Break Cues
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A tight rack, careful aim, a solid swing and staying down.
Definitely stiff. I wouldn't tee off with my putter.
I prefer a stiff shaft for breaking...
My Andy Gilbert J/B is a little whippy, but with a smooth stroke and a tight rack, does just fine... If I try and kill it...the whippiness/deflection is much more apparent....a flat, medium-hard stroke and balls start falling....
My Andy Gilbert J/B is a little whippy, but with a smooth stroke and a tight rack, does just fine... If I try and kill it...the whippiness/deflection is much more apparent....a flat, medium-hard stroke and balls start falling....
What year was your gilbert j/b made? mine breaks like a freight train
Break Cues- does it make any difference?
After digesting the comments from the U.S. Open 9-ball tournament this year, I don't think using a Break cue makes any difference~! The semi-soft break to make the wing ball could be done with a house cue. When the rules change to only allow a POWER BREAK, will there be a need for a specialized cue for breaking.
After digesting the comments from the U.S. Open 9-ball tournament this year, I don't think using a Break cue makes any difference~! The semi-soft break to make the wing ball could be done with a house cue. When the rules change to only allow a POWER BREAK, will there be a need for a specialized cue for breaking.
you get to playing pro speed and you might be right about that
It's an 09...not sure of the diameter of the shaft, but it really has some flex. After breaking w/my Gina and pfd...just for comparison...the Gilbert feels like a Muecci(no he didn't, oh yes I did :grin-square
from the late 80's early 90's...it definitely has deflection... I'll measure the diameter of the shaft in a few just for the sake of knowing what it is...
I'll admit not having any problems breaking with it... My first rack dropped the nine and that was a pretty good first impression... It also has the Samsara break tip on it, which I like... I've got used to breaking w/it, and have no problem controlling the cue ball either... It'll typically hop up a couple of inches and land somewhere within a foot of the center of the table. I'm not displeased with the Gilbert...just took a little time to get used to the feel...
It's an 09...not sure of the diameter of the shaft, but it really has some flex. After breaking w/my Gina and pfd...just for comparison...the Gilbert feels like a Muecci(no he didn't, oh yes I did :grin-square
that's odd because i know he's been stiffening up his break cue tapers in the later models. did you buy it directly from him?
i figure maybe you got a bad piece of shaft wood or maybe someone had it taken down a little to play with it.
people always talk about ld break cues but imo that's all nonsense. who cares of your break cue deflects. with close to center ball hits it won't even matter