Cloth side for control, hard side for speed.

Yes, that’s exactly what the two sides are for. The cloth side has more texture and friction—it’s a controlled glide, good for precision aiming in games like CS or Valorant, or for steady cursor work in photo editing. The hard side is slick and fast—better for flick shots in Overwatch or Apex, where speed matters more than stopping power.

For productivity, either works, but cloth is quieter and feels more natural under a mouse for long sessions. Hard can be too sensitive for clicking tiny spreadsheet cells.

Don’t agonize over this. Most people find one side they like and never flip it. Unless you switch between a sniper game and a hyper-competitive shooter every day, just pick the side that feels best and forget the other exists.