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What's your Flinger Finger?
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One day I saw my mom playing Angry Birds (RARE!) and she used her ring finger. Strange, but it got me thinking....
So what finger do you fling with/ on which hand? And as @mvnla2 suggested, what kind of device? -
57 Comments
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I usually use my thumb on my left hand and then and then activate the birds power with my thumb on my right hand.
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Great forum idea @tas. I use my left forefinger to fling the birds (because the slingshot is always on the left), I use the right forefinger to do the "remi reverse shot" and I use either left and right fore finger to active birds power, only use thumb to zoom
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I just use my thumbs, left for flinging, right for powers.
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I use my right index finger to fling the birds and activate the birds powers on my I Pod and I use a stylus to fling birds on my I Pad Mini.
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Strange- I just don't see how you fling with your right hand.
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@theanonymoussomeone I agree. But my mom uses her forefinger on the right hand.
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Forefinger right hand as a rule, but have ambidextrous moments when I use left forefinger. Not for any flinging advantage, just doing something else with the right hand, like eating lunch.
Goodness, how day to day living interrupts the flinging
Edit, as per mvnla comment below - only play on iPad, never even thought it was odd to to use the right hand, just a right handed person I suppose. -
Would be interesting to include which device people use. My suspicion is that those that use thumbs are more likely to be on a phone.
I'm on iPad, and I generally use a stylus held in my right hand. If I'm not using the stylus, I use my right forefinger (even when I play, if rarely, on my iPhone). For levels that require very fast timing, I sometimes use both left and right forefingers. -
Good call @mvnla2. I use a Nook color.
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Must try thumbs!!!
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Finally some thumb people!
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Guys, you've got the wrong idea. This forum was made for those of you on PC, not mobile devices. LOL X^D But seriously, sorry if you feel left out.
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@mvnla2 it was a joke because PC users have a mouse.
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Well, I have a touchscreen on my PC.
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Oh. What do you use (fingerwise?)
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I use my right index finger on my iPad.
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Oh. Do you use mouse on PC still then?
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I do not play Angry Birds on my PC, so I don't fling there.
There is no mouse on my PC. -
Playing AB on a touchscreen PC is great. Mine is about four times bigger than an iPad. I never need to zoom in or complain about fat fingers. The two huge disadvantages are that you can't take it with you anywhere, and that you're never gonna get an update on time.
That's why I also play on the phone. -
It depends on where I am & what position I'm playing in. Most of the time I'm sitting & use left thumb to aim/launch & stylus (recently) or right pointer or middle finger to activate on a specific location. Or I use my right thumb to activate if location doesn't matter.
Like @hunnybunny, I've shifted to left hand only when doing other things like brushing teeth &standing. Then I tend to go with index finger control. I actually got a personal high score on a level using left hand only (I'm right handed) that I couldn't improve on afterwards. (Shrug)
Sometimes when I've been playing a level for too long, I'll switch to right hand only middle or index finger control for a while. Sometimes it seems to help to mix things up. Whatever works....
iPad
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I generally use my left thumb to fling and either thumb to activate. I play on a phone.
P.S. During long sessions my screen heats up enough to slowly roast part of my thumb. This is probably a sign that I shoult quit playing for a while, but I've found that I can continue for several hours more if I slightly rotate my thumb and sacrifice a new square inch of skin.
P.P.S. By about 3 in the morning my entire thumb is well-done. This is when I start to play by banging my head into the screen. I have yet to improve on a score in this way. -
Same as me, @78RPM
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Half of the people use left hand, others use right hand, it's kinda strange because the sling shot is always on the left so how can they play with the right hand
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I don't get it either @fbb
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I'm left handed (sort of) so I guess it makes sense when you put it that way @mvnla2.
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i answered earlier but i had to add this.... If i'm eating i can hold the phone sideways in my left hand, gripping it with left index and pinky, and also shoot with my left thumb, and activate the ability with left thumb.... food stays in right hand as to not get my phone all greased up.... does anyone else play by phone while holding food or something in one hand?
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LOL @Burpie hope the taco is sorry! But seriously, I don't fling while I eat, as I have my nook, which is much bigger than a phone.
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HAHAHA LOL @78rpm hilarious!
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Finally back!
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I use my left pointer to launch the bird and also activate it's power, sometimes I use my right pointer to activate the power.
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I use my right thumb and index finger to pull back the sling and activate powers.
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Hmmm dunno how I missed this newish forum, bunch of funny people here! LOL Good idea @tas! :)
I'm an iPhone user, I fling and activate with my left pointer finger, I tried every finger but that's the only one that worked for me. I'm ambidextrous but predominantly right handed, that is except for all things AB and typing. Can't do either well or fast with my right hand, not even on my Dads iPad, still needed to play with my left finger if I wanted to make a good score.
My sister plays with her left thumb, I still can't help but stare and wonder HTH she can do it with any precision?! But then @rats the King of Space and he uses his thumb so there you have it, thumbs work (somehow?!)
@rat9 I do tons of things while flinging, shoot I've even vacuumed while flinging!! How frikken out of control is THAT!!! Granted it didn't work too well but it didn't stop me from trying!! ;)
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