Joystick position: A poll

[Serenity]

Stick: X-45

Position: Desk in front of me. Stick to the right, throttle to the left. Drink/food in the middle. Id PREFER a setup where I could rest it on my lap or something, but whenever I do, I find no stability, and end up feeling like a dork.

[Angry Samoan]

no lubs for leftys  

[OOZ662]

X52; stick on the right leg, throttle on the left.

[SirLoin]

X-52

I have keyboard off to the side left on a 45 deg angle on keyboard tray..Throttle & stick side by side in middle.

[Spikes]

Originally posted by LTARsqrl
Saitek X-52.  Throttle on left side of Keyboard, stick on right.  CH Rudder peddles.  19" Widescreen monitor.

Love my X-52

LTARsqrl  <>

thats how mine is.

[Ghosth]

Joysticks belong between your legs, period.  

For one thing you have a much better range of motion and control than at arms length on your desktop. For another you can "brace" your arm on your leg, for very precise control, can't do that on desktop.


But there is one other option that also works very well.

Take a board or piece of plywood aprox the same size as your joystick. Screw another board to it so it looks like a T. The upright should be aprox 5" tall and  about the same length. The lower leg of the T goes between your legs. You can even split one of those foam swim noodles, and pad the lower part of it.

Then attach the stick via velcro, tape, screws, whatever to the top board.

My buddy tank1 built his this way, then cut out the top board to match the base of of joystick. A couple of carefully planned holes and a couple of sheet rock screws locks it down nicely. Drop it into position, the legs hold it rock steady.
its up just a bit higher than between the legs so you have even better range of motion. Control is in my opinion much better than on the desktop.

Probably not going to work as well for a full hotas setup as a single twisty stick.  But its something to consider.

If anyone is seriously interested in this I'm sure tank1 or I can come up with some pictures and help.

[Speed55]

Had to build the desk to accomodate the setup..  
Also had to modify those headphones.. They are frankenphones, lol..  Glued the swivel part from a logitech to the right ear of some good sony stereo headphones.   Then used liquid nails, and electicical tape to hold a desktop mic to the boom, and bent it into position.  

Velcro'd the stick and throttle to the desk, and used little rubber nubbins- for lack of a better word- on the bottom of the pedals so they dont move.

Oh, and laid some soft shoe inserts on the pedals, which need to be replaced soon.

It's all very comfortable when playing.

[ghi]

Originally posted by jaxxo
mine is on my  right knee..terrible ergonomics but i cant stand it on the desk..i should try it though...it cant help my aim at all pushin on the rudder and shooting with my stik goin up and down..

  same here, but CH sticks is sensitive to dust and liquids,soo i keep it covered with a xxxL condom,  my wife is playing with dirty hands sometimes

[Max]

Originally posted by Speed55




 

Doesn't that desk leg errrrrrrmmmmmmm.....hurt?

[Max]

btw...I just noticed your dirty feet

[Speed55]

 @ max

The leg is the center line, and although it does look like it could be painful, it actually doesnt even touch the bottom of the chair seat when i'm pulled up as close to the desk as possible.  The lower frame stops the chair from rolling any closer.

But i better take a shower though, because even my dog wont come near me,  


...... actually those foot pads are over a year old and....(sniff sniff),  nope don't smell at all.

[straffo]

Originally posted by Max
btw...I just noticed your dirty feet

Actually his feet are clean now ... on the other way his rudder is ... well you have eyes no ?

[airspro]

[BlauK]

Stick right in front of my right shoulder on the desk, a small separate numpad beside it at left and the whole keyboard in front of them both.

[x0847Marine]

Originally posted by hubsonfire
If you stack some phonebooks and sit on them, you could probably reach the stick on the desk.

I use an old ATX tower with a phone book on top, puts the JS on my right.. just high enough so I can rest my elbow on the padded arm-rest and still get a full range of motion 'jerking it' to and fro.... Kinda like the position of the gear shifter in a Miata.

Throttle is mapped to a spare JS on the floor that I use my large knarly toe-nail to manipulate.