its not. its less accurate actually. to get the spin on the ball, the paintball has to rub up against the top of the barrel. since the barrel is round, it can hit anywhere on the top of the barrel and give it a strange spin. like it could hit the upper right, upper left, upper middle and those will all have diffrent spins because the ball will be spinning off to one side. but people will say it doesnt matter, at the ranges the flatline claims to shoot. it matters greatly. so id just take my straight - non-bent barrel over that. and even if you do get that range, all the power behind the paintball will be gone. ive been hit numerous times with a flatline at its "peak" distance, but it didnt break, any of them. i was even called a wiper. but hey, if youre lucky enough to have no wind, hit the middle of the barrel, and hit my lense at its "peak" distance, you might get a break
