Sticks or wheel?
 

What do you use and why?

All the best,
Shaun

Wheel can't do smooth on sticks thumbs stuck In crapbox mode

I'd have to say wheel as well as my thumbs have a mind of there own

Tried wheel, was rubbish.

Tried sticks, was rubbish.

Stuck with sticks though as i didnt feel as gay

Wheel...years of playstation ruined my thumbs!

sticks for many many years lol
with the lack off decent futaba new sticks have been considering steer wheel

trekkker

I used sticks for years and recently changed to a wheel. I find the wheel so much easier to use, the movements feel more natural and smoother. So it's a big yes to a wheel tranny.

Wheel personally find it more comfortable al through with Spekturm I have always made the thortle spring slightly tighter and wheel slightly looser to prevent spring snaps common in the Spekturm range :)

I was bought up on sticks back in the 80's lol

So when I restarted racing a few years back it was logical to just go back to sticks again.

I have tryed steering wheel but I just don't seem to gell with them.

I started with sticks over 10 years ago as that's what all the drivers around me were using. I switched to a wheel nearly 2 years ago for a more positive way to hold the handset. I would never go back now. It took a while to switch over, but for me the wheel is way better.

Sticks, been using them for 33 years so don't even have to think about it, with wheel I've still got to think what I'm doing with the throttle. I can drive with both but have never got anywhere near the same smooth, fine throttle and brake control with a pistol grip.

When I beagn racing I was given sticks and later on when the sponsership came I was loaned a wheel but just couldnt use it as well so stuck with sticks. I find using sticks I am much more in control.

I always have had sticks for about 20 years, I always feel like I am going to drop a wheel set when I go on the brakes lol my hand just ways seems to want to let go.

Sticks every time !

i use wheel
 

i use wheel because personally find it more comfortable

Changed to wheel about a month ago and im already going better than i was with sticks.

wish i'd done it earlier

Wheel.

I replaced my Futaba 2DR stick transmitter with a Futaba Mega Tech Sport T2PC wheel sometime back in 97 or so when wheel transmitters started to become affordable in the UK. I never looked back! I find wheels far superior in terms of ergonomics, intuitiveness and smoothness.

:)

Currently use a FlySky GT3B which I find pretty good for the money. I don't think it will outlast my T2PC or Kyosho Perfex KT-2, those are ancient now and still going strong :) My 4 year old son uses them with his TL01 scaler.

Sticks since 1992! Not going to change now.

Sticks for me as well.
Raced back in the 80's on sticks, then moved over to Helis and planes.
Got Back into RC Racing last year and tried a steering wheel and was hopeless, went back to sticks and was slightly less hopeless.
My son on the other hand hates sticks for driving even tho he uses sticks for his helicopters

Sticks because the braking movement feels much more natural.
I also feel my gingers are quicker and more precise than a wrist movement for the steering.

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Sticks are always used for aircraft and helicopters LOL ;-)
When I didn't have a rc car, I tried a friend's car with sticks and it was a nightmare. When I get mine, I bought a transmitter with a steering wheel and it became a dream !

Sticks are old school for us more mature racers who seem to be rekindling our childhood and the youth of today seem to prefer the wheel type, I agree the fingers are definitely quicker than the wrist

I've always used sticks, but have used a wheel when racing a 'slow' class, such as Tamiya M-Chassis. I am looking at a new transmitter and was debating switching to a wheel though as there seems to be more choice.

Your posh,getting gingers to do your steering for you :)

Iv used both,I find sticks are smoother,but wheel you can be more aggressive but still smooth,
I use wheel :)

Sticks for me too, was brought up with them in the 80's tried a wheel but couldn't get used to pushing my finger forward to brake. My lad also prefers sticks over a wheel.

Started with RTR wheel radio from Tamiya, then used for certain period of time Acoms sticks, then got back to wheel - Sanwa, Futaba. For brief time even used 8ch sticks Futaba when I was getting back into car racing with 1:18 cars, then back with wheel Hitec and now on KoPropo. I guess I have been in hobby for a bit.

Started in 1988 with stick radio's, like someone else said above, with a 'decent' stick radio costing an arm and a teticle plus arthritis starting in my thumbs, tried a wheel beginning of the year and to be honest, I am as good/bad (delete as appropriate) as I was with sticks.

Yes, first race was nervous, but once in the groove, you forget it is a wheel and even the blind panic grabbing of the trigger instead of pushing for break doesn't happen.

WHEEL FOR ME! A real car is steered using a wheel so I find that more natural, I can go from throttle to brake and back to throttle faster with a trigger than I can with sticks. I can do sticks (just) on consoles but when the RC car is 15m away and your not behind it I find my reactions too slow compared with a wheel.

I also found different wheel transmitters have differing amount of rotational movement in the wheel and that can also play a big part in how a person takes to them. EXAMPLE My old Traxxas wheel (and Carson tx) only moved about 45deg in either direction making a car with a fast servo mega twitchy forcing the use of loads of DR adjustment, I changed to a Spektrum DX4S which has more movement (approx 90deg either direction) which makes the steering action much more linear and more to my liking and negates the need for DR adjustment unless grip roll becomes a problem then I tweak it a little to numb the response a touch :lol:

It all boils down to personal preference. I started RC way back in 1987 and my first transmitter was a stick. I've been using stick radios ever since. I tried wheel but couldn't get the hang of it. I feel more connected to the car I'm driving using stick radio. For me, stick radio has a more smooth throttle and steering feel to it. Ultimately, get which ever one that you feel most comfortable with...