Bludworths hit amazing, if they were made my Leonard Bludworth (father) he hasnt really made to many cues recently. I have a purpleheart sp that was made in 2002 and it is still straight as an arrow and hits like King Kong. All I can say is good luck finding one a a low price because they have gone up in value alot (I asked Leonard 5 years ago at SBE when he used to go what he would charge to remake my sp he said $550, I only paid $200 for it in 2003) and are well worth it because you will get a great hitting cue if you end up buying one.