Looking for new breaker

Just get a Schmelke sneaky, 18oz., 13mm, with break shaft taper, add joint collars and a LePro or Triangle tip. Buck and a quack and you're done !!!

I have a Samsara Jump/Break, and I *love* it - I ought to considering I paid more for it than my playing cue!

If you are looking for something less expensive, I've always been shocked at how good the Players Pure X J/B is, just something else for you to consider.

I only read the first line, but i would suggest svb, if he is available.

Love my Kai Power Break.

It's nothing revolutionary, but it's a break cue so it doesn't need to be. I was using a Gilbert w/Samsara tip before which was nice but this Mezz definitely seems to break a little harder (which I mostly attribute to the tip) and it's lower deflection I feel so I get more solid hits on the headball and it's more likely to stay on the table when my break gets a little wild (I tend to break with a little pop on my cue ball which works great when I hit it well but can send it flying off the table if I hit it poorly....I get fewer of those now).

I considered the others. I didn't like the shaft choice from OB...I wanted the tip from one and the size from the other. Tried a Predator once and just didn't love the feel and hated the bumper as it was hard to get into my case sometimes. Haven't tried the PBII but just wasn't sold on the idea of a shorter break cue so skipped it. Led me to the Kai PB. I like the simplicity of it, mines just all black wrapless, and I've always wanted to try a Mezz.

Mezz makes a damn fine cue, best fit/finish I've ever seen on a production cue. The way it screws together is fantastic, super snug and precise and the shaft and butt tigthen up in a virtually seamless fashion. It's also dead straight and nicely balanced. If I was ever going to buy a production playing cue it would be a Mezz for sure.

My new standard opinion of break cues, is to get the same cue at the same weight that you play with. The only thing different would be the tip (a hard tip).


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RakRunr said:

I have a Samsara Jump/Break, and I *love* it - I ought to considering I paid more for it than my playing cue!

If you are looking for something less expensive, I've always been shocked at how good the Players Pure X J/B is, just something else for you to consider.

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I second the pure x JB as well, especially with a hammerhead JB tip

I've tested out the Mezz Kai...it's very good. Nice feel, hits hard, decent control. I personally am using an X-Breaker gen 3 (built by Samsara) with an OB speed break shaft and Hammerhead tip. I LOVE it. I've broke with lots of Rifts and they are great. I might like the feel of the Mezz hit a bit better, but the OB seems lower deflection and hence more accurate for me. Plus it's a fair amount cheaper. I'd probably take the OB out of that group. I also have a BK3 which now has a Hammerhead tip. I like that a lot too. Definitely the hardest hitting break cue I've used, although I agree the feel of the BK2 is nicer (I have one of those too). Still, the BK3 is as good as anything. I found that if you get a pretty light one, it allows you to add a bit of weight in the back, thus improving the balance for me. This makes it feel far better. The BK3 is a cue you need to learn to use properly, but once you do it really pays off. Ymmv

KMRUNOUT


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THam- I have a BK2 if you're interested. PM me if interested.


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Yesterday I got my new BK3 wrapless and I am superhappy, BK3 is light and well balanced cue with very long taper and with quite LD characteristic which comes very handy when you break 9ball rack with 9 on the spot (eurotour/mosconi/wcop racking rules) Also BK3 performs quite good as a jump cue as well. Everybody has preferences of their own, BK3 meets mine perfectly

2twoball said:

Just get a Schmelke sneaky, 18oz., 13mm, with break shaft taper, add joint collars and a LePro or Triangle tip. Buck and a quack and you're done !!!

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second this, except w/ a white diamond tip :thumbup:

If you can find a Alex Brick J/B, snatch it up. It's the very best ever and they bring top $$$.

I have a Players Pure X HXTP2 which is a combination Break/Jump Cue.

To be honest, prior to getting it I had always thought a Break Cue was a gimmick invented by cue companies. I'm not a physics or engineering type of guy so while I can't tell you why a Break Cue works so damn well, I can tell you that it definitely does.

I've never before had such excellent breaking results breaking in either 8-Ball or 9-Ball...even when using Mike Sigel's break cue.

To be even more honest, there was a time when I wouldn't have even considered buying any cue from Players, but after reading all the reviews on Break Cues (with Players having the most impressive reviews and more of them...by far) I figured what the hell. So glad I did. Obviously YMMV, but again, there are a lot of very positive reviews out there for this cue, especially on this site.

Would also like to see more feed back on the Rift. More specifically the control break shaft is what im really curious about.

2twoball said:

Just get a Schmelke sneaky, 18oz., 13mm, with break shaft taper, add joint collars and a LePro or Triangle tip. Buck and a quack and you're done !!!

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I definitely agree with this and have done something similar
except I got a Player's for 70 bucks or so and broke with it for
a really long time. Also put a Triangle tip on it and it breaks like
a pro on every single shot - long as I do my share.
Matter of fact lots of people comment on my breaks.

But assuming the OP is like so many of us on here and feels like
he must spend more money than he has to and it's gotta be fancy,
I would unequivocally recommend the Mezz Power Break II.
And I specifically like it more than the Kai.
Both are - for me - clear winners over the Pred.
The Power Break II is something else.
You gotta at least try it.
Once you get used to it being shorter and it forcing you to choke
up on your breaks, something you should do anyway, just look
at Shane below, it is a break stick you will never leave alone.

https://youtu.be/WAEnKCL3stU

THam said:

My only thing with the pure x is that I knew a guy that would have problems with the weight bolts coming loose and rattling around.

Anyone personally tried the OB Rift

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I have an OB Rift, and I absolutely love it. I purchased it this past august while in Vegas for the APA National tournament. My breaks have improved tremendously with this breaker. I loan it out to lots of the other players on my team, as well as others who's opinions I trust, and everyone loves the way it breaks. I have tried other dedicated breaker and the OB gives me the most consistent results I have ever had. I would highly recommend picking one up to anyone.

Take your very first two piece player you bought, broke in and played with for at least a year, slap a samsara or white diamond on it, and bombs away man! More $$$$ in your pocket