Need guidance using arcade stick and doing inputs

[UNATCO]

Hey guys I'm having some trouble understand just how to use my arcade stick. I'm shifting between using my whole hand and just guiding it. I've been practising with Ken and am having trouble executing his aerial Tatsumaki and's supers.

[Sid]

air tatsu might be hard until you're much more comfortable with the stick, as it requires you to be both fast and precise.

the super gives you about a second to do both quarter circles, unless you're trying to cancel it, in which case it's a bit tighter depending on what you're canceling from.

go to practice and spend some time learning to do clean quarter circles in both directions with the least movement you can, slowly speed it up as you get used to it.

make sure to take breaks every 5-10 minutes though, both to reset your grip, and to give your wrist a rest

[Grampire]

Originally posted by Sid:

make sure to take breaks every 5-10 minutes though, both to reset your grip, and to give your wrist a rest

This is actually critical. Developing muscle memory requires you to stop at intervals. Don't grind it out for hours at a time - do 10-15 minute bursts then walk away for 5-10 minutes.

[Samvega]

Originally posted by UNATCO:

Hey guys I'm having some trouble understand just how to use my arcade stick. I'm shifting between using my whole hand and just guiding it. I've been practising with Ken and am having trouble executing his aerial Tatsumaki and's supers.

Arcade stick can be tricky, and take a lot of practice. I've bought a leverless controller - even though I have a stick - as I've tried with keyboard movement inputs feel great.

[Zoid13]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXP0kc9Sry8&ab_channel=CrossCounterTV

old vid but still relevant.

also youll want to learn how certain moves can be shortcut-ted on a stick liek for example DP.
forward, down, down forward, P

if you are say in a crouching position. and you are already holding down forward. so all you need to do for a DP is move the stick from downforward to down and back to downforward +P

the DF input also counts as forward.

[C1REX]

Try to keep using your stick for as many games as you can. Plenty of good 2D indie games like hollow knight.

Other than that I highly recommend to try a bat top and an octagonal gate. After years of playing on a standard Sanwa ball top and a square gate the improvement was instant. Not even a brief adjustment period.

[smokeymcpot]

My two cents would be to stay clean. When I started using a fightstick I would throw it around the gate. So if I wanted a Hadouken I would get an up direction. Another thing I used to do was wiggle the stick in the corner to get a DP. Resist that urge and move the stick only where it needs to go.

[trib]

Originally posted by UNATCO:

Hey guys I'm having some trouble understand just how to use my arcade stick. I'm shifting between using my whole hand and just guiding it. I've been practising with Ken and am having trouble executing his aerial Tatsumaki and's supers.

If you're having trouble with quarter circle x2 supers, you can try this shortcut. It's technically for leverless controllers but I can confirm it works for sticks as well.
26236 + button. If you don't understand the numbers, you can look at the keypad on your keyboard. The numbers represent the position of the stick. so 2 would be down, 6 would be forward and 3 would be down forward.