Torn on a Jump/Break or 2 dedicated cues.

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I've got about 200-250 to spend on some new equipment and I'm torn on what to get. At the moment I'm concidering the new Players HXTP1 jump/break as the dual purpose cue. Or getting the Elite Light Break cue and the Jacoby Jump cue. I'm just starting to learn how to jump so don't want to spend a huge amount of money on a jump cue. My current break cue is an old Dufferin.

For the Players, I like the versatility and various combinations, as well as only having to carry the 2 cues instead of 3.

I've read some interesting things about the Elite Light and the price is awesome. And ofcourse the Jacoby has good reviews.

So is it worth getting 2 dedicated cues or going with the dual purpose one for the price range?

Thanks in advance.
 
I use separate Js & Bs.

Is it worth it ? Not really but I like it anyway.

Bottom line is your budget, your skill level, your case and your willingness to use 3 separate cues each time you play.
 
I like having a dedicated tool for each job. The only reason I would use a jump/break is if you don't have the extra room.

best,

Justin
 
I was in the same quandary you were in and opted to go with separate break and jump cues. My break cue is a cheap graphite cue from a big box retail store, but it does the job, so I decided to stick with it and just buy a new jump cue.

I went with a Jacoby and it's awesome! I'm still very much a novice at jumping, but I've found it to be very user-friendly. I got mine for $105 and consider it money well spent. With your budget (or maybe just a little higher), you could get the Jacoby for your jump cue and something like a McDermott Stinger for your break cue. Just a suggestion.
 
superflychief said:
I've got about 200-250 to spend on some new equipment and I'm torn on what to get. At the moment I'm concidering the new Players HXTP1 jump/break as the dual purpose cue. Or getting the Elite Light Break cue and the Jacoby Jump cue. I'm just starting to learn how to jump so don't want to spend a huge amount of money on a jump cue. My current break cue is an old Dufferin.

For the Players, I like the versatility and various combinations, as well as only having to carry the 2 cues instead of 3.

I've read some interesting things about the Elite Light and the price is awesome. And ofcourse the Jacoby has good reviews.

So is it worth getting 2 dedicated cues or going with the dual purpose one for the price range?

Thanks in advance.
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Personally, I'd go with 2 separate dedicated cues although I've got both dedicated cues AND jump/break cues and they all do a good job of doing what they're supposed to, so. So really, I can't even tell you why I'd say to go with dedicated cues:confused:!!!

Happy to help :sorry:.

Maniac (see my sig line)
 
Separate dedicated cues

I have had several jump/break cues...and the simple fact remains...a jump cue is made to jump, a break cue is made to break...yes, you can get a cue to do both, but it won't jump OR break as well as it should.

For starters, a jump cue needs to be stiff, and light. Performs best with a phenolic tip, harder the better...

A break cue needs to be a certain weight...many folks like 18oz or so...
Problem is that a cue weighing 18oz total, once the back of the butt is unscrewed, the jump cue weighs too much..
Also, many people favor a HARD LEATHER tip for a break cue...since the phenolic is unforgiving to miscue on the break-requiring a better break, and more accuracy.

It's all preference...but your break cue preferences likely won't match perfectly to your jump preferences...
Goes back to the old saying...jack of all trades, master of none. That's how I feel about a jump/break.

You can buy jump cues out there for 60$ that perform almost as well as anything on the market...and that leaves you with enough to buy a nice break cue.

Good luck
 
I got to agree... the best I've found is the sledgehammer but i feel even that isn't as good as having a separate cue's. I just went back to having separate cue's myself.
 
I'm using a cheap B/J cue with phenolic tip.
For jump it's OK, because I'm using it 2-4 times in night.
But, for break, I don't like the phenolic tip, because of often miscue, and the weight of cue (19 oz) for me is a little too much.
Now I'm looking for a secondary shaft without phenolic tip, or for 2 dedicate cues.
 
It's worth getting both, in my opinion. I find jump/breaks do a good job for breaking the balls, but don't jump nearly as well as a dedicated jump cue.

I currently break with a Poison jump/break, but still carry a separate jump cue in my case.
 
Looks like I'm in the minority here. I used an early Sledgehammer for a long time. I liked how I could break and jump with it.

Now I have a fancy Alex Brick dymondwood jump/break. I've turned down several offers for it, even from those who pester me.

I've never had an issue with miscues when breaking.

I like both cues because I don't break down my cue except for the most extreme jump shots. I think jumping primarily with the full cue gives me an advantage.

It's too bad I don't video of the jump bankshot I made a few nights ago with my full cue. It was a pretty severe angle, too.
kcv
 
jhanso18 said:
I like having a dedicated tool for each job. The only reason I would use a jump/break is if you don't have the extra room.

best,

Justin
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Yeah, that's basically my take on it too, although if I had to buy a complete set of cues all at once, I might end up compromising my principles a bit ...particularly if money was tight. In my case it just happened that I ended up with pool equipment which suits our stance on OP's question...

I started out with a Flash playing cue worth about 70 dollars, and then ended up getting a bit more serious about pool. So I mustered some beefier funds and bought a Pechauer cue with a Predator butt, and had my friend fit a phenolic tip to the Flash cue to turn it into a breaker.

About a year and a half later, I'd made some sort of half-decent transfer from English pool (i.e. six foot tables with smaller pockets and balls, different pocket shapes, shallower cushions, etc) to eight-ball on a nine foot table, and the last element was the jump shot, which was not considered legal among the English pool crowd I played with for years.

So when a friend mentioned that he could get a 20% discount at an online pool shop for some reason, a few of us ordered some stuff to take advantage of the discount. I got seven dollars off a Mit jumper, which I then took to the pool hall for an afternoon's jumping practice. :)

Very happy with having a different cue for each task. The jumper is very light (which I like) and the breaker is pretty heavy (which I also like), so I guess it would be a very ass-heavy jump/break to retain each of those properties (by packing loads of weight into the section that unscrews to put it in jump mode).

-LB
 
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