I've never jumped the LD bandwagon but I have been breaking with a BK2 for a few years. I like the hit very much but I have trouble with 9ball cut break with English as I use backhand English exclusively. I have tried only a couple of Mezz break cues and started wondering if the different break shafts are LD or not. Didn't find this particular info on the Mezz website. Mezz break cues hit nice and solid.