Jump/Break Cue

Hi. Like many others that have posted in this thread, I have a Stinger. I love how I am able to control the CB with it. Easy to jump with and breaks quite nicely.

Before that, I had a J&J. The J&J is a good bang for the buck, but I had difficulty knowing where the CB would end up.

After the holidays, I will be placing an order with Kevin Varney for one of his J/B cues. If it hits and jumps as well as everyone on here raves about, I'll be selling my Stinger too. Not to mention, everyone that has dealt with him seems to have nothing but good to say. (Yes.. this is my shameless plug for Varney Cues :p . I have yet to do business with Kevin, but I am looking forward to it).

Good luck in your search. You very well may end up trying several different J/B cues before you settle on one the works for you.
 
SquigyMcFlerpen said:
My budget is roughly 200 bucks. I am intrigued by the Jerico Thumper. Is it easy to break using that incredibly flat tip?
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If you are looking at Jerico, look at the Stinger. "Pimp" has one for $225. Look on page one of this thread.

My 2 cents anyhow. Good luck.
Craig
 
Irish634 said:
If you are looking at Jerico, look at the Stinger. "Pimp" has one for $225. Look on page one of this thread.

My 2 cents anyhow. Good luck.
Craig
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Agreed.

Nothing beats an x breaker in my opinion. There Jerico's are great break cues though. The Thumper and the Stinger are basically the same cue, one is just a fancier look and the other is more of a sneaky pete look. IMO, if you can get the stinger for the same price or close to that of a Thumper, get the stinger.

However, if I were you, I would just go with an X Breaker and be satified knowing you got the best break cue on the market :D
 
Jump Breaks

with all the different types of j/b cues listed...nobody has mentioned one of the first j/b made...a mace by rick howard...what is your imput on these cues. Haven't seen or heard much from him in the last few years.
 
Ricks Cues are top Notch!! In my personal opinion his mace break/jumps are the best out there... I have used numerous break cues and no other cue works as well for me... as Far as Quality he uses nicely figured woods and high grade materials and he also stands behind his product, I had an Insert mess up on the jump cut on my cue I went over to the shop showed him what happend and he fixed it free of charge.. the only cue that could compete with it to me would be an X-breaker a friend of mine purchased one, but I wasnt that impressed with the way it broke, I break better with my Mace w/water buffalo... but that damn thing could jump!!!! I dont think there is a better jumping cue out there.. the quality of the X- Breaker could have been a bit better for 400.00 there were some inconsistanties (sp) in the finish, and the tip seemed like it was "mushroomed" out a bit and rough on the edges(dull tool?)... I mean these things happen, I understand when you have to pump out so many cues some of these things are over looked.. and they dont really affect the way the cue performs. I think over-all it is a great product, unfortunely our pool hall has outlawed the x breaker because when you break it leaves white "scratches" on the cloth...
 
I'm still inconsistent with my x-breaker 2nd version. It jumps amazing... totally amazing. In 9 ball it seems OK, but in 8 ball on a small table I can't seem to get enough action. Nice spreads, but nothing falling. A friend has the J&J and I have better results with it on the small box. So, with that said, I'd say the J&J fits perfectly in your budget.
 
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