middleofnowhere said:

Golf might be more interesting if you're on the Green and I can run up and kick it into a sand trap and say "Shoot from there m****r f****r".

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Kinda like playing a safety, eh? Lol

You are going to need a better picture than that. A good picture of the logo. Could be made in the Philippines as they make a lot of fancy looking cues. If that mark is a T it could be a Treadway.

jsp said:

For these kind of shots where the post-impact CB path could give a clear indication of a good or bad hit, do you think it would be a good idea if referees inform players of the criteria of a good/bad hit before the shot is taken? ...

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I think it is a really bad idea for the referee to start any such conversation. The player might not realize that there is any problem and now the ref jumps up and says ...

dendweller said:

So where in that write up does it say vault plate?

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Yes you are correct in that it’s a carbon fiber plate. Also, it’s referred to as the”tip silencer.”
So - The Lil’Chris video was correct, and that there’s no secondary pad. I’ll refrain from saying that it’s a vault plate. Thanks for clearing that up.

Going back to the original question, if the cue tech was knowledgeable, and saw the carbon fiber plate, was he justified in asking if I wanted it removed? Predator give this an explicit NO. If he took the shaft down to the ferrule, wouldn’t the integrity of the ferrule have diminished,

I’m thankful that you cleared up the vault plate misunderstanding.

Bob Jewett said:

Some tournaments explicitly do not have video reviews. Do we know what the policy was in this match?

Personally, I think the ref should use whatever info is available to make difficult calls.

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For these kind of shots where the post-impact CB path could give a clear indication of a good or bad hit, do you think it would be a good idea if referees inform players of the criteria of a good/bad hit before the shot is taken?

For example, for Yapp's shot, the ref would stop the shot clock and inform both players that it would be good hit if the CB follows path X and it would be a bad shot if the CB follows path Y. And then restart the shot clock when both understand.

The downside is that doing so could be disruptive to the shooter's rhythm. Especially if one or both players are completely ignorant of ball collision physics.

dendweller said:

Here's the AI description of predator's vault plage.
"a specialized "T"-shaped insert component in Predator REVO carbon fiber pool cue shafts that acts as the anchor point for the cue tip, acting similarly to a traditional ferrule but designed specifically for hollow, ferrule-less carbon fiber construction."

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You’re reading the wrong thread. Revo changed the configuration to a T bridge.

This is the correct reference article:

dendweller said:

So you have a carbon fiber break shaft?

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I have a wood shaft infused with a CF collar and a CF plate above the ferrule.
Take a look at the uniloc joint. The collar was made out of carbon fiber. The BKII did not have that feature.