Performance Shafts
OB-1 Shaft R0xx0rz!
So I was kicking around YouTube this morning and found a pretty interesting little video. Yes, I know its purely promotional when you get the owner of a company to talk about his products, but its still pretty good stuff. If you’ve ever wanted to know how the OB-1 shaft (and the OB-2 shaft... »
Predator Hybrid Shaft?
So this is kind of interesting. I was wasting time digging around in Google Patents and amongst the giant pile of things that will never be developed was a patent for a new shaft from Steve Titus, the Predator 314 guy. Could it be that the future of Predator is… a composite... »
Made With Pride in China
When you spend some time talking to pool players, the conversation that seems to always come up is Chinese cues. There are lots of Chinese cues on the market and the general feeling from pool players is that they don’t hold a candle to domestic cues. From a looks perspective, I’d tend... »
Product Review – The Tiger X Shaft
One of the lesser known shafts in the ever-growing “performance shaft” category is the Tiger X Shaft. Just like I did with the Predator 314 Shaft, in order to really give this shaft its proper due, we have to look at the patent. The primary feature of the X Shaft is their laminated pieces... »
Predator Demystified
Ever wonder what’s in those fancy 314 shafts that make them all special? Predator doesn’t really go into all that much detail on their website about it other than to say that their patented shaft reduces cueball deflection, so I decided to look it up and see for myself. Since the... »
