Break cues
This is what I said: "
This is of course just for me and I'm sure is directly related to my breaking technique. "
So once again...ehem...FOR ME a heavy break cue is the nuts.
No comparison.... FOR ME.
At a relatively small arm speed the rack completely explodes.
No less -better if anything - than the 17 oz guys who leave half of their body on the pool table and kick a walker-by in the nuts with their heels and their cue almost goes flying through the window.
I swing and the rack fast but not crazy and it completely explodes and spreads all over.
Look at Shane's breaks, not bad uh?
23 oz cue.
Look at Rodney's breaks, not bad either.
21 oz cue, looking for a heavier one.
Bottom line: it's all up to the individual.
Why: because physics work perfectly in a lab but no physics formula can calculate
how YOU prefer to break.
I posted what predator cues opinion or research shown........
I have tried heavy break cues, they seemed to work ok.
I have made a few break shafts and jump cues for customers.
My customer's seem to like what I make for them regardless of the weight.
One person wants a heavy cue next wants a light cue.
I honestly haven't checked how many feet per second the cue ball is going using different break cues .
As for cue weight vs cue ball speed without doing tests , I don't know and would have to trust someone else's research, which in most part I am .
My research was what predator cues have come up with and if Efren is afraid of Francisco Bustamante break then I thought his breaking technic was worth researching .
I think Francisco Bustamante breaks with a 17.5 break cue.
My research was also done where predator and Francisco Bustamante where pretty much saying the same thing.
Which pretty much says I thought a lighter break is the way to go before any of my research ever started .
Bias opinion from the beginning ....................................
If you think about tennis or golf and changing the weight of the club or racket at a certain point the cue will be to heavy to swing to achieve maximum cue ball speeds.
I know the same physic's apply to the cue being to light in weight too.
Last factor is how accurately one can hit the rack ....... regardless of cue weight and speed of cue ball..
It seems it really comes down to personal opinion .
I guess that is why when someone orders in a cue at a exact weight I make them that cue at that weight............ regardless of what my personal opinion is ..