i have a cuetec laying around that isnt being used, needs a new shaft, do you think it would be worth getting a shaft, about 50 bucks, and using it to break or just break with a house cue? also if i did use it to break, i assume i would have to put a pretty hard tip on it, would i be able to use it to play? or actually i mean would my girlfriend be able to use it because she is wanting a cue now too and that would kill two birds with one $50 stone for me...
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sde said:
Ding, ding, ding we have a winner. I read that at about 5 in the morn before bed and almost figured it out but was like huh? Is this written in code? LOL
a9ballbr8k said:
corey duel's break. it's soft and works well
It depends on how much you play. If it's not very much, you could break hard with your tip for a while and not notice much or any mushrooming. If you play all the time and have a big break, use a house cue.nick55 said:
You don't absolutely need to use a hard tip for breaking either. I don't use a hard tip on my break cue. I've been using it for about 6 months with no mushrooming at all (I don't have a monster break). I think it is just a lepro tip. I haven't put anything harder on precisely because I can use that cue to play if something happens to my other shaft.
So, if your GF doesn't mind using the cuetec you could definitely go that route and use a normal tip. Of course, in that case you have to go and "borrow" it every time you want to break!!!
Remember, once you buy that new shaft, if you get a new hard (possibly phenolic or hard plasticy-style) tip put on it, you'll be paying probably at least $70+. For that price you can almost get one of the combination J/B cues people mentioned earlier. So, if you want your GF to use it, just buy the cuetec shaft. If you're gonna put a new tip on, you could be better off buying a J/B cue.
I am going to appeal
to you on a different level. If you want to be a good player, you have to look like a good player. How to do that?
Well, you have to emulate better players. Better players are specialized in their playing. And they use special tools for doing a particular job? Why? Because they get better results.
House cues have too much variance in them for a good consistent break all the time. A personal break cue, when used to it, provides a consistent break, providing your technique is good. And that is what they are built for?
Besides, no one likes to be considered a 'Greenhorn' forever, and especially not for 20 or more years, and that's what those players with 1 cue in a little 1 hard cue case always look like.
to you on a different level. If you want to be a good player, you have to look like a good player. How to do that?
Well, you have to emulate better players. Better players are specialized in their playing. And they use special tools for doing a particular job? Why? Because they get better results.
House cues have too much variance in them for a good consistent break all the time. A personal break cue, when used to it, provides a consistent break, providing your technique is good. And that is what they are built for?
Besides, no one likes to be considered a 'Greenhorn' forever, and especially not for 20 or more years, and that's what those players with 1 cue in a little 1 hard cue case always look like.
I just recently bought a Players Jump break cue...to be honest I don't get any better of a break with it than I did my old McDermott D-11 which was my player for many years (God rest it's soul)...a decent cue, including your Predator should be perfectly fine for breaking, as for jumping with a full sized cue, I find that very difficult, hence why I bought the Jump Break...consistently breaking with a full sized cue would require more jumping practice on my end than I will ever be willing to put in, but the jump cue makes short work of it...just point and shoot. Good luck!
Unless you have a very hard break shot, I would break with my playing cue. I asked my cue maker the same question, he laughed and said that's what a cue is designed to do! Almost everything you need it to do on a table, except for jumping, really need a jump cue for that.
Did a test one time of three different jump cues. To be fair, we blindfolded the player so he wouldn't know which cue he had.
Results: He couldn't jump with any of them. He couldn't even find the cue ball. But it was funny as hell.
So I would say it's OK to have one cue. One cue and two rubber bands. Be a pro.
Results: He couldn't jump with any of them. He couldn't even find the cue ball. But it was funny as hell.
So I would say it's OK to have one cue. One cue and two rubber bands. Be a pro.
25 years ago, how many players carried more than 1 cue? It's the Indian, not the arrow. The newer specialized cues makes it easier to break and make jump shots but still requires the Indian to put in the effort.
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:thumbup: Always been my take on the issue.
Yes, Andy Gilbert jump/break !!!
Now that's some funny shit right there !!! LOL