30” break shaft

I have a 30" shaft on a 29" butt. For a break cue, where the joint is makes no difference given the conical taper. It is the overall length, regardless of where the joint is.... IMHO !
This is an interesting topic. I have a standard 58" cue I use for breaking, I find that I need to grip it too close to the balance point when breaking. I would expect a longer shaft to push the balance point further back. Do you bridge on the rail?
 
I do bridge on the rail and I'm 6'-4" so the longer cue is more comfortable for me. I grip near the end. Having the shaft at 30" moves the balance point forward which offsets my gripping the cue near the butt cap.
 
I use a 29" (Pechauer Black Ice) shaft on a custom 31" Jacoby butt and I'm liking the heck out of it. Since the Black Ice shaft if heavier than most 29" shafts, it balance the cue out nicely (subjective). I know this isn't the combination you were asking about, but thought you might get some value from my feedback.
 
This is an interesting topic. I have a standard 58" cue I use for breaking, I find that I need to grip it too close to the balance point when breaking. I would expect a longer shaft to push the balance point further back. Do you bridge on the rail?

All other things being equal, how could a longer shaft possibly move the balance point back? Imagine just putting a bit more weight on the tip, the balance point obviously moves forward.

Now...the added weight of the extra length of the shaft will likely be less than 0.1oz, so the balance point would change on the order of, say, an eighth of an inch*?

*basically an informed estimate resulting in a SWAG (Scientific Wild-Assed Guess).
 
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Only possible change would be the balance and ability to have a longer stroke for those with a longer arm span. Don't see any tangible difference in the actual break, just how the cue feels.
 
All other things being equal, how could a longer shaft possibly move the balance point back? Imagine just putting a bit more weight on the tip, the balance point obviously moves forward.
If the balance point is 41" from the tip and I put a 1" longer shaft on, the balance point will be probably 41 3/4" from the tip, assuming conventional shafts weighing about 4 ounces. Since my hand needs to be about 43" from the tip with my current technique, the balance point is moved back. While traditionally, the balance point is measured from the butt of the cue, the distance that matters here is the distance from the tip to my grip hand.
 
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