Well, you need to state your flight priorities. Guys usually prize the ability to start and stop a motion instantly more than "stability" (or sluggishness as you say) in an aerobatic airplane.

The Pro bros had a discussion regarding this topic a while back comparing and contrasting the virtues of the Jeff Williams "Sledge" vs the Paul Swanson "Mojo". The Sledge puts all the gear in the wing. The Mojo puts it on the tail. The sledge starts and stops the tail whipping type moves noticeably quicker than the mojo, but the sledge makes you route pull pull cables through the fuselage, which isn't all that enjoyable during construction. The Mojo has easy control link hookups and only the servo wires need to be routed in the fuselage. If I remember correctly, the general consensus was that it was worth the slight trade to go for the ease of assembly.