Is there a difference in the carbon fiber break shaft compared to the shooting shaft people are using? Or just the type of tip hardness on each.
Carbon Fiber Shaft - Break, Shoot or Both
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Don't know about the other brands... but from what I heard, the Pred CF break shaft is the same as the Playing shaft, just different tips.
Break shafts are usually thicker and stiffer.... 13mm to 14mm. Usually use a harder tip. A 11.5 mm shaft probably wont do the job as well.
It wont harm a playing shaft to break with it. It just doesn't do the tip any good.... especially if you like playing with a soft tip.
It wont harm a playing shaft to break with it. It just doesn't do the tip any good.... especially if you like playing with a soft tip.
Possible. I have yet to get a real good break with less then 13mm. Wood shaft anyway. But I think even carbon fiber would flex too much on break shots under 13 mm. Ive played with a couple of CF shafts of different diameters, but never broke with them.
What are the pros breaking with in carbon fiber? And why?
Maybe our local physics professor Dr Dave can chime in on this one.
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I just picked up a Cuetec Cynergy Breach break cue...12.75 mm shaft, phenolic ferrule, Taom 2.0 break tip; the CF filaments are oriented and overlapped a little differently than the playing Cynergy shafts (which I have 2), so the shaft is quite a bit stiffer. Great control and smooth as butter. I make about the same number of balls on a typical break (my old jump/break is a McDermott NG stinger with a custom ferrule/stinger setup), but the extra control seems to give me better cue ball position and a better overall spread...still getting used to it, but so far I really like it. I went with 21 oz, but will likely take out the weight bolt and go the opposite direction for more tip speed/acceleration.
Idk about that advice, Ive seen some pretty nasty cracked ferrules that just couldn't take the beating after awhile. This is also assuming using a Ld thin walled ferrule material.
I think most of the major manufacturers claim their break shafts (not just the tips) are different.
If you read between the lines of what I said, I'm pretty much saying anything less than 12.5 mm probably isn't going to be worth a damn. I use a 14 mm now.
13mm 14mm can still have a thin ferrule wall... No lines that need to be read, Just adding to the conversation. Tennon size is a factor, also if the ferrule is capped and has a big air/glue void at the top..