Pool Cue News and Review

It ain’t good folks. I’m still gathering notes and such from the show, but I’ve gotta tell you, there isn’t much on the horizon to look forward to. I didn’t see much in the way of exciting new products other than the new Predator P3, which looked pretty cool, but I’ll be throwing some additional bones out from what I saw at the show. I’ve got a list though of why we’re pushing the Threat-o-Meter back into orange:
1. The show was pretty thin in the way of attendance. Not Houston bad, but bad nonetheless.
2. The men’s tour is completely in the toilet. The top stars donked early and we were left with utter garbage for the championship.
3. The young guns of the women’s tour are playing inconsistent and some don’t know how to behave in public.
4. For the most part, the new stuff was all “been there, done that”.
5. Retailers and manufacturers are apparently hurting in a very big way.
Not to be the prophet of doom and gloom, but something needs to happen to kick the industry’s ass back into gear. I know, its cyclical and we’re at the bottom of a down cycle, but if things don’t turn around, you might start seeing some fairly well known companies hittin’ the bricks.