I like to use BSR #1 because I need my foot control. I thought it wold be easier to just concentrate on moving the fabric but I could not get used to it. I broke a needle and went to take the quilt out of the machine.....the broken needle punched a couple of holes in the quilt before I realized by moving the quilt it was still sewing. Yikes that scared me and will stick with #1 for now.