i told you ken, he's slow. i offered to take the rest of the pics for him tomorrow. he does say it hits 1 1/2 times as good as it looks (and it looks fantastic).
i have my own with a piloted steel joint and it plays great. my preference now is an ivory joint so i don't use that one anymore. but i haven't hit with a gilbert yet i didn't like. this one is a beauty. if my ginacue was sold i would buy this one myself.