We had a discussion a while back when I found out that my hand bumped into the door frame on my ES with the control stick pushed all the way left.  I tilted my stick in another 10 or 15 degrees to gain a little space for my knuckles.  On cutting the sticks down, the ES takes some force to get it rolling.  I remember at least one guy has cut his sticks down, but I would try to avoid it on an ES.  I'm not familiar with the stick forces on a IV.

 

Mike Easley

Colorado Springs