I never stare at my joystick while flying anf certainly not when dogfighting. Stick should be precise, good quality, ERGONOMIC (easy to hold for everyone, easy reaches for buttons etc)...Sidewinders were perfect ergonomicaly wise. I really dont care about looks. Sokol...
I have never seen a joystick this easy and pleasurable to work on. I changed out the default springs with one each # 50 spring no each axis, and had this done in less than 15 minutes total, and I work slowly. I can not emphasize enough great a thing this is. No frustration factor....