What is the WEIGHT of your BREAK CUE, or

[seiyaryu55]

Her fault for standing there?!? Heh. Being 16 doesnt entitle you to have someone apoligise for standing in one spot. Lol.

Anyway, i break with a cheap graphite cue, flat pressed elk master tip. Its the same weight as my playing cue (19oz). In the end, its really technique that matters, not the specs of the cue. Ive played against really good 14.1 players that break soft when they play 8 ball, but they can break up clusters so well that they usually end up running the rack anyway. I mean, all you need is one ball to be pocketed to continue shooting. Theres no rule saying that you have to pocket 4 balls and have nothing frozen to anything else.

 

[Jack Madden]

I broke with a 26 oz. Star Cue from Miami Beach for 5 years on the Bar-Box, with a 14 MM tip. Now and for the past 20 years I have used a 19 oz. break cue. Lighter/Heavier...dont matter, its the contact you make that counts!!

VD
Funny, I am building a 23 oz break cue for a guy in Florida. Is there something to do with Florida weather that makes players want the real heavier break cues? It just seemed odd since both your 26 oz and custom 23 oz are pretty heavy and both of you are in Florida.
Jack
www.johnmaddencues.com

 

[drivermaker]

if you don’t own a DESIGNATED BREAK Cue. What Weight of Break Cue do you BREAK BEST WITH?

I think it depends on the cue and each individual swinging it, because TIMING is a big factor in the break and everybody's is different, as well as the speed you can generate. A very light weight SHOULD get you more speed, but not necessarily if you get lazy and don't fire it extra hard. However, doing that can throw your timing off and cause miscues and lack of control. I've taken my Sledge from the 17 oz. range up to over 21 and just about everything in between and 19.5 seems to work the best. On the other hand I have a meucci with a 4.75 oz. shaft and comes out at 20.4 and it's also equally as good, might even have more control. Also a Cue-Tec at over 21 and it's an absolute hammer. So as I said, it all depends. The "light cue is best" theory doesn't always work for a variety of reasons. Sounds good on paper, but isn't necessarily the truth on the cloth.

 

[vapoolplayer]

Also a Cue-Tec at over 21 .

hasn't your doctor told you about lifting heavy objects at your age???

VAP

 

[Snapshot9]

breaking ....

As I have already stated I have purchased a stinger break/jump cue (should be here in 10 days), but what I want to know is do I have to be strong in order to make a decent break off shot or is the break shot not about strength but more about power and timing?

Scorpion .... Breaking is about consistency -

consistantly making a ball on the break.

consistantly having a shot on the 1 ball (or lowest numbered ball) in 9 ball.

Power and Technique and Spot you break from and what english on cueball
and how you hit the 1 ball

determine your overall consistency rate with above stated objectives.

All of the above are important and people interpret in different ways. We are all guilty of thinking a powerful break is going to be a good break, and then comes along the player who has just light medium power, but finesse on the break and is much more consistent than you breaking. It is finding the right combination of the requirements that is the key to consistency, plus being able to do it from different cueball placement on the break (multiple breaking spots - if one break isn't working, you have to be able to use another).

 

[drivermaker]

hasn't your doctor told you about lifting heavy objects at your age???

VAP

If you've been lugging around what I've been your whole life...you get used to it. (Damn beer...think I gotta....)

 

[Bruce S. de Lis]

VD
Funny, I am building a 23 oz break cue for a guy in Florida. Is there something to do with Florida weather that makes players want the real heavier break cues? It just seemed odd since both your 26 oz and custom 23 oz are pretty heavy and both of you are in Florida.
Jack
www.johnmaddencues.com

Well I will be Ordering a Dedicated Break Cue in the Near Future, and I think will Weigh between 16.75-17.0 Ounces, as HEAVY BREAK CUE do not do it for me.

I personally seem to Sink more Balls on the Break, Spread them out better, and position the Q-Ball Better for the First Shot Post Break with a Lighter/Faster Break Cue.

Seems I am able to get more Speed, and Control Out of a Lighter, than my Playing Cue Breaker.... ..................

 

[Sarge]

Well I will be Ordering a Dedicated Break Cue in the Near Future, and I think will Weigh between 16.75-17.0 Ounces, as HEAVY BREAK CUE do not do it for me.

I personally seem to Sink more Balls on the Break, Spread them out better, and position the Q-Ball Better for the First Shot Post Break with a Lighter/Faster Break Cue.

Seems I am able to get more Speed, and Control Out of a Lighter, than my Playing Cue Breaker.... ..................

The inertia of the cueball is what gives you the break. Inertia= speed x weight. Since the weight of the cueball is a given, what you have left is the speed of your stroke. Thus, lighter cue = faster stroke. I like a 15oz.

 

[Bruce S. de Lis]

The inertia of the cueball is what gives you the break. Inertia= speed x weight. Since the weight of the cueball is a given, what you have left is the speed of your stroke. Thus, lighter cue = faster stroke. I like a 15oz.

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