First off, I love the look of this chair. It looks beautiful in my sons nursery! However, it does not have a smooth glide. The bottom ring on mine is warped which results in a very clunky and loud rock. Also, it is extremely squeakyscratchy sounding. Not things you want when trying to rock a baby to sleep. We received it right before he was born and in all the new baby fog I just used it. I wish I had returned it and ordered a different one, though.