Personally I prefer the ring much more myself. I've won plenty of SnG's, but still don't finish ITM as much as I would like either. Also I have a problem with commitment so I may not have enough time to play a SNG, whereas I can sit in a ring for 20 mins if I want and see what happens. But the bottom line is, the big bucks are in the tournaments. And yes, you will become better at the SnG's the more you play. There are so many different strategies... (Hope you read DavSimons post, it's awesome.)