Tips for transitioning from controller to wheel & pedals

[..LeRenard!]

So, just wondering and wanted to get some of your thoughts...
I'm 10years into simracing, never had the budget for a good rig, wheels & pedals. I saved up a bunch and will be transitioning (ordered) to clubsportv2.5 + formula v2 + clubsport wheels v3 shortly. This with (for now) a fixed wheelstand of NLR. I plan to upgrade to a seated position later on.
Now I've been doing XBox One Controller racing for a long time, and I know the sensitivity, and it has a lot of limits of course... What can i do best to prepare from switching from controller to wheel/pedals? This is my main question...
- Should I focus on trying to learn the tracks even more & better: braking points, different lines on passing etc..
- What should I expect from my driving style to change a lot? (I know brake & throttle a lot mid corner as well as not having a smooth curved wheel input - I think this will be the biggest shock?)
- Other suggestions (from people who had the same transition)?

Thanks!

[Dreagon]

Just practice the basics that apply to everything I suppose. More knowledge of circuits and their breaking points etc. never hurts. I didn't really do anything to prepare. Once I got my wheel I just booted up time trial and did 20 laps on each circuit to get used to using the wheel and fiddle with the settings.

[Maya-Neko]

There is no big difference in how you approach turns. Controller might just have a higher tyre wear if you're not as presice as you could be.

Just expect to get slower and less precise for the first few hours. It's a matter of training. And once you got used to the wheel you can still ask for tips, if you think that something is a littlebit strange

[..LeRenard!]

Thanks all for the advice and letting me know what I'll get into, and also not for laughing at me for racing nearly 10+ years on gamepad :-)....
I'm on board at simgrid, coachdave for tips as ACC is my main driving sim (even on controller :p LOL). So I will keep bugging them if indeed I need help.

[NeoClu]

make sure you sit back enough i sucked on a wheel then i realised it was because i was sitting to close to the wheel felt like a numpty when i found out that was the reason

[Thomas]

I have been with a wheel since the 90's (Thrustmaster T2). One thing that hit me with "new" people getting a wheel is they usually have a transition time to do left foot braking. I think that possibility might be the biggest "new" thing.

But, for one that don't been doing any "Wheeling" :) i think you selected a pretty good high end choice to start with!

[..LeRenard!]

Originally posted by Thomas:

I have been with a wheel since the 90's (Thrustmaster T2). One thing that hit me with "new" people getting a wheel is they usually have a transition time to do left foot braking. I think that possibility might be the biggest "new" thing.

But, for one that don't been doing any "Wheeling" :) i think you selected a pretty good high end choice to start with!

Thanks for the advice. I go karting regurarely so left foot braking is not something I am unfamiliar with, though, not on the games indeed. Will be completely new there.

Originally posted by BenHorne:

make sure you sit back enough i sucked on a wheel then i realised it was because i was sitting to close to the wheel felt like a numpty when i found out that was the reason

I can tilt up & down as well as back & front, will make sure to indeed handle that and try different positions. Thanks for the tip!