My_Name_Jeff Posted April 25, 2023 Posted April 25, 2023 No not the old center or side question. I'm wondering how far should the stick be in relative to my body. I'm not a skinny dude in any sense to start off. I want to know where is the stick placed realistically in relative to your body. And how you guys do it. Right now, everytime I play dcs I dig the base into my crouch so the stick is really close to my body. In order to pull back all the way with an extension, I find myself having to push into the stomach on top of pushing the force of the spring. I'm just wondering if that's how it should be or not.
Eclipse Posted April 25, 2023 Posted April 25, 2023 I would say put it wherever is comfortable. None of us are sitting in a recreated cockpit (OK, so maybe a couple or 3 of us might be, but certainly not me!), so concessions have to be made. Whatever position allows for full range of motion in a comfortable manner while not being a strain on your arm or shoulder during a longer session is a good position. I have the stick in the center, sitting on a keyboard tray that is a drawer with a flip-down front. The throttle sits on a guitar stool next to my (amazing) Secret Lab chair, and my rudder pedals sit on the floor with a wooden backstop I made to keep them from pushing towards the wall, and with the front propped up a few inches to adjust the angle of their travel to better suit having my chair at a good height for comfortably using the stick and throttle. The resting position for my right arm (not pulling or pushing the stick) has my elbow maybe a few inches forward of where it would be if it was hanging completely relaxed at my side, and my forearm is about parallel with the floor. My left arm is able to sit comfortably on my arm rest with the armrest adjusted for use of my throttle, with just about the perfect height and angle. My setup overall isn't 100% ideal, but it is a fairly neutral position with no strain and it is comfortable for long sessions, so replacing my desk and getting specialized mounts for my joystick and throttle isn't a priority over spending that money on upgrading my system and peripherals. Hope that helps 1 i7-9700k overclocked to 4.9ghz, RTX 2070 Super, 32GB RAM, M.2 NVMe drive, HP Reverb G2 version 2, CH Fighterstick, Pro Throttle, Pro Pedals, and a Logitech Throttle Quadrant
My_Name_Jeff Posted April 25, 2023 Author Posted April 25, 2023 4 hours ago, Eclipse said: I would say put it wherever is comfortable. None of us are sitting in a recreated cockpit (OK, so maybe a couple or 3 of us might be, but certainly not me!), so concessions have to be made. Whatever position allows for full range of motion in a comfortable manner while not being a strain on your arm or shoulder during a longer session is a good position. I have the stick in the center, sitting on a keyboard tray that is a drawer with a flip-down front. The throttle sits on a guitar stool next to my (amazing) Secret Lab chair, and my rudder pedals sit on the floor with a wooden backstop I made to keep them from pushing towards the wall, and with the front propped up a few inches to adjust the angle of their travel to better suit having my chair at a good height for comfortably using the stick and throttle. The resting position for my right arm (not pulling or pushing the stick) has my elbow maybe a few inches forward of where it would be if it was hanging completely relaxed at my side, and my forearm is about parallel with the floor. My left arm is able to sit comfortably on my arm rest with the armrest adjusted for use of my throttle, with just about the perfect height and angle. My setup overall isn't 100% ideal, but it is a fairly neutral position with no strain and it is comfortable for long sessions, so replacing my desk and getting specialized mounts for my joystick and throttle isn't a priority over spending that money on upgrading my system and peripherals. Hope that helps Sorry, i should've done some research before asking. So appearantly even for simpit, none extended stick and skinny people, they don't mount the joystick tucked into their crouch. So yeah I guess that's how it should be.
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