Feel and balance with weight has a lot to do with how you may or may not like the cue. Feel can deal with Personally I don't like 3/8x11 or 3/8x10 hit where it is more stiffer with feedback most of the time. It is just too much feel for me. I generally like a skinnier butt, dont like thick shafts. My weight preference is around 18-19. Anyways with that said I will give reviews on the break cues I have tried. I have tried Andy Gilbert 18 ounce bacote jump break, 19.5 Predator BK1, Sledgehammer jump break with black wrap 19.1, J&J maple with quick release joint 19.5 and 19 ounce cues, X-Breaker with 5/16x14 18 ounce I think, Players quick release 18 ounce jump break cue.
Andy Gilbert Jump Break- When I first put it together it felt like it had great balance beautiful Bacote. When I first shot with it the taper was just weird to me. But it broke well as a breaker. I had better cue ball control then any other cue until the X breaker I recently got. Personally I think this is a better playing cue the a break cue unless you don't like the stiffer hitting cues. It is harder to jump with this cue with the standard ferrule and tip though.
Predator BK- Felt like it had a lot of power on my break when I had this about 2 years ago. The tip is not super hard so I could play with it as my regular player if my regular cue wasnt present. The cue felt heavier then it should have for 19.5 and I didn't like the balance too much.
Sledgehammer- It hits a ton but you have to hit it really good if you want to slam it. It has great balance with a radial pin giving an awesome hit. It is super easy to jump with it. Only thing I didnt like about it was the thick thick shaft. But with this cue you can half stroke it and the balls will still spread.
Players Jump/Break- feels like drift wood. I hate this joint, you can unscrew it with two twists which makes it very easy to get loose when you break. Overall this cue feels like you playing with a piece of crap cue.
J&J Jump break (phenotic tip with short ferrule)- I bought this cue because my friend lost his sledgehammer andd at 60 bucks it was an offer I cannot pass by. I tried it and immediately decided I would not use my Gilbert Jump Break cue. I proceeded to buy two more two days later from ChrisOnline for me and my friend. Overall It has a sledgehammer like hit but with better balance skinnier shaft. Again I can tap the cueball and balls will spread really well. Only real downfall is same the quick release joint again. It will just twist off easily after a few breaks. I have to make sure things are tight everytime.
X Breaker- Beautiful cue, Great balance, I thought it was 19 ounces but it feels like 18 and it may just be 18. I traded my Gilbert to try this cue after I was not going to use my Gilbert anymore due to J&J. I wanted to try one because of all the good feedback of the cue. First break the cue ball parked in the middle of the table. I think I hit it kinda bad. The shaft feels skinnier then any other breaker I have ever felt so I am scared I will break it
. Overall this cue hits really really good with a good chalk holding tip. This is the kind of break cue you can break extremely soft on an off day while hitting it bad and still get great results. Mad props to Richard.
So top five:
1. XBreaker
2. J&J
3. Andy Gilbert
4. Sledgehammer
5. BK1
Hope my english was good enough to understand.
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Andy Gilbert Jump Break- When I first put it together it felt like it had great balance beautiful Bacote. When I first shot with it the taper was just weird to me. But it broke well as a breaker. I had better cue ball control then any other cue until the X breaker I recently got. Personally I think this is a better playing cue the a break cue unless you don't like the stiffer hitting cues. It is harder to jump with this cue with the standard ferrule and tip though.
Predator BK- Felt like it had a lot of power on my break when I had this about 2 years ago. The tip is not super hard so I could play with it as my regular player if my regular cue wasnt present. The cue felt heavier then it should have for 19.5 and I didn't like the balance too much.
Sledgehammer- It hits a ton but you have to hit it really good if you want to slam it. It has great balance with a radial pin giving an awesome hit. It is super easy to jump with it. Only thing I didnt like about it was the thick thick shaft. But with this cue you can half stroke it and the balls will still spread.
Players Jump/Break- feels like drift wood. I hate this joint, you can unscrew it with two twists which makes it very easy to get loose when you break. Overall this cue feels like you playing with a piece of crap cue.
J&J Jump break (phenotic tip with short ferrule)- I bought this cue because my friend lost his sledgehammer andd at 60 bucks it was an offer I cannot pass by. I tried it and immediately decided I would not use my Gilbert Jump Break cue. I proceeded to buy two more two days later from ChrisOnline for me and my friend. Overall It has a sledgehammer like hit but with better balance skinnier shaft. Again I can tap the cueball and balls will spread really well. Only real downfall is same the quick release joint again. It will just twist off easily after a few breaks. I have to make sure things are tight everytime.
X Breaker- Beautiful cue, Great balance, I thought it was 19 ounces but it feels like 18 and it may just be 18. I traded my Gilbert to try this cue after I was not going to use my Gilbert anymore due to J&J. I wanted to try one because of all the good feedback of the cue. First break the cue ball parked in the middle of the table. I think I hit it kinda bad. The shaft feels skinnier then any other breaker I have ever felt so I am scared I will break it
. Overall this cue hits really really good with a good chalk holding tip. This is the kind of break cue you can break extremely soft on an off day while hitting it bad and still get great results. Mad props to Richard.So top five:
1. XBreaker
2. J&J
3. Andy Gilbert
4. Sledgehammer
5. BK1
Hope my english was good enough to understand.
Gotta try a Stinger, Mace, Mezz, and Omen to complete my reviews
. Laters
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