Hi there
My TE stick arrived today and Im so horribly bad with it. Im really desperate and am thinking to get back to my fightpad 
I have 8000 bp with the fightpad but Im unable to compete with the stick. How long does it take until I have the same level with stick? I ALWAYS played with pads
anyone else has problem playing with stick? how do you hold it to dash? Dashing is soooo much easier with pad!!!
thanks
Iāve noticed that it would feel awkward using a stick, since all i have is the controller.
lol? you say you prefer the pad too?
Itāll take you about a month. I wonāt lie. The switch from pad to stick will be rough, but itāll be worth it in the end.
I always found most people who buy sticks are somewhat used to them because they played in the arcades with sticks years ago & want that same feeling whenever they play.
If youāre happier with the pad, then play with the pad.
Got my stick last Friday and couldnāt do anything. Slowly starting to get it under control but from what I hear it takes at least a week or two to get used to it. I too only used pad before this. Regarding the ādash,ā I realized that I was trying to move the joystick much faster than I actually had to for the dash to come out. Once I calmed down it wasnāt a prob.
Iāve having trouble switching to stick too, when you move the stick is it the wrist that moves the stick or are you keeping your wrist straight and moving your shoulder?
you are going to lose matches when learning your stick
forget about your 8000 BP on a padā¦that means nothing if you TRULY want to learn to play on a stick. plus its not like theres really good comp online.
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICEā¦im a pad player too but the transition to stick had to be made. It wont be easy ,youāll get frustrated but once you get comfortable on the stick it will be well worth it
live in that training modeā¦ and ill add you for some matches online.
I just got my stick today yay!!! But I know Iām going to suck hard for a while on itā¦
Iāve only really just used pad in the past. The only times I used stick was at an actual arcade. Most of my SF was done on home consoles. Looks like Iāll just be doing player matches for a while nowā¦
I with you. All we can do is practice. Just stick with it (no pun intended). We can all make it.
Stick > Pad.
When I first got my stick, it took me a good 2 weeks to get used to it.
I build my sticks prior to the SF4 console release, and I was frustrated learning that I couldnāt do anything near what I did on the pad.
Now, 2 months later, Iām not looking back, itās me and my sanwa-sticks.
Regarding dash, and joystick movement in generel if you have the TE or other sanwa-fitted stick, itās all in the wrist. Also, tiny moves is enough. Just sit there and gently move the stick till you feel the microswitch āclickā, then release and do it again. Do it fast, and youāll dash. No need to hammer the joystick fully in a direction, it offen wonāt go back to neutral in between.
Rewards stick vs.pad: Button layout obvious, and no more sore thumbs. Also, goodbye to macros like PPP or mp+mk, itās all right there, the way it should be.
Did you learn to use the pad overnight?
i use the fightpad, but im a little weak on the TE stick. i dont get my motions down correctly a lot. im still thinking bout switching to stick tho.
Yeahā¦tell me about getting used to the stickā¦
I think itās because we are used to the US octo gatesā¦I couldnāt even do fireballs with the TE. Besides trying to get used the the stickā¦I also had to find a decent/comfortable way to hold the Ball. Tried all kinds of ways and finally settled on holding it with the tips of my thumb, index and middle. I also play with it on my lap. Didnāt think it would be comfortable on my lapā¦but I was surprised. I prefer it to it being on a table. Got used to it in about 8 hours of total play.
You expect to the master the thing in a day? Stop overreacting and put in the time and effort to adjust to the thing, just like you did with the pad. Itās like going from an automatic to a manual.
im not a ryu player but I saw this thread and needed to reply. After playing with a pad for the first month after release and all my previous SF experience had been on consoles with some type of controller, I decided to buy a stick (mostly because i thought it looked fun and i wanted to play the game as it was designed) I picked up and SE stick, modded it with Sanwa parts, and im about a month in and im just NOW getting comfortable to playing people online. I still canāt win as well as the pad but im converted. Plus playing ikaruga, bionic commando and other arcade games on the stick = EPIC:tup:
I agree with what others have said.
Give it 2-4 weeks to adjust depending on how much you play or fast you learn.
Took me a good month to adjust to the TE stick. Iām 2 months in now and I still think I have loads of room for improvement: my execution of qc on the 1p side sucks, plus I need to work more on FADC>Ultra.
just go into training mode and practice,practice,practice. i finished my stick about a week ago and i was just like u. after using it for the first time i thought i made a huge mistake. i couldnāt even do fireballs and dpās. granted itās been 15+ years since i used a stick but i felt like a baby learning to walk all over again. now i feel a lot better with it and can do most move with no problem at all even though iām still adjusting. it just takes time but hereās a drill i do. for me i started training with ryu and gief so i just do 100 fireballs,100 dp,s,100 spdās,etc. do 100 straight of every move and if u mess up then u have to start over at 1 again. yes,it can get frustrating at the start but it really does help and youāll see results probably the next day.