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you use Track Ball with left or right hand?
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Tiger-Heli:
I agree with Paige - except - as a Lefty, I prefer to use my left hand for fine control track ball games (Centipede, Missile Command).  But for games where I wanted maximum spin and distance (bowling, golf), my right hand would feel more natural.  Just my preferences, though.
u_rebelscum:
I'm a righty, and I usually use my right hand.  There are times when I prefer my left or both equally, though:

Marble Madness I use both equally.

If I need to roll the TP left or down-left very quickly (and, if used, the CP has buttons on both sides), I roll better with my left.  So I'll often switch on the fly to my left if I think I'll be going left or down-left for a while.  FWIW,  I can do up-left equally well with either hand, so which hand I use for this direction depends on what direction I'm rolling before.

So my CPs I built have buttons on both sides if I have the space, and buttons left TB right when I don't.
specfire:
Hey Timstuff, can you reply with the dimensions of your control panel?  I really like the way you have laid it out.  Also, why 8 buttons per joy vs the standard 7?

Thanks,

specfire
tommy:
I use my left hand when playing with my ball.
Tahnok:
I have some buttons above my trackball like that and I can tell you, you will not want to use those for missle command! I have tried and they just don't feel right. They do work well though for moving around windows (if they are setup for mouse clicks), just move them closer to the TB.

I always use my right hand, never my left.
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