Bax is right, any mode you learn is best for you. Same applies for the grip, whether you fly with thumbs or have sticks between finger tips.

FWIW, in Northern Europe vast majority of fliers use Mode 2. In my 25 years of flying I have yet to see a Mode 1 TX.
I have understood that there are some Mode 1 fliers in Germany. In my early days in this hobby I thought that Mode 1 was popular in the States, but maybe that was wrong.

There is one good explanation to use Mode 2. For most people it is easier and to control one's writing hand accurately than the other one. As most of us are right hand writers Mode 2 is quite logical. In the beginning you really do not need to control both sticks all the time. When advancing in skills both hand operation becomes a must and advantage to use Mode 2 vanishes.

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