Best wheel controller for FRC?

[frcguy]

Our drivers want to try a wheel controller this offseason, so I'm wondering other teams that used wheels would suggest. A simple search on Amazon provided many many results, so I'm trying to narrow the list down.

Thanks in advance!

[cadandcookies]

Our drivers want to try a wheel controller this offseason, so I'm wondering other teams that used wheels would suggest. A simple search on Amazon provided many many results, so I'm trying to narrow the list down.

Thanks in advance!

Could you clarify what you mean by "wheel controller"?

[frcguy]

Could you clarify what you mean by "wheel controller"?


My apologies, the original post was somewhat vague. I'm talking about something like this (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/512WJHAPZ0L._SY300_.jpg).

[AustinSchuh]

My apologies, the original post was somewhat vague. I'm talking about something like this (https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/512WJHAPZ0L._SY300_.jpg).

971 uses https://www.amazon.com/Thrustmaster-Officially-Licensed-Racing-playstation-4/dp/B00JDYMQ9C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408317807&sr=8-1&keywords=T80 We've been very happy with it, and are going to keep buying it until they stop making it. The last wheel we picked got discontinued on us at some point too. At that point, we sent our driver to Frys and had him try all the wheels until he found a nice one.

[Chris is me]

The best wheel controller is a gamepad.

:P

Nah but really, a properly programmed gamepad with enough joystick range / sensitivity provides an advantage with freedom of movement that I think is greater than the increased resolution of a large stationary steering wheel.