I’m back to clear up one last uncertainty.
Another cue tech removed the cushion pad from the botched install, flattened the ferrule, and installed a new cushion, followed by a new vault plate. The tip was sanded down and glued.
When I took a glance at the repair, I asked why would the vault plate sit over the tip cushion? My reasoning was that the vault plate was designed to fit over the ferrule. I was told that Predator no longer used a vault pads, and it doesn’t matter where the cushion ended. Then I really blew my cool when they told me that I had picked the order of placement.

Again, a tech who has access to, and after speaking with a Predator Rep, told me this. Needless to say, the sound of the hit has changed.

Although I have the BK 2 shaft, the following should still hold true.
“The Predator V-TEK Tip Silencer creates a stronger and more tactile gluing surface that protects the Vault Plate, while creating an audibly pleasing sound upon contact with the ball.”

Does the order of placement “really matter?”

straightline said:

How did RO do on this visit?

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lol, he crushed everyone.
He was fascinated by the 3 Cushion players.

I filmed him at Tweeten, Chicago Billiard Cafe & Chris’s. His show producers were befuddled that I was everywhere