sloppy, vauge shifter

have you rebuilt the shifter? I have had several with the same problem. hurst shifters are not hard to rebuild and it makes a huge difference in how they feel just make sure all the parts go back together in the same order and direction they came out, the place to look for excess wear is on the 1-2 lever and the 3-4 lever and the bushing they rotate on, look for out of round holes in the levers and grooves worn into the bushing, you can usually re use the levers and just flip the bushing end for end so that everything now rides on the good side of the bushing, clean everything really well and dont skimp on the heavy grease when re assembling it, should feel like a new shifter when you are done, there are also some youtube videos on rebuilding a hurst comp plus. and adjust your stops!