I think they probably make a difference if you think they make a difference.
What kind of Ketchup do you like on your hot dog? Can you really tell the difference.
I had been searching for a Predator cue, it was going to be my Holy Grail, the cue of
cues. As I had pretty much always played with a Predator I was expecting quite a bit.
Finally it arrived, I hated it, still do, but it's pretty so I kept it. I didn't realize it until
later but the only difference was the joint. Then I got another Predator with a different
joint still, I didn't mind it so much but it was different. The difference again was the joint.
I had never really noticed before. The first cue was a 5/16 X 14, the second was a
radial, the third was a uniloc.
However, I began playing with a Samsara, they typically use a radial, I love that cue,
and I like the hit of a McDermott. What I figure was that it wasn't so much the joint
as it was the cue and the cue maker.
But everyone has different quirks. Predator has a ton of research and millions of dollars
invested in the cues they make and they're very proud of their breaker series. To me
it should be illegal to put a uniloc joint on a breaker. I think that hit is horrible, but other
people swear by it.
Ultimately, in the end of stuff, if you think the joint makes a difference, then it does.
