CARBON BREAK SHAFTS?

RDeca

RDeca

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what's the best dedicated carbon break shaft In your guys opinion?

My wood break shaft (mezz DI 2 on the short butt) while I love the way it breaks,
seems to always pickup nicks (valley table related I think) it's like every other month I pick the thing up and notice some new dings or rash. (Usually i break about a 10 -12 inches over from the corner i rest my elbow basically in/on the pocket. If breaks not pocketing i switch to a rail 2nd and 3rd ball break every once in a while.( wich I think is where the rash and dings get picked up)

I dont jump much so I pretty much just use it for when I break.
I dont want to change my break. I've gotten it to where I'm very consistent with my control and pocket one or two balls 65 percent I'd say. But sometimes I can get grooving and always make balls.
Anyways

My only experience is with Jacobys BLAK offering and I didn't care for it. It Seemed to not break as well for me (to be honest it felt like junk) would have liked to try its shaft on my butt .. .but the threads are radial. (And I felt like the butt was very cheaply made.)

You cannot get just a mezz carbon break shaft anywhere. U have to pay 920 for the whole cue wich is crazy money. (I could get it Then sell just the new but with my old DI Shaft At a loss of course....

but if I do not like it I'm stuck with a 920 break cue that nobody will buy ...MAYBE for 500 and I basically spent 450 to test drive a shaft like a dumb ass...
the power break 2 (shorty) butt is a keeper for me. Also I like the way it performs long jump shots without breaking it down
 
I use a Pechaur carbon break shaft. It took me a while to prefer it to my Pechaur Black Ice (impregnated maple) but I do now.


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Curious if there is any performance increase over my current wooden mezz break shaft. I still shoot with wood. I would use a carbon breaker but trying to justify the price. The hardness is a definite plus with the carbon
 
If you will buy a CF break shaft, you'll have to change your break.
I use a Mezz Kai cue with DI2 shaft, tried couple CF shafts on it, those shafts are very powerful, but I have to change my break.

Keep your shaft it will not worth it, especially on a 7" table.
 
Carbon break shaft do not absorb vibration, so it can transmit more power to the tip, yes the tip, and therefore the cue ball. If you don't have a solid tip that allow the power, correct aiming and desired english to be transmitted to the cue ball, you will never know what shaft is the best to use at breaking.
 
I break with a McDermott Defy shaft and an Ultraskin UltraHard tip. I get a ton of motion on the table with it. 2nd ball hit, draw.
 
I break with a REVO 12.9 shaft/Triangle tip on a basic Joss butt.
I get a lot of "Wow!" comments about my break lol.
And, by equipping it with the med/hard Triangle tip, I have a usable back up playing shaft if needed.
 
AlexandruM said:
If you will buy a CF break shaft, you'll have to change your break.
I use a Mezz Kai cue with DI2 shaft, tried couple CF shafts on it, those shafts are very powerful, but I have to change my break.

Keep your shaft it will not worth it, especially on a 7" table.
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It took me a good 3 weeks to get consistent when switching from a joss stock 13.25 with a extra hard leather tip to the mezz. I did have to change my break stroke . ....Mostly tip contact with cueball and follow throu angle. Also the shorty length changed my backswing. But doing all that thinking and work adjusting.. has made my break much better. So in a way the cue gets credit for it.

Before I'd just get up and crush the rack.

Now I have a routine when I break. I take my time aiming at the headball like any other shot....cuetip cueball contact and follow throu are alway same. Only thing I very now is my speed depending on if I'm making balls or not.

But yea I remember when I first got the cue my cueball was very wild and I almost sold it after a week. I just had to bear down and adjust
 
Woodshaft said:
I break with a REVO 12.9 shaft/Triangle tip on a basic Joss butt.
I get a lot of "Wow!" comments about my break lol.
And, by equipping it with the med/hard Triangle tip, I have a usable back up playing shaft if needed.
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I can actually play decent with my deep impact 2 shaft with the sonic tip. It holds some chalk and if your stroke is good you get alot of action on the ball. If your stroke is bad....your gonna miscue
 
AlexandruM said:
If you will buy a CF break shaft, you'll have to change your break.
I use a Mezz Kai cue with DI2 shaft, tried couple CF shafts on it, those shafts are very powerful, but I have to change my break.

Keep your shaft it will not worth it, especially on a 7" table.
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I don't always play a 7 footer. Only bar league nights. Play 8 and 9 foot tables too
 
RDeca said:
I can actually play decent with my deep impact 2 shaft with the sonic tip. It holds some chalk and if your stroke is good you get alot of action on the ball. If your stroke is bad....your gonna miscue
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Personally I didn’t like the Sonic tip that comes stock on all Mezz break cues. First thing I did when I got my Mezz CF break cue was to get a Samsara break tip installed.
 
I have a PB2 and with the ignite G shaft. Already had the PB2 when the G came out and merged the two. It’s a great combination!!
 
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