided I'll stick to a bit less for now haha.
...and the ability to open that jar of jelly for your s/o.I actually came up with a method to do that without using your hand strength but your whole upper body, lol. There's almost no jar I can't open now unless I can't get a grip on it. ;D
Just do pushups on your finger tips :pI don't think many of us can do pushups, moreless on fingertips. :-[
Just do pushups on your finger tips :p
I don't think many of us can do pushups, moreless on fingertips. :-[
When I started getting into mechanical keyboards earlier this year, I tried MX browns on a borrowed Das and I didn't like how I constantly bottomed out on them and could barely feel the tactile bump. I switched to MX clears on a used G80 which I liked much better, but I still found myself consistently bottoming out unless I concentrated on typing gently. Also I couldn't really understand why some people said they found MX clears fatiguing. Currently I'm using MX tactile greys and really enjoying them. The heavier springs feel much more bouncy to me, more like a trampoline than like hitting a solid surface (what I feel when bottoming out on lighter switches). To me, rebounding off the spring seems more ergonomic.I had the same experience with blues, i really like them but i bottom out constantly, hearing the controversy over clears i tried them and i really like them for typing, i dont bottom out so much and my wrists dont get as tired. I do want to try the tactile greys though.
Several people have accused me of having freakish Hulk hands, but I suspect it has more to do with 20+ years of martial arts training (wrist grab escapes, staff spinning, sword cutting) and related fitness activities (free weights, gymnastic rings, pull-ups). My point is that finger/forearm strength does seem, to me at least, to be related to how different switches feel.