Hi Kevenoco, no, I have not flown the Anthem with the elliptical wing. Quite frankly, unless you are in the top 50 in the World, then flying almost any good quality F3A airframe will be as good as any other provided you do 2 things. First, you trim the airframe so that it is as perfect as you can make it - not well that's OK but wow that's spot on now. Second, that you practice the right things until you are really good at flying the manoeuvre in a cross wind. You can chase a lot of different latest and greatest, including a contra, but if you don't do the above two things then you are not making the best use of the equipment you have. Once you are at that level, then you can start to pick up that one airframe is better than another. Till then, the pilot's skill, or level of practice, will be the determining factor. You cannot buy yourself a good performance - unfortunately.