Being of a shorter hight I found the original rod a bit too top heavy and I couldn't get the best from her in a consistent manner. The rod is far quicker for me now and a absolute pleasure with the way it unloads and spits the lead out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRrc4PAXO5c
Still more work on the cast required but starting to get some of the benefits of my training
