You'll get a few responses all over the nap. Just a brief comment from me since I'm a tad busy.

Hi Opt 1 is a pretty good count, provided you use an Ace Sude Count. Without the sidecount, it's pretty weak. Either perfect the ASC, or switch counts.

Switch to what is the question. Are you playing shoe or pitch. Hi opt 1 is better than hi Lo, however, if you're not sude counting aces, hi Lo is a lot better. There are lots of counts out there.