Considering a break cue?

I have BK2 from Predator. I have never use other breaker other than that but other people offer me a shot with their own break cues.

As you may know Predator cues are Engineered to increased accuracy. BK2 is one of them. There are lot of Brand for Break cues which also making playing cues

As far as I know there are only few of them becomes successfully competitive. They are following:

1. Predator BK2

2. Mezz Power breaker

3. X Breaker

Strength of this cues are useless if you don't know how to use them. With your skill alone you can break 9ball rack with power and accuracy and sink some balls with regular cues. for balanced power and accuracy use BK2 it has Phenolic tip. Recently many pros are using Mezz power breaker and they said that it feels good than BK2.

even my friend say the same

Hi Straight,

I use a rather cheap jump/break....axiom in 22 oz.

This came with a thinner leather tip and I had it replaced with a phenolic by a local guy.

I'm happy with the results but must say the first 100 breaks were a bit different. Hint...shorten your bridge distance to ball.

To give you an idea of how well I like the cue I regularly offer the spot of me playing with my break cue.

The 1 thing I will say is this, if you get a break cue go ahead and make it a jump /break. It adds a new dimension and darn it, it just is fun and looks good. lol

Good Luck,

Kevin

I think there are a lot of misunderstandings regarding break cues amongst amateur players. My understanding of them is to lessen the wear and tear on your playing cue, since you will generally be putting a lot more force into break shots, therefore causing your tip to mushroom quicker. Since the advent of phenolic tips quite some time ago, a new angle has become the power transferenace that can come with this type of tip and how it can related to better spreads on the break.

The biggest misconception is that a heavier break cue is better because it can deliver more force. I have actually found that this can be true, however in most cases a light break cue is better because you can accellerate your stroke more quickly, which means the cue ball will be traveling faster when it impacts the rack. It takes more energy to accellerate a heavier cue.

Phenolic tips can certainly help with your break, however for inexperienced users, it can also cause a lot of miscues since it does not grab like a leather tip does. So much of that will depend on on the player, and, if they don't have their stroke down, if they are willing to practice to get it right. This applies to most of the questions you asked regarding heling with accuracy and cue ball control. There is no magic cue that will help you do all of these things...it comes thru lots of practice, whether you use a phenolic tip or a leather tip.

Referring back to my earlier statement about a break cue being used to reduce wear and tear on a playing, I can say that using just about ANY cue as a break cue can work. I have seen lots of players that will simply buy and inexpensive cue to break with, and replace the tip as need. If you prefer something with a phenolic tip, that will generally last a lifetime, I would recommend the Fury jump/break cue as it is about the most economical choice on the market. Dollar for dollar, it's value can't be beat. Matter of fact, according to research conducted by Platinum billiards, the Fury j/b cue was the second best cue tested, and came in at about half the price on the ones above and below it.

You can learn more about Fury here -

http://www.fury-cues.com/

and if you decided to purchase there are a number of links to authorized Fury dealers on their website.

Predator BK2 or Mezz Power Breaker is about the top of the line production break cues and they hit a ton with pretty low deflection rate.

Jerico Stinger makes a pretty awesome J/B that rates very high aswell.

You can get any of those for $300-$400 ish

Then there are a host of customs.

If you play a lot, there is no reason to not have a break cue. Of course you do not have to spend that much on one. I have a players SP with a phenalic tip that works pretty well for me, but I'm going to get a BK2 because I love em. Best bet is to try them out and see what you like.

I bought one a while back and like the diff.

I like a heavy cue and have improved my break . . 22oz

Predator Bk2

BK2 all the way, for the reasons already stated.

Can you elaborate?