Assembling the cue for the first time, silenced the whole pool-room for a few seconds and was quickly dubbed "The Lamborghini" by my club-mates. It looks absolutely great, and has a very solid hit. Since my last cue was kinda soft i had to exercise my stroke and pendulum for a couple of hours, as every shot i took would send the cue-ball round the rails like a steel ball in a pinball-machine. But after practicing, it plays like nothing i have ever tried before, making cue-ball positioning easy. It is so sturdy that it feels like it eats any vibrations before they reach your hand. That combined with the Z2 or 314'2 shaft near eliminates any deflection, making every stroke just that little bit more precise than what my opponents can hope to achieve.

However i have to recommend that you include the weight kit, as i discovered that the standard-setting was too bottom-heavy and each player have their own style/feel to consider.

But that does not make the cue any less desirable.
5 out of 5 from me.

I purchased this cue in december 2011 from seyberts. I bought it when predator had the promotion running with a free BK2 linen wrap. I have to say i was a little nervous about spending nearly $1000 on a cue, but after the first time i shot with it i realized it was worth every penny spent and then some. Let me tell you there is absolutely no vibration when hitting with this cue. That was very important to me as i don't like to feel that when i impact the cue ball. I ordered mine with the z2 shaft at no extra charge, and while it is thin i got adjusted to it very quickly. I do have one complaint about this cue and that is the grip. The grip is thicker and the leather luxe wrap is not good if your hands sweat while your shooting like mine do, as when its wet it becomes very slick, and does not absorb moisture like predator claims. Aside from the grip I couldn't be more happy with this purchase, and seyberts as always has the best service around. I will continue to order all my equipment from them in the future.

Ps. the BK2 lives up to all the hype also. It completely destroys the rack.

to sum it up:

Pros.
the look,feel and hit are incredible
free z2 shaft upgrade
for me the free BK2 was unbelievable

Cons:
The grip