Well since my fightpad crapped out i've been forced to use my arcade stick. So far my worse trouble with it has been hitting buttons with my fingers. Doing motions with the joystick hasnt been a problem. But doing some combos, ex moves, and ultras has been my main trouble with it. Anyone had this problem and have any advice.
 
Also to everyone on the forums to help me get better with it send me some invites and whoop my ass for awhile. Its better then me sitting in training mode the whole time im on the game.

Just keep practicing dude, I remember when i fight got my stick I could not hit HK to save my life.

I was in the same position as you mate haha . 
 
 

Hitting buttons shouldn't be too much of an issue, but I will beat you up a little bit and you can elaborate on the issue then if you like. It's just like hitting buttons on a keyboard, palm down, fingers hovering/resting over certain buttons (home row), and assigning a finger to a button. I wouldn't recommend hitting every button with the same finger.

I use my middle three fingers for just about everything, except throw which i use my forefinger and thumb.  Focus, I even hit both buttons with my middle finger.  Keep your palm down as much as you can.  Remember that arcade buttons register an input when you release as well(negative egde, does not show up on inputs screen in training), so try not to press and hold buttons unintentionally.  For doing special moves and ultras, hitting the buttons and releasing quickly expands the window in which the move can go off by doubling up the input (hitting them twice gives 4 inputs etc).  SF4 has a big window for inputs, and it always picks the "stronger" attack from the inputs it sees in that window.  
 
I acttually found that the easiest transition to make, because having all 6 face buttons near more fingers allows you some leeway in how you do the inputs.  If you're already able to do the joystick motions then you should be really close to adjusting completely.  :)

Press the buttons with your elbows.

" I use my middle three fingers for just about everything, except throw which i use my forefinger and thumb.  Focus, I even hit both buttons with my middle finger.  Keep your palm down as much as you can. "

" I was in the same position as you mate haha . 
 
 

    Just keep at it  and remember drink water  "

The way I use my fingers on the stick may be the problem. I use my index on LK, middle on LP, ring on MP, pinky on HP, and I use my thumb to hit MK and HK. I try to hit all the buttons without moving my hand.

" The way I use my fingers on the stick may be the problem. I use my index on LK, middle on LP, ring on MP, pinky on HP, and I use my thumb to hit MK and HK. I try to hit all the buttons without moving my hand. "

I have it as 
 
LP = index   MP = middle   HP = ring 
LK = thumb MK = thumb (sometimes middle) HK = pinky 
  
Japanese layout btw. 
 
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I wish they would put 3s on xbla, I've been playing it a bit on ggpo and it's a lot of fun, but ggpo isn't very reliable. I have it on xbox but nobody else does and they're dropping live support for original xbox games anyways. "