Break shaft diameter

[Jerry R]

I have a question for you guys about break cues/shafts.
For years I have always felt like I break better with my playing cue. It has a 12.5mm shaft and a Medium-Hard tip.
Of course repeated breaking tends to flatten the tip, so I would prefer to use a break cue.
What I have noticed is that I don't seem to break as well with the break cues I've tried (primarily 13mm and 13.5mm shafts).

I understand that the simple answer is "Break with whatever works best for you", but I just wanted to go a step further and see what peoples thoughts are on the diameter of a break shaft. Is the change from 13 to 12.5mm really giving up much in energy transfer?

Should I just put a break tip on a 12.5mm shaft and go with it?

Is anyone breaking with a smaller diameter shaft that can let me know their experience?

Thanks!

 

[ShootingArts]

You need to include taper in your considerations concerning hit.

You might consider practicing your break twenty or twenty five times a day with your break cue too. When you hit with your playing cue 10-20 times as many as hitting with your break cue it is natural to be more comfortable with it.

Hu

 

[Scratch85]

I have experienced similar results, as yours, with a break cue vs my player. I finally gave up on the break cue and put a LePro tip on a maple shaft and basically recreated my player in a less expensive manner. I mostly play with McDermott. I bought a Lucky in the same weight as my player and, for me, it works best for breaking.


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