so much personal preference in stick feel and prefered handling that I've most of folks advice to be pretty much worthless in that regard. For instance, I hear folks going on and on about twist stick, and about light resistance sticks vs heavy sticks.
I've never hkd ansy trouble at all with fine control while using a twisty stick. Only trouble I've ever had with twisty's is when a stick starts wearing out, and the inputs or contacts start getting worn and the axis just doesn't work.
As for light vs heavy spring on the stick just comes down to what you're used to, and learned on. I've been flying the past yer and a half with a saitek X52. It's the only stick I've ever played AHII with. And really haven't had trouble with the twisty stick or the light touch of th stick.
My 3rd x52 though has failed now due to mechanical issues, and I've switched the stick to a Logitech Extreme 3d pro while I wait months for my replacement from Saitek. This stick has a really heavy spring. I've initially found the heavy spring difficult to fly with. Not because it's worse or better, just because I have been using a lighter spring for years and the transition is difficult.
Admittedly I have found the heavy pull easier to work with though on planes with higher roll rates than the P38. With this heavy pull it feels like I am fighting a P38, but a P51 feels really smooth.
