I think we need a cue maker to give us his opinion. I would guess that if you are ordering a cue and ask if you can break with it about 99% are going to tell you to have at it.
Is breaking harmful to you cue?
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As mentioned previously, the only down side to breaking with your player is the tip may deform or mushroom. Breaking with a well made cue should not, in my view, damage the cue. If it does, I would find another cue maker to purchase my next one.
That is too funny.:smile: As I like to put it, way more equipment than skill.:smile:
break cues
Stop wasting your money on walmart crap.
If your going to buy a cheap break cue check on the warranty You will need it . the last 3 100.00 break cues i bought the shafts cracked in several places in the first year. Needless to say but its still a total waste of your money. Some equipment doesnt hold together
Cuetec cues you can harpoon the puppy into the wall and it still keeps on playing. great break cue. I hate them for a playing cue ( way to stiff)
But if you are buying your stuff at walmart there is no help for you.
Not everyone breaks 25mph depends on the game and table.
If you are not accurate with a hi speed break get a heavy break cue.
if you can hit the target at with a hard break get a 18 to 19 oz cue.
But buy a cue that isnt going to fall apart.
We hear our friends say (you dont shoot good enough for a 400.00 cue).
A good used production & custom cues hold there value..................... There is no reason not to have the same equipment for decades or even a life time if you take care of it.
Most of all just have fun .
MMike
Stop wasting your money on walmart crap.
If your going to buy a cheap break cue check on the warranty You will need it . the last 3 100.00 break cues i bought the shafts cracked in several places in the first year. Needless to say but its still a total waste of your money. Some equipment doesnt hold together
Cuetec cues you can harpoon the puppy into the wall and it still keeps on playing. great break cue. I hate them for a playing cue ( way to stiff)
But if you are buying your stuff at walmart there is no help for you.
Not everyone breaks 25mph depends on the game and table.
If you are not accurate with a hi speed break get a heavy break cue.
if you can hit the target at with a hard break get a 18 to 19 oz cue.
But buy a cue that isnt going to fall apart.
We hear our friends say (you dont shoot good enough for a 400.00 cue).
A good used production & custom cues hold there value..................... There is no reason not to have the same equipment for decades or even a life time if you take care of it.
Most of all just have fun .
MMike
I was breaking with my player which had a predator 314/2 shaft just for a short time. I noticed a hairline crack in the ferrule then I stopped breaking with it. Eventually the crack extended an inch into the wood. I could hear a weird sound.
I kept playing with it til it completely collapsed like an accordion so I'm never breaking with a player again.
I kept playing with it til it completely collapsed like an accordion so I'm never breaking with a player again.
Funny you should mention the "dead" word, Hu. :smile:
For the last fifteen years every time I go into a tennis pro shop where they don't know me well, the use that line trying to get me to replace my 20 year old racquets with their new, improved, world-beater, model. Meanwhile I continue to search the tennis forums looking to buy another 1990ish Yamaha Secret 4. Can't find one, maybe they are all dead buried.:grin:
My racquets and cues ain't dead yet.
J
Not a good idea especially if you break real hard...
Breaking with your playing cue is like putting a bull in a china shop.
Why would you want to smash a tip all to hell when you need to use it for so many touchy, feely shots'
These tips can take a beating but there is no sense in trying to destroy the structure of the leather faster than it already happes. You need that structure to get the spin and bounce on everyday normal shots that you shoot.
Plus your tip will last longer. If you have a kamui and it lasts twice as long because you weren't breaking with it you just saved a little bit of cash.
Breaking with your playing cue is like putting a bull in a china shop.
Why would you want to smash a tip all to hell when you need to use it for so many touchy, feely shots'
These tips can take a beating but there is no sense in trying to destroy the structure of the leather faster than it already happes. You need that structure to get the spin and bounce on everyday normal shots that you shoot.
Plus your tip will last longer. If you have a kamui and it lasts twice as long because you weren't breaking with it you just saved a little bit of cash.
Still using a wooden McGregor
I'm still using a wooden McGregor racquet I believe it is, it kills the hell out of wasps and bumblebees! I had one of those Yamaha Secret 4's, I have to warn you they don't hold up well at all bounced off of outdoor bars.
I started out with a pretty nice serve playing tennis and not much else. With a little practice I lost the serve.
Hu
I'm still using a wooden McGregor racquet I believe it is, it kills the hell out of wasps and bumblebees! I had one of those Yamaha Secret 4's, I have to warn you they don't hold up well at all bounced off of outdoor bars.
I started out with a pretty nice serve playing tennis and not much else. With a little practice I lost the serve.
Hu
Back in the day, I also used to break with my 314 shaft until I noticed a hairline crack forming. Try calling Predator to have your "defective" shaft repaired under warranty. That's what I did! :thumbup:
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I broke with my Joss with ivory ferrules all the time I had it and no problems. I didn't play as much 9 ball at that time, however.
ten to be harder on my break cues... scuffs and dings seem to occur more oftern... so naturally they are not as fancy as my playing cues..
I dont want scuffs, dings, etc in my playing cues... plus im scared to break regularly with an ivory ferrule.
I dont want scuffs, dings, etc in my playing cues... plus im scared to break regularly with an ivory ferrule.