How much louder is a break cue than using a regular cue for breaking?

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NYCnoob99

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The missus can (sometimes) tolerate me breaking with one of my house cues I keep around for friends when they come over, but I am worried that if I get a proper break cue with a phenolic tip it will be much louder. Can those of you with break cues please let me know? I play at home, not in a pool hall, at least most of the time, which is why noise is a concern.

Thanks
 
NYCnoob99 said:
The missus can (sometimes) tolerate me breaking with one of my house cues I keep around for friends when they come over, but I am worried that if I get a proper break cue with a phenolic tip it will be much louder. Can those of you with break cues please let me know? I play at home, not in a pool hall, at least most of the time, which is why noise is a concern.

Thanks
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Seriously????? Yes, they're louder but not enough to give your ol' lady the red-ass.
 
Bob Jewett said:
Phenolic tips damage the cue ball.
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I haven't seen that from phenolic but i HAVE seen it from G10 tips.
NYCnoob99 said:
In that case, how much louder is breaking with a break cue with a non phenolic tip / leather tip / other tip than just using a regular cue? Thanks.
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Not enough to worry about. The rack breaking will be louder because of the increased ball speed off a harder tip. Tell your wife to chill.
 
garczar said:
I haven't seen that from phenolic but i HAVE seen it from G10 tips.

Not enough to worry about. The rack breaking will be louder because of the increased ball speed off a harder tip. Tell your wife to chill.
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Not really much louder than the cueball smashing into the rack, even with phenolic.

Straight pool is quiet and fun.
 
garczar said:
I haven't seen that from phenolic but i HAVE seen it from G10 tips.
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Get a new cue ball. Carefully inspect the polished surface. Shoot a bunch of hard shots with it. You will see impressions of the chalk grit in the surface of the ball making it scuffed. Leather tips don't do that nearly as much.

Maybe we need to go back to using a special sacrificial cue ball for breaking. Or enforce the ban on phenolic tips which is already in the equipment specs.
 
If the sound of break shots is a problem, and hard rock/metal is not a solution, try playing one pocket or straight pool when the complainer is in the house.

The other thing to consider is whether there is any benefit to you to have a faster break. If you are not running out the rack relatively often, the break shot is not important at eight ball and nine ball -- it's just a way to start the game and you should focus on not scratching.
 
The sound of the CB hitting the rack is louder than the tip to CB sound. So you should be fine.

That said, work on your soft break when she’s around.
 
iusedtoberich said:
The sound of the CB hitting the rack is louder than the tip to CB sound. So you should be fine.

That said, work on your soft break when she’s around.
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I know this thread is about a third person being annoyed, but after a couple hard breaks with my break cue my tinnitus starts acting up. The breaker is much closer to the point of impact than any reasonable bystander.


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If it comes a to a break shot

you can practice how you hit the rack

or how your mechanics working during the power break

I practice my break mechanics going off the back rail and with the ability to measure break speed have an idea for what is giving me power as oppose to just feel for it. Emulating other pros with different body types can cause problems.

I idea of training a high speed break will hopefully give me two gears of control precision. One for pocketing and one for breaking.
 
I use a Lucasi Break cue One poster above summed it up. You will break much harder with a dedicated break cue with a proper tip for that job. As the result, YES it is louder.

My pool playing is also exclusively at home. Even the dog jumps and barks when I break. My table is as far away from the rest of the house as I could get it, but it's just loud.

Our solution has been that I play at the same time every evening. The family, and the dog all know that from 8 to 9:30 they will experience periodic blasting. They understand that this is important to me and that I also give them space for the hobbies and times that bring them joy. As such, I think after a while, they got to a place where they don't even notice. It's like living next to a train track. Guests notice the noise but when the train goes by after the first few days, you barely even notice it.

I hope you find a peaceful solution for your home.
 
mrpiper said:
I use a Lucasi Break cue One poster above summed it up. You will break much harder with a dedicated break cue with a proper tip for that job. As the result, YES it is louder.

My pool playing is also exclusively at home. Even the dog jumps and barks when I break. My table is as far away from the rest of the house as I could get it, but it's just loud.

Our solution has been that I play at the same time every evening. The family, and the dog all know that from 8 to 9:30 they will experience periodic blasting. They understand that this is important to me and that I also give them space for the hobbies and times that bring them joy. As such, I think after a while, they got to a place where they don't even notice. It's like living next to a train track. Guests notice the noise but when the train goes by after the first few days, you barely even notice it.

I hope you find a peaceful solution for your home.
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I am envious of you.
 
alstl said:
The noise generated from the cue ball striking the rack is far greater than the tip striking the cue ball.
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Yes over 100 db. according to my phone app. When playing the ghost at home, after a long session, my ears would ring for a day or two. Typical home rooms, are pretty loud. I now use ear protection (ear muff type) when breaking and my ears are much happier.
 
I arrange my practice according to the time of day or night. The one ball practice is the quiet est.
 
They are SIGNIFICANTLY louder. I have jumped and watched others jump when someone breaks with say a BKRUSH. The speed and sound of both the cue and cue ball combined with hitting the rack sounds extremely metallic and sharp. It can be loud as Fu@&k. Hard to explain the sound. I would say kinda like a single shot gun fire but can’t put a caliber to it. Probably louder than a 22 depending on which side of the barrel you are on.


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TATE said:
Yes over 100 db. according to my phone app. When playing the ghost at home, after a long session, my ears would ring for a day or two. Typical home rooms, are pretty loud. I now use ear protection (ear muff type) when breaking and my ears are much happier.
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I went to a gun shop and bought some ear protection. Only use them for breaking.
 
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