At first I thought that the pen doesn't write smoothly, but it does. But to do so I had to write in larger letters than I am used to. The biggest fault with this pen is that the ink is just not dark enough. It's too light. I think that's why I started writing in bigger letters to compensate for it, and found that it does write smoothly at least. So the pen is usable, but it doesn't make you want to pick it up and use it.
Rating: [2 of 5 Stars!]