Hugely hyped on YouTube, I wanted to see this for myself as I was in the market for a monopod. Spoiler - hard pass.- There's two easy release points, one at the head, one at the base. Works to release the pieces fine, but to pop them back in, you've got to put extraordinary force on them and even then, it feels like you're about to break the thing. If you have a camera on the top piece, you certainly won't want to be manhandling your gear just to pop it into place. Maybe these loosen up after time, but out of the box, they're unusable, therefore super inconvenient.- No head included. Most competitors include a head but this model does not. Makes sense that you can choose your own, but that greatly diminished the value of this monopod.- Nothing special about this model as compared to the competition. Stability is about standard. Weight is standard. Height is standard. There's nothing about this model that stands out from the competition especially given that it demands a premium price.