Advice needed for a break cue

TheHulk said:
Guyss, thanks for all the advices!! really appreciate it very much, seems like Players or J&J is ideal for me. :) Thanks again.
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After a while you will find out that any decently straight piece of wood with a good tip will get the job done. You mechanics are what makes you or breaks you. (pun intended)
 
I have a Samsara j/b which is the best I've played with. Obviously, it's more than the $100 budget. I have a Jacoby Heavy Hitter I bought just to see if the heavier weight would offer advantages. For me at least, it didn't. It is like new and would make someone a very good deal if interested.

I also bought the Elite Light for around $70, it weighs 16 ounces. I wanted to see if going the other way in weight would help. It breaks nearly as good (for me) as the Samsara and certainly better (for me) than the Jacoby HH. At one time, I had an Action j/b that cost around $110. It broke very nicely.

I don't believe there is a silver bullet out there in break cues. If your league allows it, seems to me a phenolic tip of some kind is the way to go. If you find this causes some miscues, I'd say your problem is your stroke and probably trying to stroke too hard. I've found I get far greater results dialing back on the stroke a bit and focusing on hitting the head ball square. I think it is more important that you find the weight that works best for your stroke and stroke speed. Several of the recommendations made by other posters that meet the stated budget should provide a more than adequate break cue for the OP.
 
Thanks for all the inputs. Yap, I believe that it is my technique problems too, i am using Gino Ferrari at the moment. But, I just can't break it well. :(
 
TheHulk said:
Thanks for all the inputs. Yap, I believe that it is my technique problems too, i am using Gino Ferrari at the moment. But, I just can't break it well. :(
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My advice is work on your cue ball control and don't worry about breaking hard at the moment. Once you get that down you can start adding more speed.
 
bigshooter said:
My advice is work on your cue ball control and don't worry about breaking hard at the moment. Once you get that down you can start adding more speed.
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I agree. In fact depending on the game and table size I usually don't try to hit very hard at all. On a bar box with decent cloth playing 9 ball I hit the rack at about a 5 (on a scale of 1-10 10 being the hardest).

In most circumstances I think control is much more important than power. You might be surprised at how much the balls still spread with less power.
 
You can get a Cannon Break cue for a little more they are made by Dick Gahm they are a heavier break cue weighing in at 24oz. While this may throw some off Dick let me test one out the other day and it worked great. I have some lower back problems so I can't put as much as I wish into the break. With this cue it didn't matter.

This cue allows you to focus more on cue ball control because you aren't worrying as much about the power of your break.

Dick offers a money back guarantee. Check it out.
http://cannonbreakcues.com/aaa_home.php?vri=1
 
Yap, it is true. Most of the time I am playing on a 9ft table, even I hit the rack very hard the balls just can't spread nicely. I will try again with less power and focus on cue ball control. Thanks guys! :)


Cdryden said:
I agree. In fact depending on the game and table size I usually don't try to hit very hard at all. On a bar box with decent cloth playing 9 ball I hit the rack at about a 5 (on a scale of 1-10 10 being the hardest).

In most circumstances I think control is much more important than power. You might be surprised at how much the balls still spread with less power.
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