so, the xbox contoller . . .

i KNOW everyone's response will be "just get the hori" but at this time, that ain't an option. but . . .

i have been having one helluva time switching from the ps pad <span style='font-size: 8pt'>(which i hated when i switched from saturn-style controllers to ps1 style)</span> to the xbox pad, so last night i spent a few hours trying to re-teach myself to use the stick on the controller instead of the dpad. it seems fairly responsive, btu when i'm getting my a$$ whipped, i quickly find myself unconsiouly jumping back to the dpad as a security blanket.

anyone else using the stick? got any tips?
is this a bad thing? does the controller-stick have any kind of bad rep for control in VF5? any opinions at all? cuz if i'm just gonna make myself a worse player by using it, i'd rather have a head's up now, instead of learning to use it, and having to un-learn later . . .