I had a joystick that I was trying to use and though it was ok, but that is about it. I do think my joystick was defective as it would not be very strong/fast on 1 axis and lose movement momentarily. I never liked the look of the shuttle pro but I bought 1 today  and all I can say is WOW! Easy to set up, plenty of options for the hobbyist at least and gives me the ability to jog as fast or slow up to the part with incredible precision. Program a button for the jog cycle increments and you can theoretically control down to .0001 with the inner dial. I get set up almost fast now of course I still screw up and throw the part out but that is a different set of problems. Get the probing plugin fixed and I will really be in heaven! BTW I am able to control 4 axis now (and that is all I have) and maybe up to five? Not 2 as with the joystick.