how to use the stick correctly in this game?

[MuffinMan123]

just got myself a generic hori balltop square gate joystick. always interested in kof since 97, but never got into it and now I want to relearn everything from the beginning and I want to try to joystick which I have always had problems with.

what are the grip style best suited for kof? I can do commands to the left but I always miss the commands to the right side and I basically just tried a list of grip style on youtube but I either have problem doing one thing or another with each grip style. should I change balltop to (bartop? hotdog stick?)

list of things I have problem with
-short hop and super hop, always ended up doing jumps instead of hops
-d b d f and hcf, any commands that goes from left to right I can't do them consistently
-jump in heavy to stand heavy attacks. didn't have as much problem with this in 2002, but now I can't seem to connect at all.

[bigvador]

just got myself a generic hori balltop square gate joystick. always interested in kof since 97, but never got into it and now I want to relearn everything from the beginning and I want to try to joystick which I have always had problems with.

what are the grip style best suited for kof? I can do commands to the left but I always miss the commands to the right side and I basically just tried a list of grip style on youtube but I either have problem doing one thing or another with each grip style. should I change balltop to (bartop? hotdog stick?)

list of things I have problem with
-short hop and super hop, always ended up doing jumps instead of hops
-d b d f and hcf, any commands that goes from left to right I can't do them consistently
-jump in heavy to stand heavy attacks. didn't have as much problem with this in 2002, but now I can't seem to connect at all.

u may wanna change to a bat top if u cant get comfortable wit a ball

for the hops u can hit up then down until ur more comfortable with tappin up

with the hcf motions all i can say is make sure u dont do any type of shortcuts so start off slow then speed up

with XIII most characters (or all) hit stun got nerfed so u jus gotta practice that

[Aenthin]

System
- The Hitstun on normal jump attacks have been reduced. (Meaning it’s harder to do combos)

[MuffinMan123]

so how do you guys usually hold the joystick?

[bigvador]

i use my index and middle finger and thumb and i put my ring finger and pinky under the ball or in the palm of my had but the thing that makes playin like that kinda is that u really have be calm and adjust 2 gripping the ball like that