gloves, sleeves & hand care

your hands are the controller. treat them like one.

why gloves#

• maimai: the screen and ring have friction. 30 minutes of slides without gloves = burnt fingertips and a sad week
• chuni: the slider is the worst. bare hands stick and squeak, sweaty hands stick worse. gloves make slides smooth and consistent
• sdvx: no gloves needed. knobs want grip

what i use#

glove rules#

1. one pair per session, wash after. sweaty gloves have friction like bare hands
2. cut the tips off the left glove's thumb if you need grip for start/menu buttons. or don't. i keep changing my mind
3. don't wear gloves on sdvx. knob slip is real
4. check the fit. too loose = the fabric bunches and drags

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hand care#

• stretch before. wrists and fingers, 2 minutes. it feels silly. do it anyway
• stop when it hurts. sharp pain in the wrist or the side of the hand is the "go home" signal, not the "one more credit" signal
• cold water on the fingertips after a long maimai session if they're burning. just cooling, nothing fancy
• moisturize at night, not before playing (slippery hands, sticky screen)
• keep nails short. a nail hitting the screen registers weirdly and hurts

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common injuries (from experience)#

if something hurts for more than a few days, stop playing and see someone. no rating is worth it.