opinions, please best ferrule for a jumpbreak
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the impression i got from a few guys that do play in apa, i do not, is the tip has to be leather. i'm not sure if the phenolic ferrule is still ok or not. i just can't see the point in using one of those with a leather tip. maybe, it will be ok. i dunno. i normally use white diamonds from joe picone. but, those aren't leather either.TellsItLikeItIs said:
exactly!!! or the idiot sitting on the table, or the idiot setting a drink on the table. just about the time i think i've seen it all, somebody else does something really stupid on a table. saw three guys pick the end of the table up at least a foot and a half off the floor and drop it because ball was stuck in ball return rails, chalk in there.TellsItLikeItIs said:
if i owned the place, they'd be shot on sight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dear gawd!masonh said:
Pool hall owners will be thrilled to hear that.
stix4sale said:
I've heard of them but never tried one. Maybe I should.....
I think any of the linen based ferrules work. If a ferrule is going to break, its going to break no matter what it is made out of. I put the Ivorine 3 on my jump cues and never had a problem.
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stix4sale said:other than the phenolic rod that prathers sells
like this
reason being, i was told recently these kind of ferrule/tips are illegal in apa
true???
Hey Guy, this tips are Legal for APA use. My teams have been going to APA and BCA Nationals for the last three years using these tip / Ferrule combinations with no problems.
In APA, however Jump shots are not Legal, so my players only use their Jump break cues for Breaking.
You can also purchase this same Rod material from Atlas Billiard Supply in 48 inch sections, and I think that they may also stock this material in Black now.
Long story short, I think this the best material for break cues, and it is all that I use myself.
Last, if you have people who do not like the tip being made of this material, just drill all the way through and thread a 1 inch section and place a leather tip on it, I use Water Buffalo tips for this and you still have the strength of the ferrule itself for extra power.
Manwon
manwon said:
Jumping is legal in APA, jump cues are not. APA used make you jump with your playing cue but the last 2 years at Nationals the refs allowed you to use your break cue to jump with (although if it was a J/B you could not break it down)
stix4sale said:other than the phenolic rod that prathers sells
like this
reason being, i was told recently these kind of ferrule/tips are illegal in apa
true???
Are you wondering what ferrule is best or what tip is best or what combo tip/ferrule is best? I have 1 break shaft with a cue ball ferrule and a G-10 tip and another one with a G-10 combo ferrule/tip made by the same cuemaker same butt same shaft taper and I cannot tell the difference in either one. I hear Ivorine 4 makes a good ferrule for break shafts but have not tried one out yet.
Hey Brent,
Try LBM Ferrule and any kind of tip. I finished working on 2 break and jumps that have LBM ferrules. One has Phenolic for a tip and the other has a Talisman Break tip. Both work great. If you need some, I have it in rod form. I could ship it out to you.
Try LBM Ferrule and any kind of tip. I finished working on 2 break and jumps that have LBM ferrules. One has Phenolic for a tip and the other has a Talisman Break tip. Both work great. If you need some, I have it in rod form. I could ship it out to you.
stix4sale said:other than the phenolic rod that prathers sells
like this
reason being, i was told recently these kind of ferrule/tips are illegal in apa
true???
I'm lazy. I jump, break and play with the same cue. Thin wall ivory ferrule and one of my tips.
Only use the Ivorine 4 ferrule when doing this though...its 10x stronger than any ferrule you can buy. Trust me...
Great, we'll just switch to linen-based phenolic instead of canvas.cueguy said:
IF that is true.