Dominiak is strong for the money
I've had a Dominiak sweet 16 for the last two or three years and It's become my go to cue. I have a Predator cue as well. To me, there really isn't much difference in the hit. I've had more success with the Dominiak, so I guess it's one of those "it's all in your head" things. BTW, Mr. Dominiak is a great guy. I've emailed him and he has offered to give me cue building instruction. He backs his product 100% and he's a really good guy. I've got a mortgage, a wife, two kids, two car payments, two dogs....ect. For the money...you're not going to get a better cue or a more accessable builder. I guess some others are just as good but I don't have a very large body of experiance with custom builders. JMO.