Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Today we're diving into the weird world of anti stick drift thumbsticks! With teardowns, explanations, comparison, testing, and much more. This video covers Hall Effect & TMR joysticks, but I plan to cover capacitive joysticks in the near future in a separate project. If you still have questions, be sure to leave them down below and I'll get to as many as I can. I sincerely appreciete the support for these videos and I hope to see you in the next one!
Credits
John Punch (Reddit): reddit.com/user/JohnnyPunch
Marius Heier (YouTube): youtube.com/mariusheier1
Marius Heier (Lectronz Store): lectronz.com/stores/mariusheier
KelvinA Ginful Joystick 3D Model (F3D): grabcad.com/library/ginfull-joystick-jointed-1
Boris Novitskiy Mini Joystick Potentiometer 3D Model (STEP): grabcad.com/library/mini-joystick-potentiometer-1
Testing Hardware & Software
Gamepadla Wesbite (Response Time & Thumbstick Testing Catalogue): Gamepadla.com
Testing Suite (Most of it): gamepadla.com/soft.pdl
Prometheus 82 Response Time Tester (GitHub): github.com/cakama3a/Prometheus82
Prometheus 82 Response Time Tester (Ko-Fi Store Page): ko-fi.com/s/a4c414c6f3
HIDUSBF by LordOfMice (Controller Overclocking): github.com/LordOfMice/hidusbf
JoyResTester (More Basic Visual Test): drive.google.com/file/d/0ByygDcuGFHYPZ1pWQ0ZZZ3kwdTg/edit?resourcekey=0-ZMuY7iViVf0MSHNWOyxUmQ
XinputTest (Polling rate testing. May need VDX for certain devices): github.com/chrizonix/XInputTest
VDX (Convert Xinput to Dinput & vice versa): https://buildbot.nefarius.at/builds/VDX/master/1.21.7.0/bin/x64/
Controllers
GameSir G7 Pro Amazon US (AFFILIATE): amzn.to/3MQ89su
Flydigi Vader 5 Pro Amazon US (AFFILIATE): amzn.to/47fEfog
Flydigi Vader 5S Amazon US (AFFILIATE): amzn.to/4lhtx6D
"Frequently Returned" This review will be fun later - Razer Raiju V3 Pro Amazon US: https://a.co/d/0e7RdH35
GameSir G7 HE Amazon US (AFFILIATE): amzn.to/4b8U1CF
Sony Dualsense Amazon US (AFFILIATE): amzn.to/4aUvtOR
OEM Xbox Wireless Controller Amazon US (AFFILIATE): amzn.to/4laVuwJ
Timestamps
0:00 To Understand a Joystick
1:27 How Stick Drift Occurs (Potentiometers, Tension, Stretching)
3:12 How HE Sticks Work
4:21 How TMR Sticks Work
5:54 The HE & TMR Tension Issue (Spring & Lack of Friction)
6:48 The Various Designs of Anti Stick Drift Thumbsticks
7:56 My Favorite Stick Design!
9:31 Anti-Stick Drift Shortcomings…
10:18 Testing Begins (Res, Circulatity, Tremor, etc.)
11:35 Resolution & Bitrate
13:02 Circularity & Linearity
14:20 Tremor (Algorithms)
15:10 Polling Rate & Sampling Rate
16:11 Response Time Comparison
17:57 Are TMR & HE Worth It?
19:39 HE & TMR Controller Recommendations
Socials 👇🏽
Patreon: patreon.com/vCuda?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink
Channel Discord: discord.gg/QCWZYAFPkf
My Instagram: instagram.com/vcudayt
My Twtter: x.com/vcudayt
My Hardware 👇🏽
PC Specs
CPU: Ryzen 7 5700G
Graphics: RTX 3070 KO
Ram: 32gb DDR4 4000mhz from G.Skill
Motherboard: MSI X470 Gaming Plus MAX
Power Supply: 700w BQ EVGA Bronze PSU
Video & Audio
Camera: Lumix G7
Mic: Sennheiser ME2
Headphones: Astro A40 TR
Video Production: Adobe Premiere Pro 2023, Davinci Resolve Studio 20, After Effects 2023, Photoshop CS6
Audio Production: Audacity
Peripherals
Keyboard: Razer Deathstalker V2 Pro
Mouse & Pad: Razer Hyperflux Pad W/Deathadder Elite
Controllers: ALL OF EM
Keypad: Azeron Compact
Displays
Main Monitor: BenQ EX3415R 34 Inch Ultra-Wide (144hz @3440x1440)
TV: The same Toshiba TV from 2012 that you had
#AntiStickDrift
Today we're diving into the weird world of anti stick drift thumbsticks! With teardowns, explanations, comparison, testing, and much more. This video covers Hall Effect & TMR joysticks, but I plan to cover capacitive joysticks in the near future in a separate project. If you still have questions, be sure to leave them down below and I'll get to as many as I can. I sincerely appreciete the support for these videos and I hope to see you in the next one!
Credits
John Punch (Reddit): reddit.com/user/JohnnyPunch
Marius Heier (YouTube): youtube.com/mariusheier1
Marius Heier (Lectronz Store): lectronz.com/stores/mariusheier
KelvinA Ginful Joystick 3D Model (F3D): grabcad.com/library/ginfull-joystick-jointed-1
Boris Novitskiy Mini Joystick Potentiometer 3D Model (STEP): grabcad.com/library/mini-joystick-potentiometer-1
Testing Hardware & Software
Gamepadla Wesbite (Response Time & Thumbstick Testing Catalogue): Gamepadla.com
Testing Suite (Most of it): gamepadla.com/soft.pdl
Prometheus 82 Response Time Tester (GitHub): github.com/cakama3a/Prometheus82
Prometheus 82 Response Time Tester (Ko-Fi Store Page): ko-fi.com/s/a4c414c6f3
HIDUSBF by LordOfMice (Controller Overclocking): github.com/LordOfMice/hidusbf
JoyResTester (More Basic Visual Test): drive.google.com/file/d/0ByygDcuGFHYPZ1pWQ0ZZZ3kwdTg/edit?resourcekey=0-ZMuY7iViVf0MSHNWOyxUmQ
XinputTest (Polling rate testing. May need VDX for certain devices): github.com/chrizonix/XInputTest
VDX (Convert Xinput to Dinput & vice versa): https://buildbot.nefarius.at/builds/VDX/master/1.21.7.0/bin/x64/
Controllers
GameSir G7 Pro Amazon US (AFFILIATE): amzn.to/3MQ89su
Flydigi Vader 5 Pro Amazon US (AFFILIATE): amzn.to/47fEfog
Flydigi Vader 5S Amazon US (AFFILIATE): amzn.to/4lhtx6D
"Frequently Returned" This review will be fun later - Razer Raiju V3 Pro Amazon US: https://a.co/d/0e7RdH35
GameSir G7 HE Amazon US (AFFILIATE): amzn.to/4b8U1CF
Sony Dualsense Amazon US (AFFILIATE): amzn.to/4aUvtOR
OEM Xbox Wireless Controller Amazon US (AFFILIATE): amzn.to/4laVuwJ
Timestamps
0:00 To Understand a Joystick
1:27 How Stick Drift Occurs (Potentiometers, Tension, Stretching)
3:12 How HE Sticks Work
4:21 How TMR Sticks Work
5:54 The HE & TMR Tension Issue (Spring & Lack of Friction)
6:48 The Various Designs of Anti Stick Drift Thumbsticks
7:56 My Favorite Stick Design!
9:31 Anti-Stick Drift Shortcomings…
10:18 Testing Begins (Res, Circulatity, Tremor, etc.)
11:35 Resolution & Bitrate
13:02 Circularity & Linearity
14:20 Tremor (Algorithms)
15:10 Polling Rate & Sampling Rate
16:11 Response Time Comparison
17:57 Are TMR & HE Worth It?
19:39 HE & TMR Controller Recommendations
Socials 👇🏽
Patreon: patreon.com/vCuda?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink
Channel Discord: discord.gg/QCWZYAFPkf
My Instagram: instagram.com/vcudayt
My Twtter: x.com/vcudayt
My Hardware 👇🏽
PC Specs
CPU: Ryzen 7 5700G
Graphics: RTX 3070 KO
Ram: 32gb DDR4 4000mhz from G.Skill
Motherboard: MSI X470 Gaming Plus MAX
Power Supply: 700w BQ EVGA Bronze PSU
Video & Audio
Camera: Lumix G7
Mic: Sennheiser ME2
Headphones: Astro A40 TR
Video Production: Adobe Premiere Pro 2023, Davinci Resolve Studio 20, After Effects 2023, Photoshop CS6
Audio Production: Audacity
Peripherals
Keyboard: Razer Deathstalker V2 Pro
Mouse & Pad: Razer Hyperflux Pad W/Deathadder Elite
Controllers: ALL OF EM
Keypad: Azeron Compact
Displays
Main Monitor: BenQ EX3415R 34 Inch Ultra-Wide (144hz @3440x1440)
TV: The same Toshiba TV from 2012 that you had
#AntiStickDrift
