Seconding the fact that it sounds like your friend had the sensor bar set up improperly. I can manage pretty precise aiming on mine, after I spent about 5 minutes or so centering and configuring it.
I haven't noticed any lag with the classic controller. For reference, I was playing that "quick draw" minigame in Kirby's Adventure this morning, and I beat it easily. That requires pretty precise timing.
"'Casual games' are something the 'Game Industry' invented to explain away the Wii success instead of actually listening or looking at what Nintendo did. There is no 'casual strategy' from Nintendo. 'Accessible strategy', yes, but ‘casual gamers’ is just the 'Game Industry''s polite way of saying what they feel: 'retarded gamers'."
-Sean Malstrom
