predator shafts wear out...

My .02

I have shafts from 1999 that play better today than they did new. I never did like laminated shafts. However, I have an OB-1 I play with on my 60 inch Jim B. conversion, and I fnd it sweet. JMHO
Purd

PS: TATE, you must play a lot of pool!:wink:
 
poolplayer2093 said:
i hear the predator shafts that they get in asia aren't the same quality that we get here in the north america or europe.


Maybe you are on to something but the Pro I spoke with goes all over the World and is subject to buy or receive a free shaft anywhere.
 
win win situation with pred.( consistency)

So what if they wear out some or change- They play jam up- You can feel the difference immediately. Weather and amount of play- kind of like the origonal Bob Muec- played great for a couple years and then all the glue let go. In the 70's they all said it took 100 hrs for a cue shaft to brake in. Different country's sell differen't items- Pred. Fat for 1,taiwan,larger diameter. Same with the ob-1 when it came out, how many talisman tips flew off? Accuracy is a must on the break(-pred. break cue.) I use the Willie Hoppe LE and I have a z-1 with the new z-2 ferrule. And I'm breaking with a very very light jump break from the phillippines. Speed is Power is a great understatement. Its a simple math equation. Ask Dechaine, Perfect example you can buy and watch Dechaine and chris b- race to 100. The info is in the dvd and the proof is watching the called balls in the 10-ball rack. Get it from ( the action report .com) mark
 
Da Bank said:
Say what you will about Predators, but their shafts do play very well.
My pool game jumped a notch or two after I started playing with Predator shafts and I got used to how to aim with them. I can do things with a Predator shaft due to the low deflection that I can't do with a regular shaft and I don't mean to say that a regular shaft won't do anything a Predator will.

I thought Predator shafts were a gimmick when they first came out and I was reluctant to try one and a friend of mine finally talked me into trying one on my cue and I haven't looked back ever since I got used to how they play. It's a learning experience at first trying to shoot and not allow for deflection.

James
 
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