What are the serious benefits? Curiousserious benefits to using your playing cue, worth a try for most
What are the serious benefits? Curious
I don't want to damage the playing shaft.
I don't want to damage the joint (if using a different shaft with harder tip when I am giving it a good old bashing)
If I was only playing the MR format of 9ball, I'd consider that route maybe.
But I will play any format 8/9/10 ball. A lot of people here like 8ball, or 9ball (1 on the spot/192), and requiring 3 past the headstring.
I don't want to be replacing my tip every other month Is what I meant, not damage the shaft. Edited above to correct thatIf you damage the shaft or joint while breaking, your cue is junk.
I used a house cue for a brief period. I definitely prefer the dedicated breaker... probably a little bit of placebo effect involved.for me personally, been using various carbon shafts with kamui black tips from super soft to hard
each shaft has a good 6000 plus breaks above 20mph
no damage ever , the hard tips barely wear thin, the super softs last almost as long
takes a bit of getting used to, form needs to be very good to produce the same results as a good dedicated breaker, that's the biggest benefit of a breaker imo,
has worked well for me thus far
I used to smack everything playing 9 ball and mashed tips to oblivion - some ferrule too, if I let it go too long, but these days there isn't a lot else to go wrong on a cue. I think if you damage something, it's probably a faulty stroke. Although, the scientists will tell you there is no way to mash into a ball in normal play; from on top for sure but that's it.If you damage the shaft or joint while breaking, your cue is junk.