I got a couple questions regarding this so I figured I'd make a video on arcade stick hand placement/style. I personally use a modified wine glass, the straight buttons, and index/middle finger for throws. Feel free to make a video or text response of your own showing how you use your arcade stick, since as I said in the vid, no right or wrong way to do it. Video is two parts, let us get on with the innuendos!  
  

I got a couple questions regarding this so I figured I'd make a video on arcade stick hand placement/style. I personally use a modified wine glass, the straight buttons, and index/middle finger for throws. Feel free to make a video or text response of your own showing how you use your arcade stick, since as I said in the vid, no right or wrong way to do it. Video is two parts, let us get on with the innuendos!  
  

Not bad.
getting a stick soon, so thx for at least some advice.
so... thx i guess.
 
also not a bad video, and random analogies are awesome!

You're a funny guy, LOU!
 
I wish I could get a octagonal gate for the 360 controller lmao. The circle nonsense is a real pain in the butt, I sometimes get hit thinking I'm blocking in the down back position but when I look at the thumbstick it's between downback and down just enough to loose charge and stop blocking ;(.

@Scooper: They already make octagonal gates for video game controllers, look at everything Nintendo has done to their analog sticks for instance. Ever since the N64 those poopy edges have been poopy, but if there's one thing they would have been good for, it was probably street fighter. "

I'm weird with joysticks, I always find my execution improves (barring ultras, I have a tough time getting that double fireball motion going) but my speed drops dramatically. I think I have a strange fear of doing damage to an arcade stick by being too rough with it, which is never something that bothers me with a d-pad. Good video though, i'm gonna try and take these tips to heart.