I own this exact stick and it is not the most powerful stick I have used, but its powerful enough, the most powerful stick I have used was a Bill Mcdaniels cue stick. This cue hits pretty sweet and it will last a long time, as long as the shaft does not get to hot, like if you leave it in your car and it heats up, the heat can make the wood swell up and it can crack the plastic around the wood. Also you can make this stick any weight you like the best for your personal feel. The weights sometimes come loose and start to rattle as you shoot, but this is not a big problem at all, just carry around a Phillips screwdriver around with you, so you can tighten up the butt weights if they do come loose. I run the table no problem with this stick and it feels great as you stroke and its got enough power for good draw shots, but nothing ridiculous.