The ultimate BREAK/Jump COMBO!!

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fxskater

Ryan The Salmon Arm Lynn
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Surprise, Surprise, I'm having more cue work done. hehe. I have all the plans for my Titleist Conversion completed, but we are putting it off until my cuemaker has a little more time. Anyways, i have been thinking about getting a seperate jump cue for a while now. I always like trying new things so I decided to go with a Purpleheart shaft/phenolic tip setup. I replaced the phenolic tip on my current break jump to have a little bit better control on the break, and to be able to get lots of draw on jump shots. I was going to go with a standalone jump cue, but have decided to actually have a second forearm for my jump/break cue so that no matter what situation, i will have the right, cue for the job. I like using both the leather and the phenolic tip for jumping. I like the phenolic tip for jump shots where i need lots of height and low spin, and i like the leather tip for being able to jump draw when i need too. As far as breaking i still havent made a solid decision on which i like best, so i will have both options available. The joint from the forearm to the shaft is a custom Foster design, but the Joint between the handle and forearm is modified uni-loc joint.

What do you guys think of this combo? Am i gonna have the Ultimate in Jump / Break cue or what!!

What do you think about using a purpleheart shaft? I have heard a few others talk about it, and it is a little denser than maple, so i think its going to be an awesome choice!
 
Sounds great. Can't wait to see it. Let me know when you got it going. Sounds exciting. I think you'll do good with the purpleheart shaft. I've heard both good and bad as with all things. I'm excited for you. Keep me updated.
Kay
 
For some reason ...

I have always preferred a separate jump stick... It is just hard for me to
believe that both the break and the jump can be totally optimized in 1
cuestick. Most jumpers in a break/jump cuestick are longer, like 44 or 46"
long, which are okay for longer jumps, but if you are close, you really need
a jumper only 40 or 41" long, IMO. I do think that a hard leather tip does
offer better control than a phenolic tip.
 
I feel, at least for me, to have a jump break cue as the same stick it really has to do with the connections at the joints for the solid hit you need for the break. As for the jump part, I'm not that good at jumping and in fact just got some of the hang of it this year so I can't judge that. What I will say is that I believe that we need to just keep working on designs and ideas. Its good for all of us to try new things and who knows maybe one of us will come up with the million dollar idea.
Kay
 
I have tested a bunch of different stand alone jump cues, and honestly, Dougs Break/Jump cues play identical to his regular Jump Cues. He makes the forearm real short so that the jump cue is just over 40 inches. I'm looking forward to see how this combination plays.
 
fxskater said:
I have tested a bunch of different stand alone jump cues, and honestly, Dougs Break/Jump cues play identical to his regular Jump Cues. He makes the forearm real short so that the jump cue is just over 40 inches. I'm looking forward to see how this combination plays.
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Sounds like a good one .i jus got a new B/j cue .From Ben Cooper .and all i can say it was a good price and .it played jus as good a it Breaks..soon i'll put up some pic's..
 
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