I am not sure what you mean by "cradle". The current Predator cases do not offer a well padded interior and the cues are held loosely in a synthetic lined straight walled cavity. The cues are allowed to slide and bang against the side of the case. The current Predator cases with use either a foam core interior which is exactly the same as those found on most cheap cases or they use a thin liner with little padding. They look great but the protection is lacking in my opinion.
They are also way overbuilt. In order to achieve the "look" that the Predator cases have the factory essentially built two complete skins, that's two layers of vinyl, over the interior core. This is a classic design mistake to make function follow form - or to put it another way to sacrifice the user's comfort for the sake of looking good.
The problem is that Predator's designs looked great on paper but the factory they chose to make the cases didn't really know how to execute that design and keep the case user friendly. In my opinion, which is of course biased to the extreme.
The first generation Predator cases were designed by me and they did have padded interiors that cradled and protected the cues like all my cases have.
I am sure that if you get a chance to compare our two cases you find that the Wave Case offers far more protection and utility and comfort for a lot less than the Predator cases.
As an example - the Predator Ikon 3x5 is larger than our 4x8 and weighs more than double. And it's $349 compared to our $180 (street price $150).
Granted both cases look very different. As I said the Predator has a cool look to it. But if it's real protection and "cradling" you are looking for then no one takes care of your cue like my interiors do.
You can find our Sterling Wave cases at
www.billiardwarehouse.com,
www.cuesight.com and any Sterling dealer.
