I assume you are using Pro Lines. Do the strong flat front TTCs that you are referring to have the wide prongs or the narrow prongs? The reason I ask is that I have ordered the strong flat front Prolines sevaral times about a year ago only to get the thinner prongs (which are really the "fast" pro lines). I have never had to much luck with the thin prong Pro Line TTCs and have have never seen to many people use them either.
Tweaking is a great part of the hobby, and tweaking isn't for the experts, its for everyone. I would definately recommend to give tweaking a try to increase your enjoyment of the hobby. My advice is to use the flat nose pliers heated up with a candle warmer. For Miggle TTCs, squeeze the back prongs to thin them out (they will nearly double in width), then angle them back like this...//. Leave the front prongs relatively vertical (if anything a slight backwards angle), especially for a figure that has a slightly forward center of gravity like many of the buzzball figures. This method will start to get the TTC bases running smooth with some speed and strength. The more you flatten and angle the back prongs back the more slow it will become, but also more powerful.
It would be great to have some highly detailed step by step close up pictures for tweaking, but I'm not sure we have that right now. Take a look at Norbert Revels post on "bases for sale" to see pictures of the underside of his bases to get a feel for what the thinned out prongs should look like. Other than that, remember, the prongs shouls ideally be the same length, same thickness, and set at the same angle (//), this would typically yield the most consistent bases...then again, some of my best bases run on 3 prongs and look absolutley butchered undereneath...but thats why they call it "tweaking".
Hope this helps,
Joe
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