I love the concave bowl/cup that your finger sits in. My thumb is now in the middle. To hold the side of the stick, use no more. I love it for racing games. My steering system is much smoother, making it easier to turn and take small turns without oversteering like I've done before with a smaller range of motion. I will say that the average size made it so difficult for me to go back to a normal racquet. I absolutely cannot control my car with a normal joystick anymore. I wish it was a short stick with the same orange cup design.