I used to love my 174 VIP sword. It was definitely my driver of choice.
Now, after much use, it's a bit flippy and I can't always depend on it and that makes me a little sad. I want to trust it, I really do, but if it's a tourney round it stays in the bag.
I have found the Sword to lose some stability with wear to a point (they lose -.5 to -1 in HSS), but after that they stay where they are at. I do like how they are brand new--super long and straight from a flat throw and it would be nice to have one that stayed like that. The first runs are like that, so the can do it.