Taliyah + Quick Cast on Release = Nightmare

Really, the button presses on her W and R are both really kooky when you play with quick cast on release. Does the W really need to be two separate casts, one for base and the second for direction? Can't it be press-drag-release, like Viktor's laser? The way it works now, press-release-drag-press, is so counter intuitive. Trying to remember to double tap the R when casting to surf is wonky too, but I expect I will get used to that. The W, though, is literally killing me. Most of my deaths as Taliyah have happened because I try to use the W and am dead before I can muddle my way through the world's most awkward casting procedure.