Going towards CF break shaft/cue, my options

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Been breaking with Mezz Kai with many years now, looking suggestions and options going to a CF break shaft/cue. I have tried a few including a JFlowers, Finnish brand Dominus but without extensive chance to compare. If anyone can give some insight here, especially if you have had a chance to compare. I am not looking to spend way over $500, does CF provide enough extra punch with control? Shaft diameter? Adjustable weight bolts? Does the JB option bring more value as I don’t own a proper CF jumper at the moment either? I am a decent shooter with a realistic Fargo around maybe 700 so I am looking for a pro level cue, and good value for money as at the moment I don’t have time to play much. JFlowers seems promising with their under 500 pricing.
 
Mezz Kai is a fantastic break cue. Unless you step up to the BK Rush I don't think there would be any improvement with the cheap carbon fibers. My .02
 
I have an old Predator BK2, I have added to it a Raven CF break shaft ($200) and to be honest, I don’t see a big difference.
If you break well with your Mezz, don’t see a reason to change.

I tried a $100 Temu Little Monster carbon J/B and I was quite pleased with it. If you can look pass the ugly decals, that a nice cue for the money.
 
but theres another option with cf for 180 on amazon
the little monster

Texas Carom Club

Thread 'little monster carbon fiber break jump'

158 on amazon

just bought it get it friday and will make a review

if it doesnt disintegrate its a home run
unilock 13mm cf shaft

theres a couple reviews of it on amazon with video and show the shaft looks like a good quality , goes with what they also say about it.

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Put a Whyte Carbon break shaft on your Mezz butt or just stick with the Mezz.

Or spend the extra $$$$ get the BK Rush & use it forever.
 
Only cf break cue i've ever hit was a Cuetec Breach and it opened-up racks like they were hit by a grenade. I'd never pay that kinda $ for a break cue but it was pretty impressive.
 
If you are looking for a Carbon break cue that has an adjustable weight system, look at the Mach 1 from McDermott. It is more than you quoted, but no other break cue on the market has the adjustable weight bolt system that it features.
 
Fore Rail said:
Put a Whyte Carbon break shaft on your Mezz butt or just stick with the Mezz.

Or spend the extra $$$$ get the BK Rush & use it forever.
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This is actually a good suggestion, because I am not sure what a CF butt brings to the table (pun intended). I could just change the shaft… Too bad it is rarely cost efficient.
 
mjantti said:
Been breaking with Mezz Kai with many years now, looking suggestions and options going to a CF break shaft/cue. I have tried a few including a JFlowers, Finnish brand Dominus but without extensive chance to compare. If anyone can give some insight here, especially if you have had a chance to compare. I am not looking to spend way over $500, does CF provide enough extra punch with control? Shaft diameter? Adjustable weight bolts? Does the JB option bring more value as I don’t own a proper CF jumper at the moment either? I am a decent shooter with a realistic Fargo around maybe 700 so I am looking for a pro level cue, and good value for money as at the moment I don’t have time to play much. JFlowers seems promising with their under 500 pricing.
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Becue cues are made in Italy and are the first cue to be made totally of CF, Check out their website and look up technology, these guys are experts in CF who wanted to bring to pool what CF brought to golf, I own both their break cue and playing cue, in my experience there are 2 things that make Becue's CF better than wood cues, 1) they transfer energy better than most wood shafts, there are some really good wood shafts out there but they are dependent on how long the wood was grown, water content and a bunch of other factors, CF shafts built by Becue are engineered for several types of hit, do you want lowest deflection, more feedback, a combination of both? They know not every player wants the same type of hit, so it brings me to the next point, consistency, I will say that in Becue cues you will get a consistent hit from shaft to shaft and Cue to Cue, I like having a spare shaft in case a tip pops off, when I had wood shafts I had my "main" shaft and my spare, while the spare shaft played well it did play different, with my Becue's I find they play the same, I don't have to make any adjustments unless I was changing the type of shaft I was using, This my 4th year owning my Becue's and I love them more now than when I first got them, that's my 2 cents.
 
90% of an effective break, IMO, is a tight rack, a direct center hit on your object ball in the rack, your break cue speed, and proper timing/technique of the break cue stroke to the CB.

If you have ALL of that perfected, the break cue that is most comfortable for you will add the final 10% to your break. Experiment - yes- I have experience with the Li'l Monster break/jump, the BK Rush, and the BK3 shaft on a sport wrapped plain maple cue butt.

For me, I like the BK3 first, and I saw no difference between BK Rush at $800 new and Lil Monster at about $125 used. I like a hard leather tip on my break cue, I found the cue ball difficult to control with anything but that on the end of my break shaft, although the Kamui control break tip and the White Diamond break tip rank high in my liking as well.. Just my 2 cents.
 
mikemosconi said:
90% of an effective break, IMO, is a tight rack, a direct center hit on your object ball in the rack, your break cue speed, and proper timing/technique of the break cue stroke to the CB.

If you have ALL of that perfected, the break cue that is most comfortable for you will add the final 10% to your break. Experiment - yes- I have experience with the Li'l Monster break/jump, the BK Rush, and the BK3 shaft on a sport wrapped plain maple cue butt.

For me, I like the BK3 first, and I saw no difference between BK Rush at $800 new and Lil Monster at about $125 used. I like a hard leather tip on my break cue, I found the cue ball difficult to control with anything but that on the end of my break shaft. Just my 2 cents.
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It took a while for me to try the Bulletproof Break tip, there are good and bad reviews just like with every piece of gear, they hold chalk great and perform great on hard and soft breaks, you can even draw the cueball with this tip if you are so inclined.
 
I have a Predator BK4 with the stock wood shaft and a BK Rush shaft. I’ve also owned a full BK Rush cue. The difference is pretty negligible honesty, you don’t gain much in performance. I do play with the carbon BK Rush shaft and do think it has the tiniest edge for me when it comes to consistency via a slightly lower deflection. They all break within a few percent of my old OB break cue too. A good break cue is valuable and I think a stiff shaft with a hard tip makes a noticeable difference compared to a playing cue. After that though, not a lot to be gained.
 
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