It made a big difference in my playing. The drive length can be set, longer for more of a whip effect and less rebound (as far as I understand) which makes it a really fun direct drive (I don't use it for constant & consistent speed necessarily) it makes it so intuitive to do doubles and other patterns. And feel really powerful if you need it to be but not heavy. I removed the coil on the bottom and changed the beater to a sonor one and added the dw beater weight towards the top which gave it the perfect feeling, for me.