Jump cue vs break-jump cue

S

sorin

Registered
I am thinking of getting a break cue and since there are such cues as break/jump cues I was thinking to kill two birds with one stone. Are the jump-break cues lower quality than the ones that are just break and just jump? Do break cues require a different type of tip than the jump ones in order to perform best? I don't use much jumping anyways, I prefer to kick when snookered but I thought if I had a cue I might practice that part as well.
Thanks!
 
Same brand to same brand the quality is the same. The tips are pretty much identical, but there are some tips that jump better, like the White Diamond, the Samsara, and whatever they put on the Predator Rush. Personally I have had a few break/jump cues and break cues made out of just older cheap cues, and I have put on a white diamond tip on all of them, and everyone I recommended one to has also loved them. A cheap J&J or Players break/jump cue with a white diamond should be pretty good for the price. One thing I do with the cheaper stuff, I turn down the shaft .5 mm or so since they tend to be over 13mm.
 
Based on your line of questions and your player profile in terms of jumping/ kicking etc. I personally would recommend a combo jump/ break cue with a firm leather tip. I believe that a leather tip provides better cue ball control on the break ( 90%) of your usage of this cue anyhow.

You can do just fine with something like a Players jump/ break cue.
 
Zerksies said:
jump break cues are either good at jumping or breaking, there really hasn't been one good at both.
Click to expand...
have you used every single one? people just like to say these things but i have used one with good results at both
the pure x is, having used one for a year now
 
He does not really employ much jumping - I think that you have to weigh a player’s profile to suit them correctly in terms of cost/ vs. equipment - I also distain the jumping aspect of pool and personally would not invest in expensive jump cues. As for breaking - I vote for good breaking technique far above worrying about highly specialized break cues. Just my opinions
 
Used a Falcon jump/break for over 20yrs with a solid chunk of phenolic on the end. Jumped ok, and broke ok. Most others didn't like it for either. I learned to jump great with it, and my break was good enough most of the time.

My dedicated PB-G breaker is better at breaking. The dedicated jumper I'm currently using is better at jumping.

Unless you're hoping to squeeze the last 10-20% of performance out of your game. You most likely can get away with a combo indefinitely
 
The_JV said:
Used a Falcon jump/break for over 20yrs with a solid chunk of phenolic on the end. Jumped ok, and broke ok. Most others didn't like it for either. I learned to jump great with it, and my break was good enough most of the time.

My dedicated PB-G breaker is better at breaking. The dedicated jumper I'm currently using is better at jumping.

Unless you're hoping to squeeze the last 10-20% of performance out of your game. You most likely can get away with a combo indefinitely
Click to expand...
I've "A/B'd" my el cheapo chinese j/b against Revo and Cuetec cf dedicated jumpers. Really couldn't tell much difference. I'm tall so i've never had a problem jumping with any cue, long or short. Heighth is an advantage when jumping.
 
garczar said:
I've "A/B'd" my el cheapo chinese j/b against Revo and Cuetec cf dedicated jumpers. Really couldn't tell much difference. I'm tall so i've never had a problem jumping with any cue, long or short. Heighth is an advantage when jumping.
Click to expand...
My falcon has a solid maple shaft and that chunk of phenolic I mentioned before. I could break fine with it, but I've never had the ability to generate my top power with maintaining tight CB control. The move to CF allowed me to back off a bit on effort toward generating power and focus more on control. The end result is more energy into the pack but I also can put the CB where I want it. Definitely not a massive upgrade by any stretch, but a noticeable improvement.

As far as jumping goes... I'm actually pretty damn accurate with the old jump/brk. Even though it is not optimized for the task, (solid maple and not weight loaded). Where it did fail was short distances. If the CB was <=6" from the blocker (full ball) then I wouldn't bother trying. At very long range, it took a decent amount of power to get the amount of flight required. The Cuetec Propel for example, performs both these situations with far greater ease. I'm not using a Propel but a custom CF piece my cue guy made for himself. The combination of CF and weight loading at the tip makes this thing easy to use. Allows me to focus on control rather than the task of getting the CB in the air at the right trajectory.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top