Ha. Right…. Predator completely changed cues. Every other company spent the next 30 years trying to beat them. Same as Simonis and Moori.
Waste of money pool items
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DeeDeeCues
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Meh. Maybe they just convinced a lot of people that they changed something. They never showed any real evidence of their claims being true or advantageous.
They are a marketing company.
BlueRaider
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Jim Rempe training ball. Thing was $30 or so, and I used it once when I was a beginner.
Balance Rite extension. Another thing I bought as a beginner thinking it would make me a better player (??)
Tor Lowry's pattern play book. It's a good product, but I'm not the type to lug a book with me to the pool hall and recreate patterns. Maybe I'll get around to using it at some point.
Gear to replace my own tips. Too much hassle. I would rather pay someone $10 to do it once a year or so.
Balance Rite extension. Another thing I bought as a beginner thinking it would make me a better player (??)
Tor Lowry's pattern play book. It's a good product, but I'm not the type to lug a book with me to the pool hall and recreate patterns. Maybe I'll get around to using it at some point.
Gear to replace my own tips. Too much hassle. I would rather pay someone $10 to do it once a year or so.
JABSolstice
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I enjoy them both.
Whether being advantageous and improving one’s game, I’ll definitely agree with you on that.
Whether they revolutionized shaft construction and squirt characteristics of a stick, well all you have to do is pick one up and play it next to an early 90’s cue.
The dumbest thing I bought was this cue from Europe that had a spring in the forearm area. I forgot what it was called. It was supposed to flex the spring if you used your grip hand to steer the cue. This was about 15 years ago I think.
I keep one just because these shitty bars don’t have a bridge most of the time lol but it’s been rarely used.
Digicue is that stupid rubber thing you put on the butt of your cue that vibrated if you had a bad stroke. lol what a waste of time. Tells you nothing. Its great it vibrates but it didn’t tell you why what’s the point
snookered_again
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I'm looking for a sucker, Wanna buy a bridge anyone ;-)
( Ducks and runs for cover)
( Ducks and runs for cover)
SeniorTom
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Maybe even worse is the tip protectors that cost close to $10 for two of them when you can go to the hardware store and buy two for under a $1.oo. I bought the ones from the hardware but I still never use them.
Kamui Rubber Pool Cue Tip Protector Set Of 2
Magic Chalk Rubber Protective Pool Cue Tip Caps. Made of flexible rubber material, it can be used on all popular tip sizes of 11-14mm diameter.
seyberts.com
That is 360 Pure Stroke cue trainer: https://www.pro9.co.uk/html/theproshop/main.php?P=product&pid=PRAC0004
Yes, that's it. The spring was so stiff it never budged. I doubt a D player would have made it budge. I gave it away a couple years later. Probably someone on here has it, I forget.
DeeDeeCues
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Apparently it's not all I have to do. The first predator I played with didn't impress me as being functionally different than the low-end Adam I used at the time. I also know that the people I played with at the time who 'upgraded' to predators did not suddenly start playing better.
No! I need something. Will JB make a mini case for joint protectors with a sleeve for a jump cue joint protector? Man, that would be swell.
pffft. Sandpaper is too fancy for me. I just use the ground between the floor tiles. Or just go outside and rub it on the sidewalk.
Jim Rempe Training Cue Ball…….the design pattern is so tight unless you play with a shaft under 12mm you cannot
consistently strike the cue ball where you aim. This pattern does not provide adequate space to strike the cue ball
accurately and consistently with a larger diameter cue shaft. There are better training cue balls than the Rempe CB.
consistently strike the cue ball where you aim. This pattern does not provide adequate space to strike the cue ball
accurately and consistently with a larger diameter cue shaft. There are better training cue balls than the Rempe CB.