i been playing with a rather old mccdermott jump break , simply because it feels more solid and also because i am to cheap to always think something is always better because its on the market and also when it comes to wood that maybe no 2 cues are the same or ehhh if i buy it i would have to play with something a few hours solid to days to know if i liked it ........ i have owned meuccis .. joss .. viking all played well and prolly better than my current mccdermott ...... long story short i would say i am am better than average but have been struggling and a guy came in with this new 360 CUETEC and instantly i could feel and especially hone in on and refine the english i used ,,although i only hit about 20 balls with it it did feel great and seemed to deflect less so ,,,,,,, i realise anything new can also feel and allow someone to focus more but i am gonna definatley grab one of theese .