I recently switched to the new quarks from the previous generation and almost everything about them is worse. The grip flops around in my hand because of the flatness. The pommel rest is also flatter. I actually wrapped them in both in tape and they still don’t swing as good as the old. The folding part of the pommel is a bad idea, my first day out and they froze shut, I had to breath on them to open but the button was jammed and wouldn’t lock. Kinda dangerous