Jump break cue may I have your thoughts

[excessknowledge]

I have decided to get a jump break cue made by the cue maker of my shooting cue.Now the maker is very flexable to his customers so I will have it made to look like my cue by my specs.

I was wondering from anyone who uses jump break cues what you find to be the pros and cons of your jump break cue or cues.

I have always used a house cue to break and my shooting cue to jump so this is new to me.I thought I would look through all your input and maybe come up with a basic Idea of what I want and then go over it with him.

I need to know if you will
Weight
Length
Width
ferrel material
Tip and size

Thanks in advance

 

[SplicedPoints]

I am use to breaking with 19 oz. I tried 18 oz, but i felt it was too light. Maybe you can see if your cuemaker has any demo jump/break cues at different weights. The weight is more of a personal preference.

Standard length for the cue should suffice. I don't think there's a benefit to go long or short.

Try to get a slightly thicker diameter shaft, with a shorter taper. I think 13.5 mm with an 8 inch taper would be very good.

Tip and shaft materials are very important. I would recommend one of those phenolic ferrule&tip combos. Those apparently work very well. If you can't get that or doesn't want that, opt for a durable ferrule material and a phenloic tip. I am not sure what's the best ferrule material. Don't use ivory though.

I can't find any disadvantages to using a well made jump/break cue. They break just as well as a plain break cue. If the shaft is made right, it's just as easy to jump with a jump/break cue than a normal jump cue.

 

[Mr. Wilson]

If I did it over, I'd stick with a bufallo hide tip.

The one piece phenolic I have hits hard and jumps well but it is very, very un-forgiving with even the slightest miscue.

Aside from that, I'd keep it toward the light side.

I think people are mistaken when they want the heaviest thing they can get for breaking.

Personally, I like 18 oz for breaking weight, 19.5 +- for shooting cue.



Dave

 

[excessknowledge]

I'd keep it toward the light side.

I think people are mistaken when they want the heaviest thing they can get for breaking.

Yes I also have noticed that I will have a better controll and break with a lighter cue also.I am haveing Sheldon make me the cue from lebow cues so there is no real way I can check out what he has in a couple variations postal would be very expensive .

 

[duke@neo.rr.com]

falcon jump break cue

I use a "falcon" jump/break cue which weighs 19oz to break. it's light enough to get descent speed, yet heavy enough to keep it still. the shafts by falcon are very nice and sturdy. my tip of choice is waterbuffalo. I tried a "sledgehammer" cue not too long ago, and ended up selling it because I use english when I break, and couldn't with the sledgehammer. it would miscue all the time. I break from the side rail so I rarely scratch. even for leagues, my falcon is perfect for walls...etc. in the way. even broke down into a "jump" cue, it works fine. just my opinion