How do you hold your stick?

[BRP]

(Heeeheee innuendo)

What type of grip do you use on an arcade joystick? If it is different for games or genres, feel free to make the distinction.


(Ball Point)

I slip the shaft between my middle and index finger, then hold the ball with my middle(left side), pointer(upper, left side), and thumb(right side.) Somewhat hard to explain I guess.


Also this is a funny little video about different types of holding a stick (Japanese though.) Didn't recognize any names matching what I use.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsME37GrqjY

[Retrieving/C.D/Searain]

like this:

[Sol-Blackguy]

I hold mine underhanded by placing the ball between my middle and ring finger and making a fist. It's great for pulling off half circle and 360 motions on the fly since I main Zangief.

[Mizango]

I hate you BREP.

[octopus]

I hold mine underhanded by placing the ball between my middle and ring finger and making a fist.

Same except the ball between ring finger and pinkie for me.

[BRP]

I hate you BREP.

jealous because you can't hold my stick

[Ivaden]

I've never owned a joystick for a game and never really got into fighting games seriously (because I sucked), but I always held it with my thumb, index, middle, and ring finger on the top of it. Maybe that's why I sucked, I didn't know how to hold my stick like a pro.

[Katlan]

I hold mine underhanded by placing the ball between my middle and ring finger and making a fist. It's great for pulling off half circle and 360 motions on the fly since I main Zangief.

gotta try this... so you have it w/ your palm facing up?

[Sol-Blackguy]

gotta try this... so you have it w/ your palm facing up?

Kind of depends on what I'm doing. For general control, I keep my palm at an angle, but when pulling a 360 motion I go face up real quick before going back to an angle. I tried so many positions for using Zangief and T. Hawk back in SSF2 that I gave this a try and liked it.

[Zee]

I keep a pretty loose grip on it, not really holding it, and just knock it with my thumb or fingers when I need to move

[richardd]

how long did it take dpad users to convert to this with 90% better execution? im getting there ; my execution is still kinda ass

[6souls]

i almost thought for a moment it was this game;

To help the inmates, you make use of the Wiimote, referred to in the game as the “You-con” (presumably short for You Controller). Using your You-con requires that you first collect a type of energy known as “You Fluid.” You build up this energy by raising your Wiimote when you’re not being watched by the security guard. Being spotted by the guard while using your You-con will also get you in solitary.

Once you’ve built up your You Fluid, you aim the Wiimote at the screen to switch to a first person view. This is the game’s “My World mode. In this mode, you can shoot out your You Fluid at things like walls and the toilet. Depending on what you shoot at, you’ll end up solving different issues faced by the inmates. An example shown in the magazine concerns shooting your You Fluid at a poster to give the inmate some excitement. We’re not sure why this makes the prisoner excited, but there’s probably a good reason.

You can shoot your You Fluid at pigeons passing outside your window in order to “soar through the skies on a mental trip with the pigeon.”

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