Billiard cues can be a challenging subject when it comes to deciding which one to buy. Your pool cue is a big part of your game.
It drives me nuts when I forget my cue on pool league night (rarely) and have to shoot with one of my team mates cues. Dont get me wrong they all have nice cues. Shooting with billiard cues other than your own can affect your game.
I currently shoot with a Joss East. Before that I was using A KC Custom Cue which was modified by our local cue maker. I now use the KC as a break cue. I shot with a Meucci for about 17 years before that. My Meucci is now only for looks. (for a while)
Two of my team mates have predator cues or at least they have a predator shaft on their pool cues. These cues make the ball spin much different than the cues I normally play with. When trying to step up cold and shoot with one of these my cue ball control is a little unpredictable.
I know these cues work well when you are used to them. I can say this because my team mates who own them run racks on a regular basis. This is the same as me running many racks with my own cue. I am sure that if I bought a predator and practiced with it for several hours,...