Pure x jump break

I had a high dollar OB break cue, got stolen one night while playing league. I now use a cheap 25oz rage break cue for 8 ball break. Could not keep any tip on it, after the White diamond flew off, I got a tip shaper and rounded off the end, beat the Hell out of it with a tip prick tool. Works fine. For 9 ball I have a cheap 2 piece 16 oz cue that seems to scatter and make more balls on break than the Rage. Works for me.
 
Texas Carom Club said:
welp im 300 plus lbs and i lift heavy stuff at work
the balls always moved fine for me
but now they just move way more
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But what if you put a harder tip on a house cue? Then it would hit just as hard! Just bring a hard tip with you to the bar. And then tape it over top of the leather tip on the bar cue. Then remove it when you leave. And bring it again next time.
 
In support of the notion of a dedicated break cue, I figure the primary advantages for one are the same you get from having your own playing cue - weight & balance that you like best, which lead to familiarity & consistency. Sure, you can break with a house cue, and many do it well, but from one day to the next or one location to the next you are not going to break with the same house cue. They all hit different, some good, some bad, but that dedicated break cue that you carry with you won't give you any surprises. I figure that alone is worth the price of admission...and then there's how fun they are to bust a rack with.
 
currently i dont use a break cue anymore
i dont play 9/10b so its of less importance in 8b

in a few medium size tournaments i placed 8 of 56
and 1st of 40 player with out a dedicated break cue
just breaking with my cuetec truewood


you can get a great smash open break to run out, but not every time
more often you simply open the table easier for the incoming player
i prefer to play 8b more reserved currently and only strike at the right moment in the rack
 
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