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Help Me Obi-Wan, You’re My Only Hope
Sure, I made my OB-1/Obi-Wan comment to be a snarky jerkass, but then it made me start thinking. If OB-1 is Obi-Wan Kenobi, does that make The Predator Group Darth Vader? Is the OB-1 shaft the rebellious low deflection answer to the empire controlled by the omnipresent 314 shaft? Further, if you choose a... »
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... »
A Pox on You Poison Cues!
Dammit! Well, I might have to go to the stupid Super Billiards Expo after all. It seems that Predator has signed up ultra-hottie Shanelle Loraine to be their player rep for their line of Poison Cues and she’ll be at the expo. Apparently those guys at Predator are pretty smart after all.... »
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