The best joystick?

[rocknthehawk]

Originally Posted by newton418

The control and strain all depends on how you hold the joystick. Last year we used two flightsticks, and instead of holding the joystick as they are designed, I set my wrists on the base and held the joystick right above where they flare out at the bottom. This placed my hands far away from the buttons, which wasn't a big problem for us, but if it is there are teams that have modified their joysticks so the buttons were conveniently placed for this driving style.

In the end, it's driver preference. If you go with a joystick similar to the ones provided, flightsticks are by far the most widly used; however, video game controlers are becoming popular, and there are many teams that have created innovative alternatives to better suite their robot.

This is simliar to how i drive. It helps me make small moves, because our robot tends to be very sensitive.

I prefer the older black joysticks (i'm assuming these are the flightsticks?). They have been used by our team every year since we started. The white sticks (which i think are supplied now) are very sensitive, and hard for me to get used to. This year our team is contimplating using a game controller...i'm not sure if i'll like it or not yet.