In the past I have used ball and gimbal heads on tripods.
I always felt ball heads were pretty much impossible to adjust precisely.
The problem I experienced with gimbal heads were minute adjustments.
Couldn't be done by me quickly.
As soon as I loosened the horizontal lock, the gimbal would jitter around due to my inadvertent small muscle movements.
There got to be a better option.
I found that in a Manfrotto 504HD Video Head on a Robus RC-5570 Vantage Series 3 Carbon Fiber Tripod with 75mm Half Ball.
I haven't posted in a little while (which, unfortunately, translates to I haven't shot much lately) but the gravitational pull of the full moon after some fresh snowfall a few nights ago got me out of the house the other night (around midnight) for a few shots. The snow is a wonderful natural reflector. 50s with GF 23mm.