From sticks to wheel...

[woOdy]

I did it both ways. I started in 1990 with sticks. 92 wheel then tried this winter sticks. I could get round with sticks but the times are not as quick with them. I think its my age. I have now gone back to wheel as I dont have to think about what my hands are doing.

[qatmix]

At my club out of about 35 racers I think 2 use wheels.

[markwilliamson2001]

I started out with a big Acoms stick transmitter, but I was only 10, and it was too big for my hands at the time. Tried a wheel after someone had one at my local club, and he was very good (Nick Goodhall). Got one, and not gone back since, although I can drive with sticks if I want to try out someones car for them!

[RickRick]

i used sticks since i started in err 1988 till about 3 years ago, my futaba FF3 was getting tired, i've never been able to get on with the shape/grip of the Ko sticks, got a cheap futaba wheel that would work with my recivers, and after about 2 months, was doing better than with sticks, and got a nice shineky 3pk

[Nick Goodall]

I've only ever used a Wheel - My Tamiya Madcap came with an Acoms wheel radio when i was 10 so that kind of just meant i ended up using one forever, upgraded to an EX1, then an EX1 mars and would never have changed to sticks.

I can drive ok with sticks, occasionally get caught out with the brakes but not tooooo bad.

I personally don't think it's something people should mess about with, it's like changing cars all the time - you see so many people start going backwards with their racing when they start changing things all the time, make a choice and stick at it - you should be able to "master" either with enough practise

[mikeyscott]

Been using a wheel since I started about 15+ years ago with a KO Ex-5 and loved it. Had a stick set-up with a mardave which I couldn't get on with, but that was before I knew about racing.

Been using my EX-5 again recently, but just upgraded to a KO Helios

[Chris Doughty]

run whichever you can use without having to 'think' about what to do with the controller that is in your hand.

when I race with sticks, I can RACE the car around the track just by looking at it. I don't even consiously know what my hands are doing.
when I use a wheel, I have to think about what I need to do with the controller to make the car do what I want to do on the track.

[Kopite]

I failed with my attempt at using a wheel, miserably. Good fun though, AND i beat Yardy at a regional too

...had to put that, lol lol lol lol lol

[Big G]

started off with Acoms sticks when I was 10. tried a wheel and never got on with it. Had Ko esprit's ever since.

[Bungleaio]

I switched to wheel when I wanted to go 40meg purely because they were cheaper. Since then I've had a few and I've now settled on the futaba 3pk.

I find the steering far more precise due to having a larger range of movement and having a few fingers holding it rather than just having a single thumb. I do find the brakes are more awkward to get right but I tend not to use them a great amount anyway so it's not really an issue.

I'll never go back to sticks.

[rcdunk]

started with stick in 1998 cheep acoms techniplus thing slowly upgraded to 3vc in about 2000 racing 1/10th off road and on road 2002 changed to 1/8th rallycross changed to a 3pk last year was unsure to start with which i prefered but felt I was smoother with the wheel but was not confident to push really hard with it and kept falling back to 3vc this winter went fully across to the wheel and now feel happy using it and feel more confident with it .

only comment I have is that after the weekend 1/8th national and bumping up 3 times at 20 mins a final that i was loosing the feeling in my left hand that holds the handle and does the throttle at about 15 mins guess i must be holding on too tight lol

[mdb_75]

I've used sticks since I started back in 1986 as a young boy. I've not raced all the time since then, just on and off. I am/was fairly keen to get a cheap wheel to have a go with, I'm not sure whether to or not after reading this thread though!

[niggs98]

im lucky that i can use either and still be resonably quick. my advise is to stay with what you know and find a tx that feels right in your hands rather than worry weather to use sticks or not. you will then be far happier and a lot more consistent

[Lee]

I'm the same as niggs, i can use a wheel but feel more at home with sticks, i dont really have to think what im doing when driving a wheel but if i make a mistake i have been known to accelerate instead of brake

Sticks for me, i was thinking of going to a wheel about a year ago, glad i didnt in a way.