Congrats, and thanks for the nice review. I agree with most of what you say, especially this:
Quoted from dtowndobe:I've played hundreds of games on my LOTR - it can be a little floaty and clunky, especially if you're not hitting shots. TH is more floaty, but not much more in my opinion. Way less clunkiness on TH too.
Yes, TH is definitely smoother and way less clunky than LOTR. I mentioned this in another thread and some disagree, but I think your opinion holds more water since you have both pins sitting right next to each other in your line up.
As for the slight floatiness of TH, what is your pitch at? Put it at 7.0-7.2 and that floatiness will almost completely disappear.