Thank for reaching out, but I'm short and a 30 in shaft doesn't work so well for my short arms.
I know that doesn't make a lot of sense to people, but I can't play right with an extension either
I have tried. I just go for the bridge.
I tried the first Jacoby Hybrids when people started going to another shaft.
There was a difference but it wasn't the kind of difference I thought it would be.
They were stiff and sometimes you need the shaft to bend a little on nuance shots.
I eventually tried a carbon fiber shaft a friend...
What a nerdy thing to do! I love it. If you wanted to and found easier ways of doing this. You could sell these to all the rooms in the US, where 1-pocket is played.
I'll be trying a new tip before too long, but one question I think remains:
Does the tip (Kintrol) that is used on the Propel Jump Cue break and Jump well?
I need more break shafts!
I may end up having to agree with you.
So far my jump tip (White Diamond) does great for jumping but it needs a firmer stroke than is controllable.
It does ok as a breaker for 9 ball but really is weak for 8 ball, so I use my BK3 for that.
I hope Jadens tip is the magic touch that does both...
The Diamond System in Freddy Bentivegna's books for side rail banks is what I use.
I didn't get it from that book. I developed it on my own, but what I do is nearly identical.
The books show a lot of multi rail banks and his take on passover banks is interesting
but those are developed off feel...
I think the shaft has a great deal to do with it.
I have a 14 mm shaft from a jump cue that fits my jump break with a G10 on it.
Then I have another shaft with G10 on it, but on a less than 13 mm shaft.
The thinner shaft outperformed the 14 mm (both maple) shaft by a long shot on the break...
I bought a BK3, good cue but I would rather not carry so many cues in my case.
I would like a good tip to both Jump and Break with on my Break Cue instead.
I had a White Diamond installed, jumps fairly well and has grip on the Cue Ball but
is sort of sad when it comes to power on the break...
I am playing with a solid piece of wood with a 3/8 x 10 pin, an extension from another cue in the middle that has a G10 pin
3/8x 10 and a solid maple shaft from another cue (South East). This combo plays better than anything I've ever used.
Very close to a broomstick with a shaft on it.
The Pool Room business (the way it's being done recently is very big investment).
Then you have so much to manage.
The market gives interest with no work involved.