I have one of these and I am happy with it. I bought the 5th one ever sold at the hopkins last year. It is front weighted. It does help. You don't have put a ton of energy into your break shot to get a good spread. The tip is a white diamond phenolic. It took me a while to "break the time in". If i wondered away from center ball, it would miscue a bit. After playing with it for a bit, I can easily go a tip away from center in any direction without a miscue. I like playing with it.