Havent tried the Optimus, but I have a Lucid, Byte, and Marvel Pearl. Loved the Lucid on flatter longer tourney patterns. Byte was a bit stronger than Lucid, but I haven't really hit a tourney where it was great. In the interim I drilled a Marvel pearl, and it is exceptional. I like it where I used the Lucid, but the MP is a bit stronger also. The symmetrical core makes it a lot more versatile on the flatter patterns. Pretty sure the Optimus is very close to the MP.