Sim Controls I think this year will be the year I move away from the controller

With a PS4 arriving early next week I'm looking forward to the eventual release of PCars. Thankfullly only finding out about this upcoming racer a few weeks back...well the wait has been tough guys...

Can't say I'll be getting a setup tomorrow or next week. Maybe even 6 months from now.
It's all just eye candy atm via our sponsors sites but swaying towards:

Thrustmaster T500 RS Wheel
Thrustmaster TH8A Shifter
Next Level Racing Wheel Stand

I wonder if ppl here can still remember when they first went from controller to wheel/pedal setup...
But can't stress enough...the controller is killing me lol

Thanks for the input yeah I've had many a save with a simple thumb movement. I really want the wheel to bring in my accuracy though and the slow at first and building up to something...well seems like an exciting challenge, ensuing frustrations aside.

If ya happen to know, do ppl using paddles to gear shift have an upper hand over ppl who use a shifter? I've gotta go shifter because that's how I drive in real life...and somehow that means I've gotta replicate that apsect of my driving even if it could mean slightly slower gear changes...

Then again I'm Div 7...losing a 100th of a second might not be the end of the world.
Though if I remember correctly BJ went leaps and bounds moving from controller to wheel...
and I've seen others...SuiCide comes to mind.

Oh well, curious to see when I can update this thread with my new purchases lol keen as.

I guess if I'm happy with the shifter and my times are matching those of roughly equal skill...I'll be happy.
Also with enough time with GT6 and then a lil time with PCars with the controller, it'll be nice to see the comparisons after the change, on certain favourite tracks etc.

All this talk makes me want to go buy a balaclava.......no no.......I'll wait and do it all legit.
Prob lookin at 3 months from now.

I was using Controller for the first 2 years I had GT5, then a switched to the DFGT in December 2012 after I had something to mount it to and still see my BOX TV(I only used my wheel for PC Sims) then I bought a Wall mounted TV and then my setup was basically what it is now within a few weeks of doing that I Found Rooz and the rest is history.

Your speed will translate to Wheel pretty good, give it about a month and you should be a bit better .

I raced some people I used to race with before I joined rooz on the Lobbies and usually I was equal with them, but after a few months I was leaving them in the dust.

I'm 2 weeks into the re-learning process. So frustrating at first, knowing your heaps quicker with the controller, but it's slowly coming. Some sections I used to have down pat, I can't even come close, but the closer to real feeling outweighs speed, it's soooooo much better there's no going back now.
Good luck when you make the change, pretty sure you'll love it.

I guess it helps the process if your using your wheel on other games before going to GT.

But the process still took awhile for me as GTs handling on the wheel is vastly different to the PC Sims I was playing (Rfactor and Iracing).

Agree with what Mustafur says about other games. Having had a go at Assetto Corsa for a while, my GT6 driving has improved...perhaps not speed wise, but definitely in the feel I get and the ability to anticipate what the car will do.
I used to have heaps of trouble with overturning and then spinning under power, but I've really noticed a big improvement recently and have even started doing some controlled drift for a bit of fun