Alex - we have been stocking the Predator and Ecolite poles for a while now (along with Exel extender and Universal), to be honest I haven't noticed if they are more flexible - they are miles lighter though, as forlongevity I can't say about the Predator (as they are only recently released) but they use the same clamps and basecaps as the ecolite which (now this is only my opinion) last much longer than standard exel poles.