InDepther
10-25-2006, 04:40 AM
I just purchased over the Internet a predator with a 314-2 shaft and it looks like a used one. I was very excited about it, since my old cue was very cheap and didn’t even like it. When I opened the pack that delivered from the post office (the day before yesterday) and tested the cue, I noticed that the shaft wasn’t smooth and you could feel it in your hand, instead of sliding on it. I found it weird, but I didn’t give any more attention to it. Later, went and played with it for a couple of hours. Yesterday though, I noticed that the shaft seems used. The shaft near its joint end had a darker color and a bit of chalk color. Couldn’t understand how I didn’t notice that from the time I opened the pack, but made me pay more attention to the weird unsmooth surface of the shaft. Therefore, I need your help to find out if my shaft is used or not. Do the 314-2 shafts have that weird surface? Mine is really smooth at the joint end and it feels like plastic, but 2-3 inches up is different and not plastic-smooth. Maybe is like that for not sticking in your hands, if you get sweaty. If that is the case with the predator shafts, then I guess the dark used color that my shaft has at the end of the unsmooth surface, is somehow a result of my playing and maybe of the cue case.
Another thing that worries me about the specific model is that the surface where you hold your cue doesn’t have a good friction, which might result in holding the cue tighter. I find that strange as well, since a company like predator should have think of all these details (which isn’t a detail at all). Is there a reason for that? Does the surface obtain more friction over time? My old crappy cue has a smooth shaft and the surface where you crab the cue tights to your hand.
Other than these, the cue played really nice and liked it. I would really appreciate any help-enlightening.
PS: My shaft might seem used and have chalk on it, because I put it inside my cue case with the tip looking up. Is that wrong? Should I put my shafts the other way around?
PS2: I think that I am overreacting /ccboard/images/graemlins/blush.gif and everything is as should be with my shaft, but still want to be sure.
Another thing that worries me about the specific model is that the surface where you hold your cue doesn’t have a good friction, which might result in holding the cue tighter. I find that strange as well, since a company like predator should have think of all these details (which isn’t a detail at all). Is there a reason for that? Does the surface obtain more friction over time? My old crappy cue has a smooth shaft and the surface where you crab the cue tights to your hand.
Other than these, the cue played really nice and liked it. I would really appreciate any help-enlightening.
PS: My shaft might seem used and have chalk on it, because I put it inside my cue case with the tip looking up. Is that wrong? Should I put my shafts the other way around?
PS2: I think that I am overreacting /ccboard/images/graemlins/blush.gif and everything is as should be with my shaft, but still want to be sure.