Break Cue Shaft

Sambo

Sambo

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good morning everyone, it has been awhile since i have made a post so bare with me. i have a x-breaker cue that i like very much when playing on a 9' table. i have just started playing on bar top tables and i am having a problem with keeping the cue ball on the table on the break.

i am looking to purchase a new shaft with different ferrel and tip...does anyone have a suggestion?

thank you inadvance
 
Slow it Down

My suggestion is ... Keep the shaft and Take some of the WHAMMY off your break. You don't need all that power on a box............. BigJohn
 
its not the ferule and tip that makes your cb jump, its your technique.
- get the cue as horizontal as possible
- dont put any finger of your bridge hand UNDER the cue, but all next/over/around,
- try a longer bridge to maximise the horizontal movement.


since ive changed my bridge from a closed to a over-the-shaft with the tumb tucked inside that serves as a guide together with my middlefinger, i havent had a cb that jumped, EVER!!!

its ALL technique. it ain't the shaft
 
thank you guys for your input...but i am looking to try something new and different. and i am wondering if someone has a combination that they really like
 
I like my xbreaker on all 3 sizes.. i just control the speed. if i didnt have an xbreaker and was unable to ever get one due to forces in the universe forcing me to break with something else I would probably just get something simple like a J&J with a white diamond tip.
 
Here is what I did.

Go to the bar or wherever the table is when nobody is around, bring a pocket full of quarters and practice breaking til you find a sweet spot where you can make a ball or a few and figure out how much power you need. Try stopping in on your lunch hour or early on a Saturday when they first open and nobody else is on the table.

Here is a good thread to check out:

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=72900

:)
 
Also, check the footspot. You might be racking the headball on a dip/dent that some knucklehead pounded to steady the headball. I've lost a few games and matches myself when forgetting to check this and the opponent is the one racking. The CB is almost always guaranteed to jump of the table since it sits low and becomes a take-off ramp.
 
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