ACRemodel

I didn't believe the difference myself until I borrowed one from my lead carpenter for an hour. I generally swing a 26oz. hammer and quite frankly, my forearms get pretty sore after about an hour (that's why we use pneumatic framing guns!). I like the weight though because I get more control in moving and adjusting things. You have to swing a lighter hammer harder to do the same thing and then you have more of a chance of marring an adjacent surface or over correcting an alignment problem. When I used the titanium hammer I got the same results from a much lighter hammer. Have I bought one? No. I still carry the old one around since I couldn't see investing $200 in a hammer I use to "adjust" or sink a couple of nails.