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Any comparison between the Fury Jump Break and say the Poison Jump Break cues?

A friend of mines is looking for a fair priced jump break and these are two of his options, there's about a $40 difference- any opinions on how they compare?
 
Altissimo15 said:
Any comparison between the Fury Jump Break and say the Poison Jump Break cues?

A friend of mines is looking for a fair priced jump break and these are two of his options, there's about a $40 difference- any opinions on how they compare?
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Take a look at the new Players Jumpbreak that was introduced at this year's BCA Trade Show, it is the nuts! The butt is 3 pieces with our signature wrap on the end piece, the butt is also tapered so the player knows exactly where to place their hand when using the dart method of jumping. :thumbup:
 
Poison issue.

This is tricky.
As a retailer I do not really like giving bad reports on items from quality manufacturers - but if the shoe fits...

I have sold 9 of the Poison VX 2.9 jump break cues in the last 18 months. All the same model - VXBB 2.9 (the black one). As I do not have a demo model, I have borrowed a friend's cue when showing prospective buyers. I like people to try what they buy. I find it is the only way to make sure they are truly happy with a purchase.

All the prospective buyers were happy with the cue they tried - breaking and jumping. When they received their own version, 6 buyers stated that it was not anything like the cue they tested before purchase. The same process was followed each time. Get the original they tried and test it against their purchase. Each time it was quite obvious that the performance was lacking. No visible difference in any part of the cue - tip, joint, shaft or butt. Just completely different hit.

I replaced 4 buyer's purchases. 3 with the Fury JB, one paid extra for a Tiger Icebreaker. All happy now. 2 are bangers and are happy just to have a nice looking cue...they just wanted to let me know there was a difference. That's right - bangers and they still noticed.

Told my supplier about this issue and they said they would forward the feedback on to Poison.
I know of 2 players in my area with the newer version VXSTR 2.9 (lime colour). They are happy with their cues.

I have sold 16 of the Fury JB cues (including the 3 replacements). All versions - JB-BS, JB-NB and JB-RW. All buyers very happy and surprised how well they play for the price. Some of these guys have $1500 play cues, but would not change their JB from Fury.

I still cannot explain why there was a difference in playability. I have offered the replaced versions as test cues to new buyers and they usually choose something else. If they have tried a good one and want to order it for themself, I have to grudgingly let them know it is hit and miss if they get a good one, and offer one of the 3 to show why.

I have only seen this issue in one other product in 20 years of selling cues. It was a name brand jump cue. The only reason I can come up with is that sometimes in large production runs - a bad version can slip through the quality control net. I just got 6...lucky me.:rolleyes:

I am not here to knock the Poison brand. I have customers with Poison play cues who are very happy. The problem may now be fixed I am not sure. I would like to know if anybody else has come across the same issue.

As usual my post is lengthy...lol. I am a great believer in as much info as possible when choosing a cue - something that really should be an extension of your arm.

Hope it was helpful.
 
i have a poison j/b, the blackbelt one, and it is awesome, a great value. grip is great and the shaft has a stiff taper. the poison shaft is lower deflection and that is a bonus too when breaking.

above poster....you didn't mention exactly what was wrong with your poison j/b's?
 
McChen said:
i have a poison j/b, the blackbelt one, and it is awesome, a great value. grip is great and the shaft has a stiff taper. the poison shaft is lower deflection and that is a bonus too when breaking.

above poster....you didn't mention exactly what was wrong with your poison j/b's?
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That is the problem. We cannot work out why different items of the same cue style play so differently. If you look through the post it is detailed that it is the playability only. :thumbup:
 
well the term "playability" is kind of vague....what do you mean by that? does the cue make strange noises, etc.?
 
Altissimo15 said:
Any comparison between the Fury Jump Break and say the Poison Jump Break cues?

A friend of mines is looking for a fair priced jump break and these are two of his options, there's about a $40 difference- any opinions on how they compare?
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Go with the cheaper one, they are both imports and either will do the job. In the end it not the arrow as much as it is the Indian who shoots it.

JIMO
 
I have a Fury Break Jump: http://www.fury-cues.com/fujbwi.html
For breaking, I think I need to adjust the weight to be a bit lower... This way sometimes I break excellently, but other times not so well(Though this is also due to me and the rack perhaps. Lowering the weight may help). For jumping it's alright I think. Not the most accurate, but still jumps well. In fact, you just reminded me to make a review for this ;)... I may do that soon and update you for a full insight. Overall I think it's a really nice cue and looks really cool.
Never tried the Poison VX Break/Jump but I am considering getting VX Play/Break/Jump from someone here. Also, I ordered a Poison VX Jump cue. You could check out Brandon's review on YouTube for the Break/Jump:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVytUyJp5wQ
 
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