over the weekend i went to a billiards shop and i saw a very nice cue by the name of kaiser i bought it for $75 bucks ,has a solid hit and very nice looks. it has a steel joint with a lot of threads ,i got it so i can use as my break cue .afterwards i was wondering i should of researched kaiesr, maybe i should of got a breakjump cue,but im very happy with it thats what counts right ...