How to Fix Pre-travel on Mice
Pre-travel on your mouse buttons is usually a tiny problem most people can ignore as long as the mouse itself has a great shape or performs well for them. Pre-travel does not impact the way you play so you can just live with it, but in case you want the perfect click experience then you can use a simple mod to get rid of pre-travel.
What Is Pre-travel
Pre-travel on a mouse click means that there is a certain distance between the physical mouse button and the switch on your mouse. This means you need to push your buttons down for a certain period of time before your click actuates.
This is not a huge issue, but it will cause your mouse clicks to feel mushy and less responsive compared to a fully dialed-in click that you can feel as soon as you press the mouse button down.
Fixing Pre-travel
To fix pre-travel you can pray to the QC gods so that your mouse comes perfect, or you can try using a different switch in your mouse that is taller. However, a simpler way to remove the space between your click and the switch is by adding PTFE/aluminum tape to cover the gap.
Mod done on my HSK Pro 4K
This procedure is extremely simple since all you need to do is to open your mouse up and start stacking tiny pieces of alu-tape or PTFE tape to where the switch plungers and mouse main clicks meet. While doing this you need to be careful to not add too much tape since then there will not be enough space between the switches and the buttons resulting in a stuck click.
I would advise you to put the mouse back together and test the clicks each time you add a layer to make sure it all fits well. You need to also be careful because sometimes one click will need more tape or less tape depending on the shape of the clicks, the height of the switches, etc. In short, you need to adjust each click individually to make sure there is minimal space between the switch plunger and the physical mouse button on your main clicks.
If done correctly you will get to enjoy a virtually flawless crispy click every time you go to click on an enemy’s head.