I would hope the world is a Fiskars hammer, although it won't soften the blow, at least you'll know you're being driven by one most of the ones i have seen are well balanced new hammers -age. Sometimes designs change for no reason, and at first I didn't really understand the motivation behind the departures from what should be an ancient design of the ubiquitous, even pink toolbox, a striking device. The balance point isn't that different from a typical wooden-handled hammer, but I can say that