I used to own the old one and it was just so so. It sets up decent and the crown looks good but for some reason it put lots of spin on my ball, I tried really hard to like it but the hooks or slice's were bothering me. The old MR driver is going for about 20,000yen here in japan now in excellent condition. Its like comparing the entire old MR-23 line to the new ones, they just dont. Let me know how you like it as well as what you are comparing it to