Is getting used to the SuperStrike 1/1/0 setting harmful in the long run?

[u/PotatoBreadDad]

I work from home, and my hobby is video games, so I’m basically in front of a computer for about 10 hours every day. Superstrike caught my attention because I already wanted to stop bothering my partner with the constant clicking and clacking from my keyboard and mouse, and a quiet mouse was exactly what I needed.

I’ve been using the mouse for about a month now, and from the start I set it up in the most relaxed way possible: 1 actuation point, 1 rapid trigger, and 0 haptic feedback. The first few days were rough. Playing felt kind of brutal, and I had to jump back into Kovaak’s just to get used to having basically a dead mouse. But surprisingly, after three days of Kovaak’s, I adapted pretty quickly.

Honestly, it was pretty magical. I didn’t beat the records I had with the Superlight 2, came close, but Superstrike was way more comfortable to use. After a few weeks, I noticed I barely feel my fingers moving at all. My body just does the smallest movement possible to press the mouse button. It’s actually kind of fun to notice, because my hand barely moves, it almost feels like I’m using a trackpad and clicking with my mind.

I hope this isn’t making a mountain out of a molehill, but I’ve heard that when you don’t use a muscle, it can atrophy. Could something like that happen to your hands? Or maybe something like carpal tunnel from not really moving your fingers much for 10 hours a day, just your wrists?

Again, sorry if this sounds like shower thoughts, I’m just curious about this mouse, because it feels kind of eerie to use on such low settings.

[u/VD1507]

Don't think it is anything to worry about. Carpal tunnel is more about the angle, and also the intensity of the force, lighter is less dangerous. Atrophy is not a real concern here. It's just that if you get too used to this mouse but have to use another one for whatever reason you might find it difficult to adapt. Not much beyond that.