Mezz cue butt - predator 314 shaft combo review

[Cezar Morales]

Hello , as the title says ,
is anyone currently playing with a mezz cue butt
( united or wavvy joint )
but with a predator 3-14 shaft ( 314-2 or 314-3 ) .

Im currently playing with mezz ec7 butt with hybrid pro2 shaft ( wd700 as back up ) but thinking of ordering a 314-3 united joint to fit my mezz butt.

Would u please share ur opinion how different it plays as compared to when you were using ur mezz shaft
( be it wd/wx 700 , hybrid pro2 , expro or wx900 ).

Here's the dilemma im facing , mezz shaft are really well-made high quality shaft which hits extremely solid n powerful with low deflection but i find it a little hard to control the cue-ball due to its power.

On the other hand, predator 314-2 shaft i tried seems to feel softer , may be due to its lamination and wood seems to be inferior to mezz .
However i seems to enjoy playing more with the pred shaft as i able to get the necessary cue-ball action i want altho it hits softernn not as firm as mezz.

I would desire the 314 to have the solid-ness of mezz but again it will prob change the playability n characteristics that a pred 314 shaft's suppose to play.

Also i could use inside and outside english comfortably with the 314-2 shaft but i experience a little difficulty using inside english with the mezz hybrid pro 2 shaft.

Hope to hear some insights from mezz users who retain the mezz butt but uses a pred 314( gen 2 or 3 ) shaft and why ?

Thanks

 

[j2pac]

Hello , as the title says ,
is anyone currently playing with a mezz cue butt
( united or wavvy joint )
but with a predator 3-14 shaft ( 314-2 or 314-3 ) .

Im currently playing with mezz ec7 butt with hybrid pro2 shaft ( wd700 as back up ) but thinking of ordering a 314-3 united joint to fit my mezz butt.

Would u please share ur opinion how different it plays as compared to when you were using ur mezz shaft
( be it wd/wx 700 , hybrid pro2 , expro or wx900 ).

Here's the dilemma im facing , mezz shaft are really well-made high quality shaft which hits extremely solid n powerful with low deflection but i find it a little hard to control the cue-ball due to its power.

On the other hand, predator 314-2 shaft i tried seems to feel softer , may be due to its lamination and wood seems to be inferior to mezz .
However i seems to enjoy playing more with the pred shaft as i able to get the necessary cue-ball action i want altho it hits softernn not as firm as mezz.

I would desire the 314 to have the solid-ness of mezz but again it will prob change the playability n characteristics that a pred 314 shaft's suppose to play.

Also i could use inside and outside english comfortably with the 314-2 shaft but i experience a little difficulty using inside english with the mezz hybrid pro 2 shaft.

Hope to hear some insights from mezz users who retain the mezz butt but uses a pred 314( gen 2 or 3 ) shaft and why ?

Thanks

Not knowing what tip diameter you prefer, I would probably try one of Bob Danielsons SS360 Gen 2 shafts, or if you are wanting to stay with Mezz, the Hybrid Alpha may be up your alley. My guess is, that if you put a Predator shaft on a Mezz butt, it will likely still hit like a Predator shaft. I just don't see the butt changing anything more than possibly SOME vibration transfer, maybe some balance point issues, depending on shaft weight, etc, and I am really not sure that will even be the case, as the butt weights are usually adjustable to some degree.
Good luck.