Knowing a mecha as intimately as one's own body - what its strengths are, where its weaknesses lie - can be vital enough to compensate for the inherent disadvantages in its design and configuration.
Each mecha has variations in its thrust-to-weight ratio, sensitivity, and handling feeling armor coefficient. Asking questions alone is not enough for improvement. The best way is to slowly adapt to its operational feel through a suitable model.
Given the variations in personal styles, mecha selections are diverse. Hence, Feng Yi provided Elvis with a sound piece of advice - explore and observe. It's like a market - if you dislike the taste, switch to another. There should always be a feature that you adore. If you can't find anything to your liking, maybe you should rethink whether you should be a pilot at all and start considering other alternatives.