For those who use sticks...

[FentaRino]

Is ball head better or bat head better for this game? Ignoring that ball is what SF arcades had

[kiteless 凧無し]

Ball is Japanese standard, bat is Korean and American standard

Pick your poison really, I prefer a ball top as i pretty much grew up in Japanese arcades

[Jimmy James]

They're cheap, just get one of whatever your stick doesn't come with and try it out!

[Solarius Nash]

I'm team balls

[FentaRino]

Originally posted by Jimmy James:

They're cheap, just get one of whatever your stick doesn't come with and try it out!

The heads cost little to nothing so I might get a bat head too

[Double Jump]

It all depends on your preferred grip. I was also team balls but since I moved on to 4 buttons, I never looked back.

[al64inthedark]

I started with bat 20 years ago and didn't liked it at all for fighting games. It was just fine for Final fight beat'em all.
Ball all the way for me.

[pseudo]

Originally posted by Jimmy James:

They're cheap, just get one of whatever your stick doesn't come with and try it out!

Agreed. One of the biggest strengths to stick and the reason I made the switch is that it's extremely customizable and somewhat easy to replace whatever you don't like. If there's something you wanna try, go for it!

I haven't used stick very long but I've noticed an interesting feature of the balltop which is that I can kinda roll it off the inside of my palm a bit for smoother motions. I've heard not many prefer bat aside from tekken players.

[Dr. Curien]

I tried both and highly prefer Balltop. Battop feels very inaccurate.

[1.ID | T/5 Adalwolf [18th]]

You can also try a bullet top, kinda an in-between.

[figures]

Balltop just feels right to me

[BlueFunGuy]

I prefer ball tops after trying out everything. I have big hands though and the stock ball top sticks cramp my hand. So I've been using a oversized shaft and a 2 pound spring for years now. Love it. Also I have a larger actuation plate (I think that's what it called) so the stick has less travel hitting the switches.

[Jimmy James]

Check out a few different grip types too. It makes a difference and is easier if you start to learn with it in mind.

Things like drive dash cancels are tricky on stick in some instances, so check out a video on it and try some out.

I like the "wine glass" with the stick between pinky and 4th finger

[Shifue]

It's all in what you like honestly i got a bullet top coming in right now using a ball top. i would say just but one of each and go from there. I hate to waste money but it's the only way to know and they are cheap at least.

[weirdkid5]

Originally posted by Solarius Nash:

I'm team balls :SF6_Delta_Cat:

Sus

[C1REX]

I was plying on a ball for years and were struggling.
I’ve changed to a bat top and octagonal gate and it was better for me instantly. No adjustment period.
But I bet it’s a matter of preference.

The bright side is you can try both at a very little cost. Both should cost less than $5.