Arh, okay. I don't own any of the 2 you mentioned but I also want a PB2 as my break cue. Still can't bring myself to break the bank over it. :grin-square:
Who is making the best Break only cue?
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Arh, okay. I don't own any of the 2 you mentioned but I also want a PB2 as my break cue. Still can't bring myself to break the bank over it. :grin-square:
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Do people like the bk3 over the bk2?
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Will we ever know?
How would we ever know, unless the majority of the pros used the same break cue. They shoot and break better then the majority of us, they are always looking for an edge, so if there was a best they would use it. Hitting at the right speed in the right place from the right spot on a tight rack makes a good break cue. I am as always, the weakest link, not my equipment. But, it seems like the Mezz and Predaator line of break cues are popular, so maybe....
How would we ever know, unless the majority of the pros used the same break cue. They shoot and break better then the majority of us, they are always looking for an edge, so if there was a best they would use it. Hitting at the right speed in the right place from the right spot on a tight rack makes a good break cue. I am as always, the weakest link, not my equipment. But, it seems like the Mezz and Predaator line of break cues are popular, so maybe....
An earlier post mentioned a low deflection shaft is a plus. Do you guys think a low deflection shaft is important in a break cue? As far as I am concerned, I hit center ball on my breaks and would rather have a real stiff shaft, if I need to cut break, I will use my playing cue because the cue ball will most likely take flight if I send it to the rack at full speed with english.
An earlier post mentioned a low deflection shaft is a plus. Do you guys think a low deflection shaft is important in a break cue? As far as I am concerned, I hit center ball on my breaks and would rather have a real stiff shaft, if I need to cut break, I will use my playing cue because the cue ball will most likely take flight if I send it to the rack at full speed with english.
I think the argument for a LD shaft in a break cue is that you TRY to hit centerball but nobody is perfect and when striking at full power I would guess a lot of people are off a little. A LD shaft is going to keep the cue ball closer to on line when you strike just a touch off center meaning you're going to get a more pure hit on the head ball.
I don't use a LD shaft for my play or break cue right now, but that is how I've always understood the argument and I do think there is some merit to it.
An earlier post mentioned a low deflection shaft is a plus. Do you guys think a low deflection shaft is important in a break cue? As far as I am concerned, I hit center ball on my breaks and would rather have a real stiff shaft, if I need to cut break, I will use my playing cue because the cue ball will most likely take flight if I send it to the rack at full speed with english.
The harder you hit the more deflection occurs over a smaller distance. Very few people actually hit perfectly in the middle of the cueball on every break (even if they think they do) so yes a LD shaft is a very good thing on a break cue.
Breaking with control
I'm playing a Mezz PB-2 for years now, and all I can say is, it's the best breaker I've ever used.
Also the Mezz PB wrapless is a weapon!
In all forums they're talking about the Samsara break tip or the Predator BK 3...
... well, some of my friends have installed the Samsara tip on different break cues - all with the same results: jumps are easy (but they're not getting better than a stop ball). Breaking is also easy, but no control on whitey...
Same happened to my friend with his new BK 3! He's a very slim guy, but after the break the cueball has been flying into the lights a few times now!!! Almost shot them down! And his hit was dead on! Smashing the balls with no control is depending on pure luck.
All break cues destroy the rack, if you have a good hit on the first ball.
Sometimes I'm too lazy to screw on my breaker for the first few racks, and I'm breaking with my Vollmer cue with my thin 12 mm shaft.
It also smashes the balls...
Mezz makes his Sonic tip just a little less hard! So you can feeeeeel the shot better!
I'm using the PB-2 also for jumping and I've been able to draw back the cueball 4~5 diamonds (directly - not with the helps of a cushion) after 2~3 diamonds distance to the object ball. And also following through 7~8 diamonds after 4 diamonds distance to the object ball!!
All on purpose - with control - because I can feeeeeel the shots better!
Even Michael Vollmer was impressed by the quality of the Mezz cues.
Many Pros have been using the Mezz PBW at the 9-ball World Championships!
Hope this helps a little...
I'm playing a Mezz PB-2 for years now, and all I can say is, it's the best breaker I've ever used.
Also the Mezz PB wrapless is a weapon!
In all forums they're talking about the Samsara break tip or the Predator BK 3...
... well, some of my friends have installed the Samsara tip on different break cues - all with the same results: jumps are easy (but they're not getting better than a stop ball). Breaking is also easy, but no control on whitey...
Same happened to my friend with his new BK 3! He's a very slim guy, but after the break the cueball has been flying into the lights a few times now!!! Almost shot them down! And his hit was dead on! Smashing the balls with no control is depending on pure luck.
All break cues destroy the rack, if you have a good hit on the first ball.
Sometimes I'm too lazy to screw on my breaker for the first few racks, and I'm breaking with my Vollmer cue with my thin 12 mm shaft.
It also smashes the balls...
Mezz makes his Sonic tip just a little less hard! So you can feeeeeel the shot better!
I'm using the PB-2 also for jumping and I've been able to draw back the cueball 4~5 diamonds (directly - not with the helps of a cushion) after 2~3 diamonds distance to the object ball. And also following through 7~8 diamonds after 4 diamonds distance to the object ball!!
All on purpose - with control - because I can feeeeeel the shots better!
Even Michael Vollmer was impressed by the quality of the Mezz cues.
Many Pros have been using the Mezz PBW at the 9-ball World Championships!
Hope this helps a little...
pretty sure the pros, while I agree they look for an edge, also tend to go with brands who might throw them a little jelly. Or who do currently sponsor them.
back to the indian/arrow deal, imo.
How's Shane's break doing with his Cuetec?
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brian kc
I would like to try a Lomax sometime...heard they were pretty solid and I could have him make a custom one for me...just need to shell out some bucks. That being said you are going to get 50 different answers with a thread like this. To each their own. Some people even use their shooting cue to break with. For the most part it is the player, not the cue that determines the break. The tip/weight of the cue may affect it and of course if the cue is constructed crappy that won't help...but overall it is usually the player and their mechanics that determine the outcome of the break (for the most part).
Tried a buddies Gulyassy J/B cue recently and am now on a desperate search to find one of my own!!! The earlier post about it hitting like a freight train is perfectly accurate. My old break cue hits like a pillow compared to the Gulyassy!!! Hunt 2 down and buy one and tell me where the other one is! LOL
The Brumhandl for sure if you believe lighter is better. The Mule's are heavier with a yellowheart shaft that is to heavy to jump easily. I know, I've had both and will never part with my Brumhandl.