7D grip comfort

I couldn't find if this question was asked, but I received a Canon BG-E7 grip for my birthday, put it on and have discovered, that it's pretty hard to reach the big wheel with my thumb. I don't have large hands and I like how the grip feels and it definitely makes portrait shooting much more comfortable, but I need to constantly slide my hand to reach that wheel.
I was wondering if anybody else has experienced this inconvenience.

Cheers,
Aleness

I'm 5'6", weigh about 175lbs, and I have small hands. I wear a size small in golf gloves or even winter gloves. I have a gripped 7D as well. I have no problems reaching the wheel with my thumb. My palm normally rests on the camera when I shoot, but when I have to access the wheel, I will lift my palm off from the camera's side slightly, to enable my thumb from reaching the wheel. Even without the grip, I have to lift my palm off from the camera's side slightly as well. Are you able to bend your thumb all the way down to the wheel without the grip? I know I can't.

I find the grip is quite thick too. My thumb can "just" touch and turn the aperture wheel when I'm holding onto the grip. The shutter button is more sensitive than the one on the body itself. You'll get used to it though.

AFAIK, there's no getting away from using the thumb-wheel and index finger dial during the portrait position. Even the 1D bodies have the joystick positioned out of reach for the normal folks. Now people with giant bear paws who can grip a basketball in one hand with ease might say otherwise.

ecub wrote in post #10675363
Are you able to bend your thumb all the way down to the wheel without the grip? I know I can't.

Well, actually, when I hold it in landscape, I can easily reach the wheel with no problems, it's only vertical.

Quizzical_Squirrel wrote in post #10675467
When I hold the camera vertically and put my finger in its most comfortable position on the grip's shutter, I can only just reach the 3 o'clock point on the dial. I need to move my hand as Ecub does.

Yeah, I've figured I would have to do much more hand movement/sliding along the body with the grip.

Quizzical_Squirrel wrote in post #10675467
I find it more irritating having the joystick entirely out of reach as wildlife isn't inclined to keep still while I'm forced to plot the co-ordinates of the focus point (wheel two clicks to the left, dial two clicks up) as if I'm cracking open a safe!

Lol.
Yeah, I've noticed the joystick is completely out of reach.