hair dryer test is the most scientific test

Can we just appreciate how good this guy is at games?? Bro, other youtubers just pretend to game, but this guy knows his ground Respect++

Gotta be tied with Dave2D for the cleanest presentation on KZfaq. Easily the most watchable tech channel on the platform. I don't even care about mouse pads and I'll watch every second

Thank you for giving us a try - love your honest content!

It took me about a week to get used to the Skypad, I got it because after a few months I could never get the cloth mousepads to feel consistent even after cleaning, it was never the same as factory new. I value the consistency of the glass pad, even after a year it feels brand new. Glad you mentioned about the PTFE glides and muddy feel of the mousepad, but even after cleaning my G640 cloth mousepad it feels rough towards the center and smoother at the edges. Anyways great video EDIT: To clean the skypad I just run a lint roller over it and if it ever gets really dirty you get just a wetwipe

Gaming sleeve with a part that goes over your hand has worked wonders for me and I love this pad

Aim skill ceiling is highest on Skypad. It's insanely good, consistent and durable too. Only downsides are that it eats through mouse feet and that any dust/hairs that fall into it are extremely noticeable and you 100% need to remove them

To be honest the quality of your content is just so good to the fact where I get happy whenever you post. Appreciate the education content you post, much love from zambia bro.

Sorry you didn't like the skypad :( I love mine with corepads and just being able to wipe it once with a cloth and know that it feels the exact same as it did (in every spot) a year ago is great. The inconsistencies of cloth and needing to wash them to keep them feeling the same was annoying. I think the wrist bunching isn't an issue for me because the games I play don't require me to ever really lift my wrist. It can stay planted the whole time. I do have to wipe sweat every 30 minutes or so but that just shows how much sweat (salt, oil, skin, etc) is going into a cloth pad constantly without realizing it.

You've gotta try superglides with a hard pad. I'm using superglides on a logitech g pro superlight with double sided razer hard pad. Feels like an air hockey table. This combo is heaven. My aim and score has improved by 20 percent. Not only aim is better but fatigue is down and gaming is more enjoyable.

I love my Superglides. I just use a hair lint roller over my mousepad once I'm done to keep it clean. I've never had an issue with them since I do this every two to three days when I game heavily.

ive had the skypad 3.0 for about 3 months now and I have to say it is by far my best purchase. more expensive but its definitely worth it. I got a sleeve with a thumb hole and it eliminates all the cons he said in the video. definitely recommend!

I agree with the superglides review. The inconsistency gets much worse when playing games with much more mouse movement. I play osu, so the superglides just feel terribly inconsistent.

the timing of your videos is UNREAL, literally yesterday i accidently broke my middle mouse button cause my monitor fell on it(long story) so i was going to get a new mouse and look who decides to upload a mouse video. Few weeks ago i was deciding on getting a 3080 for a new pc build or waiting for the 4000 series cards to come out and literally an hour later you uploaded. WOW great job!

I’ve been using superglides with a modded g pro x super light on a lethalgaming Venus pad. When I first set them up just breathing near the mouse made it move, after breaking in both the pad and glides, I really like the setup. Super fast and smooth to where I don’t realize I’m moving anything more than my hand In air. I’d say it’s borderline too fast for flick shooters, but I generally guide the cursor to target and track, so it’s perfect for me.

First time I've ever seen the hairdryer test. Clever.

I bought a skypad a few months ago and I love every second of using it. I came from cloth to g440 and I already had the sweat problem there. I picked up one of those artist gloves (I don't know if it's called that but those pinky and ring finger gloves they use to draw on tablets) and that worked for me on the g440 and I love it on my skypad. I only wear it while playing FPS games. it does get sweaty and needs to be washed but the sweat doesn't bother me on the pad anymore. my cat on the other hand... every time she walks over my skypad I need to wipe the hair off. unlike my g440 she doesn't like sitting on it and block my mouse. maybe that's because the glass feels cold on her toebeans.

I do like seeing the guy reviewing it also actually has good aim.

I have been using the skypad 3.0 for about 3 months now. I never had problem sticking unless it's super hot. I bought a arm sleeve and I honestly don't feel like I need it. Flicks are not very easy, but with practice, it gets easy, tracking is insane, I feel like I have aim assist sometimes. If you don't sweat while gaming, I think skypad is no brainer, it's always consistent, a quick wipe down before playing is all the maintenance you need. Humidity doesn't affect performance which is something I had a problem on cloth pads with hyperglide, which was my setup before, where everyday day it would feel different, some days I had good aim, other I didn't. Now it's pretty consistent

I gotta ask dude, can you share a workout routine? You’re JACKED and I’m so curious what your diet/exercise routine is.

Try using a single half finger “artist drawing glove” and wears it over your middle finger, it completely solves the palm sticking to the pad yet no restriction finger movement as well.

As an old gamer (high sens, fingertip grip), the skypad is the closest thing right now to the old ratpadz and everglides I've experienced in terms of speed and lack of friction. The discontinued plastic pads were still the fastest but the skypad glass durability makes up for the performance imo.

I've got the Skypad 3.0, i use it with an armsleeve and tiger pad on my G pro X, smoothest feeling i've got ( i use a little electric rug for reptile under the skypad to make it warm when i play x) ) But as you said for 99% of the people i don't think it's usefull to go this far, an MPC450 ( 20$) with an G305 (30$) is more than enough for a good gaming setup

Love your videos man, they are so interesting. No bull sh*t, lots of info and not over the top like LTT.

Skypad takes a longggg time to get fully adjusted to and I do not recommend for any form of casual player that has bad mouse control. It has the highest learning curve but the highest skill ceiling. I also overcame the sweaty hand by wearing a gaomon art glove with 1 finger

the hand sticking to the mousepad is the exact reason I say away from hardpads. Had the occasion to grab one out (I wanted a G305, and there was a deal where you could get a hardpad for free with it), and I never played more than like 10/15 minutes at once with it. Always came back to cloth pads just because my hand can slide around without sticking

Love the video, currently using superglides on hayate otsu. Currently waiting on the cerapad from tj exclusives and see how that compares.

Been using the SkyPad 2.0 for a while now and can say that I generally prefer it over PTFE skates and a cloth pad. I also tried superglides which were alright, but the inconsistencies on my cloth pad lead me back to using the SkyPad. I generally don't have sweaty hands or arms when I'm gaming, so I believe that's a major reason why I continue to use the SkyPad over any of my other pad.

Your experience with the Skypad was exactly like mine, I sent mine back after I realized it was unusable for me.

I have been struggling so much between Glass Skates with Artisan Hayate Otsu VS Corepads with Artisan Hien HELP

The idea to test glide speed with hair dryer is brilliant )))

I've been using the old Hyperglides with a Skypad and G-Pro Wireless for the past 4 months and I feel like I've reached a point in my aim that I wouldn't have reached with my old mousepad. You can definitely get used to it. The arm sleeve doesn't really change much for me even if I sweat a lot on the Skypad.

Optimum Tech confirmed sweaty gamer

Good video ali, so sad you didn't give the skypad a chance with a sleeve, The ones with a thumb hole. There are some that you can buy on Amazon for 10$. I had the same issue but with the sleeve it was a game changer, you should give it a try.

im using skypads 3 with no mouse skates on g pro super light, and it feels super good, very consistent. my arm does get stuck on the mousepad since i dont use sleeves, but most of the time i dont even feel anything at all, and that is also how i get the feedback for control and with some parts of my palm as well. with the sleeves, its much harder to control. 10/10 experience for me not having to clean a mousepad all the time is just so convenient. and other problems with it are just easy to fix. I use it for CS, and i believe it works on all games as long as u get use to it. i think any pad with good, consistent glide and big is good, glass ones even better. and its great for if u r bringing it to a tournament too, if ur teammates arent performing great, well it can feel good smacking them with it too 🙃

I actually use an arm sleeve that covers the bottom part of my hand but on my vaxee pa. I use it because it really helps to reduce the friction between my wrist and the pad and protects it from humidity.

The air dryer test made me giggle.

I always get impressed by your aim man damn.

this guy ripped

bro i used superglides with a skypad and my aim decreased so bad in quality, back to cloth now tho.

Could you make a short tutorial on how you cleaned your artisan mousepad without having to ruin it? Thank you sir

Congrats on soon hitting 600k!!!

Interesting video, as I'm the complete opposite! Historically I've never used mousepads because even the smoothest cloth feels like it's chafing my wrist. So, I've always used a wooden desk with a very glossy/low-friction surface finish. This seems like it would be right up my alley! (I also don't throw my hand across the desk w/low DPI settings, and generally keep my wrist pinned most of the time)

I got my hands on an a dual sided aluminum mouse pad made by a company called Blade Hawks. One side is textured and the other is smooth. The sweat issue is real- but the lack of overall friction is just the bees knees.

I use the superglides with my gpro superlight x and I found that the friction is helpful dependant on the pressure you put on the mouse. There's quite a long break in period with them as when you get them first they are like ice

Love your reviews, dude. For whatever it's worth there are "drawing gloves" that people have for tablets and what not to negate the phantom touches while drying on glass - may be the best of both.

Back in the old days we had mousepads with different materials: fUnc 1030, Icemat, SteelSeries 4S, etc. Then cloth just took over everything. Now looks like glass is back in the game.

FPS gamer with 30 years of extensive gaming here Mousepad: -Glass/Iron mousepads are no go. Why? Think about sweating and then … The only thing here is to buy specific cover on your arm and glove, but let’s face it. Are you ready on this in home conditions? - I stick with cloth mousepads Mouse skates: - Did not feel anything better then Hyperglides P.S. Gosh I love this channel. This guy has so many interesting things as truly gamer

If you use teflon feet, the Shidenkai will wear out fast. I think it's the residue from the feet that gets stuck in between the glass beads. If you use ceramic feet however, I noticed zero wear over 2 years use. I would imagine it would be the same for the Superglides.

Honestly I think the skypad 2.0 was the perfect balance of speed, low static friction and good dynamic friction. There's a bit to be said about glass pads being too fast as you've shown. Ignoring the gripping aspect a hard pad doesn't give the ability to use the cushioning of a soft pad no matter now plush or firm it is to increase the dig of feet. Surface area doesn't increase friction but the different angle of feet against the surface does and this is something that you can't do with hard pads. All the more reason a slightly more controlled pad in general is best for a hard pad because you're not losing any smoothness or inability to absolutely fly anyway. Skypad 3 was honestly a silly product over the skypad 2. Basically a butter meme pad for people chasing a slippery glide for no actual benefit

This sound ridiculous, but hear me out. A small piece cut from a large ziplock bag works perfect for palm/hand sweat. Just big enough for the contact patch of your hand. Zero friction, lasts a long time, and no sticking to the pad. I use a GLIDE 38 which has a very similar feel to it, and this method is a must for me. But it works.

You can't deny his simplified test with rational method.

Being a serial tinkerer myself and always searching for what may give me an advantage I have tried the superglides with multiple pads and had the same results as you. I don't like glass pads so I haven't tried the skypads. I had high expectations of the superglides and I love what they offer and how they perform..... until they turn into a muddy mess. Also, I think the Shidenki is being discontinued and does have durability issues. The Raiden is a fantastic feeling fast pad but it will cause spin outs occasionally. I would probably main this pad if it didn't. I'm also an aussie and happy to lend you the pad, if you did want to experiment with it and would like to hear your thoughts. to me is is still faster than what my superglides have been after they broke in after a week. Keep up the great content and hopefully run into you in Apex again

love watching your videos man. rhe thumbnail just attracts me and the video follows

3:53 How did you get your colors like that in Apex? Great video as always.

Superglide with the razor strider mouse pad is actually a very effective combo.

I love your content man keep going to the top 🤩🙌✌️❤️

skypad + corepad air skatez + Starlight 12 Mini = fastest possible?

i use super glides on my model d wireless and love them. i found tiger ice are great for superlight and like you said have better control and all the speed you need

Really happy you did this revisit to the superglides, I had picked up a set just before your first video. I had them for a couple of months with my Hayate Otsu and thought I was going crazy while playing Apex. When tracking targets my mouse would feel magnetic to the pad in one spot, such a strange sensation especially since this wasn't just a little pull either it would almost completely stop my mouse when tracking across the used spot on my pad. I searched extensively online for other experiences and came across nothing as I could not find another superglide + artisan user with this problem. Thank you for putting my mind at ease, I have just purchased a set of core pads and I'm not going to look back!

the skin-sticking-to-pad with the skypad can be countered by just a long sleeve shirt, hoodies make the problem worse because of how bulky the sleeves are on most if not all hoodies

I can confirm re:Shiden-kai durability. I have owned two, and both lasted 8-9 months before the centre area starts wearing down to the point where the glide is noticeably affected.

In your mouse pad review video, your opinion was that the Artisan Hien was just far too fast for you to enjoy and that you preferred the Hayate Ostu. Has your opinion changed since then on your preference and opinion on each of those pads?

perfect man nice physic, perfect gaming skills, amazing knowledge of tech and gaming and talking skills

Shidenkai was discontinued, and yes it has low durability as the glass particulate layer wears out quickly. There's a method to peel that layer off and get a pseudo-Hien experience afterward.

Hey Ali, Shedenkai(?) user here, Mousepad itself is great very smooth movement and feel but very weak in terms of durability I've only had mine less than a year (2-3 hrs use per day) and It's noticeably worn where your wrist rests on the pad almost as if the layers are splitting apart. (I can "pinch" the top layer of the pad)

Adding to the superglide, the Razer Strider mousepad (maybe because of the rough surface) has a noticeably inconsistent feeling if not watched monthly. It also shows some shiny particles on the dirty part of the mousepad, which tanks the smoothness even further. The dirty part of the Razer Strider would be similar to a QCK Edge (my old mousepad), while the clean one would be very fast, making traversing from the clean to dirty quite jarring.

I have a Roccat Alumic mousepad that I bought several years ago. What I found is that although the pad itself doesn't wear out, the skates do wear out and the material becomes embedded into the grain of the pad and is impossible to remove. They will also wear out your skates faster. The Skypad is advertised as "The last pad you will ever buy" but I strongly suspect that you will run into the same issue I ran into with my Alumic pad. There is no such thing as a pad that lasts forever.

Amazing content as always. I'm loving using the superglide on sl12 + xten. My skypad is at my closed because it's a great experience, but I don't see it like my main mousepad atm

I initially hated the Superglides. Double clicking on the desktop borders on rage inducing. After 2 months in game (& using my G502 on desktop) I now like them, definitely frustrating at first but they do slow down over time.

had the superglides and reeeaaally loved them. I've never had less issues with tracking in Apex and had my highest-kill game with them. But the fact, that you couldn't click without moving and vibrations on your desk led to mouse movement were things I couldn't get used to. I still have the Superglides on my Outset AX but changed to Tiger Ice on my NP-01. Aas you said, not as fast and easy tracking, but balanced and consistent. And I get to play CS or Valorant, too. Maybe if they'd create some Superglides with a tad more stopping power this would be a thing even Pro's could change to.

Lol great timing Ali! I just ordered super glides and the sky pad xl 3.0 in white. 😅 thanks for sharing your thoughts and the review!

Oh mang, the glass on glass sound made me tense my shoulders so much haha.

What do you guys think about glass skates on a hard pad ? Heard that that’s the sweet spot but idk

Optimum saying fans are for the best aimers. Except when we see him play he has f'in aimbot. The best benchmark gamer.

What a shot at 8:30

This is just what i needed. Shawk convinced my friend skypad was the way. It was way too zoomy for rainbow six siege. So Ill probably go to the artisan.

When I was younger I remember buying an adhesive mousepad from Walmart. It looked about the same texture as the sky pad. I don’t remember not liking it but I don’t see them around anymore lol

I try the Superglides on my shroud 303 but after couples of week, I notice going slower and slower, even in the new mouse.. had to remove them and re install the old skate, and from 60% fast with Superglides went back to 100% with original skates. going back to corepad air

I remember when you were reviewing mousepads back then and said the Hien was not for you, so I was pleasantly surprised when I watched this video and the Hien is your main now lmao finally saw the light

I haven't had an issue with sticking to the skypad at all, been using it for a year now and I love it. First with a Zowie EC3-C and then with the Finalmouse Phantom Wireless. No need for sleeves, always a smooth glide, however I play with fairly low sens so my arm never stays in one spot for long, which could potentially be the case. If I left it in the same spot playing a slower FPS like Valorant, and mostly doing small adjustments with my wrist, I could see that being the case. I think low-friction speed pads are typically better for low sens players overall for that same issue. While high sens benefits more from having a more control-like pad.

you should use the skypad sleeve, it wraps around your palm and it works really well

You know what a good fix would be for the sweaty hand? An artist glove. They only cover your ring and pinky fingers, and cover your palm and wrist.

Man I wish this was a cerpad mat instead of skypad 3.0.. with that said I cant wait to see your review on the cerapad.

If you'e using an Artisan pad with texture, I do not recommend the AIR corepads. They have a textured surface, and so you get texture on texture which ends up being scratchy.

I also use the super glides and hien both have a good bit of wear and I still love them. They have both slowed down a lot but the consistency is much better than my corepads, think when ur tracking and you kinda get that shaky jittery movement this is almost completely eliminated with this setup

I just got the tjexclusives cerapad and its a ceramic pad, that is far better than any other hardpad. It would absolutely recommend it over the skypad or superglides. Unless you hate playing on hardpads

So do I buy hien, zero classic or zero fx I’m so confused I have g pro super light and play apex,valorant is main game, rainbow six siege I’m currently on a steelseries rgb mousepad. I’ve atleast watched 2 hours of videos but still a little maybe a lot confused, Or which is a good mousepad in general

Would cutting the tips off of a garden-variety cotton glove help? You could also take a one-size liner, stretch it over and mark where you'd want to cut. Would keep the fingertips exposed well enough to better know where your fingertips are at.

We need this comparison against the superglide mousepad against superglide v2 skates.

I just put the Superglides on my Superlight a couple of days ago, using my ~18 month old MP510 pad (really prefer something that can go under the keyboard now) and I don't feel any inconsistencies. I just wipe anything off the pad with a microfiber I keep handy every few days.

If you want speed and consistency try MPC-450 clothpad. Get some tiger ice and its insanely fast, stock feet are good imo! Lasted for 8+ months with the same glide.

A sleeve with thumb holes has worked just fine for me with my skypad. only like 10 bucks on amazon as well

I recently picked up the Superglides just because I wanted to try them out on my GPRO Superlight, and it was not what I expected at all. With my LGG Saturn, there is a slower spot (where I make contact with the most) and I had a similar experience as you. It feels very muddy but at the same time, I'm still able to micro-adjust with my fingertips/wrist very easily which is quite preferable for me (I play VALORANT). With the expectation that I wasn't going to be able to control my mouse at all because of the extremely low friction, this happened to be quite the pleasant surprise for me. 8)

So the issue with sticking, they make gloves, one came with my Gaomon tablet, but they make gloves that cover your hand and pinky finger. You could use this for the glass pad if you have this issue

Currently have both a Skypad 2.0 XL and an Artisan Hien Mid XL (Also had a Shidenkai), and have mucked around with multiple combos of mousefeet on them (PTFE on the Shidenkai, Lexips and PTFE on the Skypad, as well as PTFE and Superglides on the Hien)...currently settled with the Superglides on the Hien combo atm.

I'm not even used to gaming on M&K but still watch your videos! 💪💪💪

i used the superglide for my superlight, and its very versatile, i have orbitkey obi wan as my mouse pad, and even though its a leather-like pad, because of the glass i can use the mouse smoothly, and still have a slick professional look on my desk!

there are sleeves that cover the bottom part of your hand aswel

You should give the cerapad from TJExclusives a try! Ordered mine about a week ago. Its a glass pad with a ceramic coating on top of it. Reading some reviews its fast but still offers control.