Let’s Talk about it…

[DeeDeeCues]

Why didn't they just, stick to building cues and expensive shafts. With the tables, they also gone into the developing/making the cloth. Which again is twice the price of any other.

Why settle for making garbage in one segment of the industry when they can make junk in all sectors?

 

[Cue Alchemist]

That's very true. As good as they are, at marketing there stuff. It certainly draws people in. To the whole, this will make you a better player nonsense!! It always amazes me how players copy each other. And have to get one, because there mates, got one.

 

[rexus31]

Maybe, they are outsourcing these tables. There are going to be some growing pains for early adopters I feel like. Diamonds are very well sorted these days.

SAM Billiards in Spain (Kim Steel Tables) make the Predator tables.

 

[Nyquil]

SAM Billiards in Spain (Kim Steel Tables) make the Predator tables.

Yea that what is what I am saying. Any company that out sources stuff like this is going to have a much higher probability of Q/C & tolerance issues imho.

 

[rexus31]

Yea that what is what I am saying. Any company that out sources stuff like this is going to have a much higher probability of Q/C & tolerance issues imho.

Predator is the king of outsourcing. They should have done more R&D specific to the intended purpose of the tables.

 

[Gear101]

Cheap Chinese made cues that really don't have that nice of inlays or material that they charge though the nose for... IMHO

I'll take a Schon anyday....

 

[TrxR]

Think all of them are made in China, last time I talked to the guy at the billards store about a month ago.

Not all of them. They have a line that are made by Jacoby

 

[realkingcobra]

I agreed with everything you had written regarding the tables and engineering up until this comment. Yes Shane is sponsored by Rasson, and yes, Rasson makes a fine table, though it's certainly not easy to flip, like a Diamond. I like both Diamond and Rasson Tables – both are far superior to this Predator/SAM table.

There is NO chance of flipping a Rasson 9ft into a cart so they're completely out of the picture.

 

[Nyquil]

Not all of them. They have a line that are made by Jacoby

Yea their pantheras are along with valours. I think Mezz made a couple for them as well. Anyway they should stick to cues imo. I see no one buying these especially if they are the same price as a .

 

[MitchAlsup]

FIFY.

Pay any player enough, and they'll represent toilet paper if need be!

Pay any player enough, and they'll represent used toilet paper if need be!

 

[realkingcobra]

 

[Gear101]

 

[Gear101]

So they want 1100 dollars for a cue that's looks like it's vinyl stickers and painted.... that's alot of money for a better basic cue. IMHO

 

[rexus31]

Anyone see the lag in the Dominguez/Parica match? It looked like Oscar lagged from the first diamond on the end rail. The ball drifted toward the middle diamond on its was back to the end rail. I went to World Billiard TV's YouTube page to have a second look but the match isn't listed.

 

[realkingcobra]

Anyone see the lag in the Dominguez/Parica match? It looked like Oscar lagged from the first diamond on the end rail. The ball drifted toward the middle diamond on its was back to the end rail. I went to World Billiard TV's YouTube page to have a second look but the match isn't listed.

I was told the cue ball took a dive in the last couple of feet, and scratched into the corner pocket.

 

[rexus31]

I was told the cue ball took a dive in the last couple of feet, and scratched into the corner pocket.

Oscar did not scratch on the lag. I think that was a different match/player but I cannot recall who.

 

[garczar]

Are these one piece or three piece slates?

One-piece according to Pred. Public version will be 3pc.

 

[TrxR]

Oscar did not scratch on the lag. I think that was a different match/player but I cannot recall who.

I watched that match and I can't think who it was. The commentators were laughing as they had never seen someone scratch on the lag. I'm thinking that it was during the open before they brought Ernesto in.

 

[MurrayNevada]

In the Shaw interview I think Shaw was holding back on how he really felt about the Predator tables. To purposely forfeit like he did supports very negative feelings about the table conditions. He was trying to be as polite as possible considering the circumstances.

 

[Gear101]

Predator, the only 900 dollar cue that the grip will wear out in a year....