What is a good break cue?

[Oberyn Martell]

:D I was looking into buying a break cue, i was curious as to some choices of good break cues, any ideas people :?:

[Sid]

Predator Break Cue... We have them :mrgreen:
Later,

[Oberyn Martell]

:D kewl, i suppose when i get my next paycheck coupled my my current saved funds ill have enough to buy that break cue and other as of yet determined predator.

[Oberyn Martell]

Is the dufferin sneaky pete phantom any good as a break cue?

[dags_lax]

I use a Viking Sneaky Pete VM29 for my breaks . I was happy with it until the tip came off. I had a Talisman Pro medium put on what a difference that made. My power went down a little but I much more consistently leave the cue ball in the center of the table. I don't own one but I have had the opportunity to use the Predator break cue, maybe thirty or forty breaks. It generates a lot of power but at the expense of control. IMO control is more important than power on the break. Don't like to have whitey running all over the table.

[Joe Di Girolamo]

You want an great break cue. Get a Huebler AS-H2. This cue will almost break for you. It's incredible, the power, accuraccy and control obtained with this cue. Trust me, get one.

Although I have not (completely) tried it yet, I have a friend who swears by an original Schmelke Cue, with their #1 Joint, and a Hard Super Pro tip. He says, sand off the original Schmelke finish to increase flex in the shaft.

I use my standard (shootin) Schmelke for my breaks, and am quite pleased. It is the basic model with their #1 joint ... but their standard tip. As soon as I get a new shootin stick, I'll change tips and use my Schmelke exclusively as my break cue.

I use a few; it depends on my "mood". I break the same with all of them, meaning I don't vary my approach or power. I own a McDermott jump/break (use the most), a Cuetec that Earl Strickland gave me that has a custom shaft (20" taper and all wood) that breaks incredibly, a Lucasi SP with 5/16 pin that breaks OK (I like its hard tip) and I use my Predator 99-5 on occasion with excellent results.
The weights are 18,20?,20 and 19ozs. I like the McD because I can transfer more velocity to the cue ball. I like the Predator (with tiger medium tip) for control. Hope this helps. Like all cues, it's all about feel and style of play. I bought the McD with the break down butt to jump with, but I would break with any cue I own. IMO, I wouldn't buy ANY cue if I couldn't shoot with it (including the break).

Although I have not (completely) tried it yet, I have a friend who swears by an original Schmelke Cue, with their #1 Joint, and a Hard Super Pro tip. He says, sand off the original Schmelke finish to increase flex in the shaft.

I use my standard (shootin) Schmelke for my breaks, and am quite pleased. It is the basic model with their #1 joint ... but their standard tip. As soon as I get a new shootin stick, I'll change tips and use my Schmelke exclusively as my break cue.

And Wednesday night I sunk the 8 on the break in the first game of my match. So, something is working !!!

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:D I was looking into buying a break cue, i was curious as to some choices of good break cues, any ideas people :?:

Anything heavy works for me.. Well, not that simple I guess. I use an el'cheapo Dufferin $35 POS (black 8-ball stick, two piece).. Its a 20oz, and its very stiff.. I peeled off the LePoo (heh) tip and stuck a Talisman WB (HARD) on it.. I have been breaking with this stick for a LONG time.. Its not warped yet, and the tip hasn't 'shroomed at all.

To a point, I dont understand why some people would spend over $100
on a stick they are just going to bust with.. Doesn't compute for me. :)

[dday]

I use a Lucasi LSS-2 jump/break cue. Breaks great excellent control of the cue ball (if hit properly). Does not jump very well, FYI I use a Lucasi jump cue for what else jumping. The LSS-2 lists at $199 got mine on Ebay for $119 delivered. Have had no problems with it.

dday

[Neil Fujiwara]

The dynamics of jumping a ball and breaking are totally opposite of each other.

For jumping a ball, you would want a cue with a high amount of deflection, and while breaking you want a cue with as little cue ball deflection as possible.

Your cue is the perfect example, it breaks well, but does not jump well.

I guess we now know why golfers have a whole bag full of ball whackers :wink:

[dhammis]

A guy that I shot against on my league last night has a Predator BK. He let me try it out and I immediately fell in love with it. I'm going to get one in a few weeks. I'll be ordering it from Seyberts too because of the great service that I got when I ordered the 314 shaft for my Viking.

--Damon

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