If You Cant Break With A Cue Its Not Worth Having

[desi2960]

my break cue

is the one i have in my hand. laminated shaft, wood pin, moori tip. i break better using my normal playing cue than when i use a break cue. the fact that i have to replace tip more offen is offset by breaking with a stick that feels more comfortable in my hands and having to carry around only one cue. as far as dinging your cue on a light, your break must look like elaine bennet dancing. jmo. chuck

 

[WilleeCue]

Willee, Your definition of business end is a little more detailed than mine. The point that I was trying to make was, With a quality built cue, breaking shouldn't really hurt structually. It will however cause excessive wear on the tip and if a player is willing to accept the risk of blowing out a tip mid match, then break on.

Thanks, Sliprock, for clearing that up.
I was failing to 'get it' but that could be an old age/alcohol related thing.

I have never been a fan of breaking with your playing cue mainly because it is hard on the tip.
I feel that the tip is the most critical part of your cue and it suffers the most during a break shot.
I agree that a well constructed cue should not break or fall apart because of the forces applied to it while breaking.

Willee

 

[despotic931]

I sold my jump break cue for two reasons. First of all, I wanted to get away from jump shots to force me to learn to kick better. Second, I break much better useing my playing cue (the predator in my sig.) BTW I use Sniper tips, and have not had to re-shape it at all, but I don't break very hard either.

I wonder how much is really different about the shaft construction between the BK2 shaft and the 314...

 

[Cue Crazy]

Thanks, Sliprock, for clearing that up.
I was failing to 'get it' but that could be an old age/alcohol related thing.

I have never been a fan of breaking with your playing cue mainly because it is hard on the tip.
I feel that the tip is the most critical part of your cue and it suffers the most during a break shot.
I agree that a well constructed cue should not break or fall apart because of the forces applied to it while breaking.

Willee

That's My main concern too, I use to use the same cue years ago, but it just messed the shape of My tip up. I'm too picky about consistency now to play with a flat spotted tip, and I don't really care for using shapers to fix them. Another thing is with breaking, your more likely to pop a tip, not something I want during a match on My playing cue. If the tip gets thin then there may be some more concern for the ferrule depending on type of material, and tenon size though.

Greg

 

[Dave38]

In my humble opionon, I don't recomend breaking with your playing cue due to the effect on your tip/ferrule. But some people hit their shots at the same speed they break at. I like to break with my Cuetek with a phenolic tip, but try shooting with one. Not easy. My shooting cue is a stambolini with an elkmaster. Not something I'd want to break with. It all comes down to personal taste. If someone damages their ferrule or tip, then that's why there are repairmen like us.

 

[Cuedog]

It all comes down to personal taste. If someone damages their ferrule or tip, then that's why there are repairmen like us.

TAP, TAP, TAP