New predator centro shaft

[Mensabum]

has anyone got to hit any with this yet? It’s a carbon fiber center with maple on the outside. They are already sold out of course

So... They're finally admitting CF has no feedback and wood does. One small step for players, one giant leap for Bangers!!

 

[Mensabum]

So is it going to hit like wood reinforced with carbon?

or

Hit like carbon disguised as wood.

It's getting out of hand.

They had to act fast. Rhino was kicking their ass!!

 

[Mensabum]

Oh, the predator website says sold out. I didn’t really look around to see if it was sold out everywhere.

Why would you want to??

 

[billiards_watch]

They had to act fast. Rhino was kicking their ass!!

This is very true. I’ve been seeing more and more rhinos than revised.

 

[Mensabum]

I was about to pull the trigger on a mezz expro shaft, but since the centro just came out ima give it a shot. They both seem pretty much identical

For 500 bucks??? Seriously??

 

[Mensabum]

For 500 bucks??? Seriously??

Tell ya what... I'll play a rhino, you play your Centro and I'll give you the last 3. That's fair.

 

[Zerksies]

I hated wood because of all the dings i would get, plus the humidity diffirences

 

[trob]

Tell ya what... I'll play a rhino, you play your Centro and I'll give you the last 3. That's fair.

Money isn’t a problem. I buy what I like. If you want a rhino shaft and like the way it hits knock yourself. Not sure why you think it makes you so special lol Idgaf what you play with or spend your money on.. why do you give a shit what I do

 

[trob]

They had to act fast. Rhino was kicking their ass!!

Rhino isn’t kicking predators ass lol predator is the biggest in the business. I know like 2 people who have a rhino shaft and 100 that have a predator . Again play with what you like but sales wise predator is so far a head of rhino they don’t know they exist.

 

[trob]

So... They're finally admitting CF has no feedback and wood does. One small step for players, one giant leap for Bangers!!

No predator tries to innovate. Predator is successful for the same reason golf companies are. They have to come out with something new to maintain your market share. If you don’t innovate your dead.
And now little troll you get blocked. Your one of those guys that thinks they know everything and has to make fun of anyone that does something different or doesn’t like what you like and I really don’t have time for children like you. Later

 

[Mensabum]

No predator tries to innovate. Predator is successful for the same reason golf companies are. They have to come out with something new to maintain your market share. If you don’t innovate your dead.
And now little troll you get blocked. Your one of those guys that thinks they know everything and has to make fun of anyone that does something different or doesn’t like what you like and I really don’t have time for children like you. Later

I'm crushed. Some people have no sense of humor. Sad. I'm an idiot, so that don't apply. Sorry I stepped on those paws.

 

[Mensabum]

Money isn’t a problem. I buy what I like. If you want a rhino shaft and like the way it hits knock yourself. Not sure why you think it makes you so special lol Idgaf what you play with or spend your money on.. why do you give a shit what I do

My apologies for hitting a nerve. Just trying to have a little fun bcuz members get so bent out of shape over petty pokes. Life's too short!!

 

[billiards_watch]

My apologies for hitting a nerve. Just trying to have a little fun bcuz members get so bent out of shape over petty pokes. Life's too short!!

Very bent out of shape.

 

[Paul_#_]

So, did predator just remake the cuetec r360 shaft? If memory serves correctly, this is the same principle.

Is R360 an old Cuetec shaft once available? I can't find it on the Cuetec's website except it will see you an extension for it. Was it a wood-on-the-outside and some carbon-fiber-on-the-inside shaft?

 

[Ģüśţāṿ]

Is R360 an old Cuetec shaft once available? I can't find it on the Cuetec's website except that it will see you an extension for it. Was it a wood-on-the-outside and some carbon-fiber-on-the-inside shaft?

Yes, it was a shaft they offered, probably 15+ years ago. Wood on the outside with a "composite rod" on the inside. SVB made it popular when he switched over to it. It was actually a pretty nice playing shaft overall.

 

[Poolhall60561]

I just can’t buy another shaft.

 

[JohnnyOzone]

So is it going to hit like wood reinforced with carbon?

or

Hit like carbon disguised as wood.

It's getting out of hand.

The C.F. tube is designed to reduce front end mass and lower cue ball deflection. It hits and sounds like a good wood shaft.

 

[billiards_watch]

The C.F. tube is designed to reduce front end mass and lower cue ball deflection. It hits and sounds like a good wood shaft.

The reason why I ask because my Mezz sigma is "wood" but I've heard there is a rod inside or something inside. It's heavy to me and when I draw it makes a sound like a carbon shaft.

I haven't been playing with it due to it's weight.

Here is the diagram on Mezz's site. It's the standard shaft for their entry level cue. Not bad at all shoots great but I just don't like the weight of it.

 

[skor]

From Predator's site:

the Centro features a hard Maple construction fortified with a front-end carbon fiber core. This unique hybrid structure delivers a stiffer shaft for greater power transmission—more forceful than a 314, yet more responsive than a REVO. In simple terms, Centro delivers a traditional feel, with slightly more power than spliced Maple shafts, but not as much power as the REVO shaft. Compared to a spliced Maple shaft, you will notice more power on force follow shots, draw shots, and punch strokes.

To me it just sounds completely unnecessary...
If you can't get enough power from a 314 shaft, then you should work on your stroke and not buy another shaft...
And if the Revo is not responsive enough, then they should work on a Revo Ver.2 instead of this.

 

[billiards_watch]

From Predator's site:

To me it just sounds completely unnecessary...
If you can't get enough power from a 314 shaft, then you should work on your stroke and not buy another shaft...
And if the Revo is not responsive enough, then they should work on a Revo Ver.2 instead of this.

Yep.

I consider the 314 no black cat the one of the best shaft I've played with from a production standpoint. The Meucci red dot from the 90's to early 00's come a close second. I would probably choose the Meucci.