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I think you need to focus on 14.1 or 1p where big spreads on the break are what you don’t want. You would then need to work on precision instead of power.
You would need to get another table though. Diamonds and GC’s are power break tables and you would need a precision break table

dtroup64 said:

I just purchased a 12.5 Rhino from coolbilliards on ebay, as I didn't like the 11.9mm I had. Here is a picture of the tip. I asked coolbilliards what brand the tip was, as he described it as a Premium Multi-Layer Leather (medium) tip. He responded that it is a time crystal with multi-layer leather. This does not jive with my understanding of a Time Crystal tip.

Any thoughts on what it might be?

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My best guess...

straightline said:

I identify as a stud. Wuddya lookin at?

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I identify as ridge beam...

VVP said:

Annual revenues of $6 million is not enough to cover salary for 200 employees worldwide and expenditures. Predator does not make its income statement available so I would not give much credence to Internet search values. The same internet search says that the carbon fiber market is about $400 million and Predator is a major producer, so go figure.

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jbart65 said:

You make a good point. I do think $6 million sounds light. Very light, in fact. So I dug a little further.

I imagine Predator makes most of its money from cues, though it is of course branching out. Let's say it only got revenue from cues. Predator would have to sell 6,000 cues worldwide, at a cost of $1,000 each, to get to $6 million in revenue.

I've got to figure Predator sells at least 25,000 cues a year in the US alone. Maybe 50,000 or more worldwide. That would put revenue at $50 million a year before the sale of accessories.

Throw in cases, chalk, clothes etc. Maybe that's another $15 million to $25 million.

Looked at it this way. perhaps $60 million to $75 million a year is a conservative estimate. I'd guess $100 million in annual revenue would be toward the higher end.

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LOL 6M ? Probably just for 1 Predator company . They likely have multiple companies one for each LOB like Predator Cues etc.
I will be shocked if Predator as a group bill less than 9 figures a year.
I mean quick back of envelope -200 employees @ manufacturing RPE $370K that is already $74M
Take labor cost $60K a year that is $12M into low manufacturing% say 15% that is $80M

Say $80M , marketing about 5% that is $4M .

Well there may not be a need but it's definitely more fun to hit them hard

I did my first few cues with CA. It is a cheap and easy way to get started. It is simple and quick to apply. No issues with bubbles and polished up great. One of my first conversion cues I leave at my local hangout has a CA finish. I use it weekly with no real effort to protect it and the CA finish is still perfect.

I learned quickly to protect myself from the fumes and finger burns. I soon started looking for a different finish that might be better. Epoxy didn’t polish like I wanted and I can’t afford auto clear. With a small amount of effort and smaller cost I went with Solarez.

There have been times a wanted to go back to CA when things went south using a different finish. Solarez has a learning curve. Luckily my first cue went great because my second did not. I might have given up on the stuff if I didn’t know how good it comes out. The learning continues, but getting much better at it. I am still experimenting with the best base coat to use.

I could build cues all day. The finish takes more motivation to do, but once you pull that cue off the lathe and hold it up to the light, man…….

Bergman missed an easy 8 ball to go up 5-1.

He is going to regret that.

Filler makes it 4-2 and now has the break.

This dude is too concerned about breaking and running. There's soooooo much more to the game than that. The best players in the world break and run about 25% of the games on average. I'm not sure why he thinks his percentage should be equal to that for an amateur.

Spoiler Alert: Pool is hard.