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Thanks for the insight on cue tips.

You are speaking the gospel here. With honesty and humility. Props to you. Hopefully you have made everyone whole by now. My marketing was helped by your bad example as you were in it deep right when I started out. You will never recover your reputation in the cue builder's world unfortunately.

Thank you. Knew most but not. Well done !

Thank you for sharing and posting.

Second comment some billiard supply places like my local one suggest not to use a hard tip on there own carbon fiber shafts

Can a hard tip be used on a carbon fiber shaft

i'm old school i still use le pro tips. they work for me and i cannot justify 25 or 30 bucks for a tip. its all marketing magic

WHAT'S YOUR E-MAIL I would like to share something as an 82 year old retired cuemaker

You have restored my confidence in your legitimacy. Now it's time to get back to making cues and enjoying the process. Have a great day 😊

When you say the shaft has more deflection you mean the shaft deflects less, causing the cue ball to deflect more, right? It's a very confusing way to talk about the phenomenon.

Great advice based on personal experience. Great responsibility and expectations when undertaking a custom cue order.

Great advice, and good on you for doing something few people today do: taking responsibility!

i hope a lot of people hear what you had the chance to say, cudo's

I see players wiping the chalk off the tip at the end of play. Any benefits to doing this?

Another great video. I use a Zan medium/hard hybrid tip. I’m assuming they make this by compressing the outside of the tip more than the middle of the tip. You mentioned the oil in the tip. If I buy a box of tips, will the oil evaporate from the last tip in the box before I use it? I guess at $30/tip on Amazon I’ll be switching to another brand. When I first started using them in 2020 they only cost about $20/tip as I remember. Since I’m relearning everything after not playing regularly for 50 years switching tips again won’t be a big deal. I would like to know if there’s any problems with single piece tips on the Revo’s? I have change my own Revo tips with no problems. Actually, I had the Victory tip and cushion pop off and roll down into the bar box shortly after I got my Revo shaft. Since then I’ve changed my own tips with no problems.

Why don't snooker player have a carbon cue?

Threading isn't just better for you it's better period.

Before I started building cues I had a slide on extension. My brother in law and I were playing and he had a cue built by a very reputable cue builder. I got out my extension to show him and it went on tighter than I expected and was hard to pull off. When I pulled hard enough to get it off the butt cap and the rings were still in the extension. I am very sorry to have to inform you but if you are not threading your caps then your cues are not sound. Of course using a taig lathe it's tough I understand. Mechanical connections plus chemical ones make a lifetime cue. You simply cannot just slide on your components and expect it to last. Maybe can get away with it on ferules but not on cues.

Thanks for the information Chris. What’s your preference on tip choice?

Noticed a moth zooming in front of your camera a few times. I also have a moth that's always photo-bombing my videos. I share your pain.

Wow. Original design and is gorgeous.

ok you have given me a little homework to do for when i get ready to have my cue set built, thank you. I think the weight of the playing cue is another great topic because i hear a lot about what weight is the best to use.

Terrific video. Am considering making cues and this is good information. Have played for 40 years and have about 60 cues. Have to really search for info on cue builds. Deciding what cue lathe to go with. Maybe cuesmith. Thanks for the video. New subscriber. 😊

This is Chris Walker the biggest scammer in pool. Just google him! He scammed hundreds of people out of thousands of dollars on pool cues he never completed or plans to. He lies about everything. Do not subscribe to a scammer’s channel. Thumbs down everyone. Chris I will never stop exposing you to everyone about what a crook you are!

Why not use the side of the end mill at length and just cut to depth?

Jacoby Ultra shaft, is the most unrated shaft on the market

Nice audio quality!!!

Best answer i got

I'm curious to know what your favorite is? New subscriber and I'm gonna send a small donation.

35 years ago the break was all about speed. These days players are often purposely hitting at less than their top speeds. They do this to make sure that accuracy hasn't suffered, and that the racked balls behave as expected. Like when they're doing a cut break to put the one in the side. Speed is great on a break, but accuracy is better, and proper speed with proper accuracy is the best.

Very Nice Cue!! WOW

Great videos. GET RID OF THE CIGARET. NOT IMPRESSED WITH THE CANCER STICK. HAD TOO MANY CHERISHED PEOPLE DIE FROM IT. DO STOP OR DIE. YOURE CHOICE. SMOKING IMPRESSES NO. NO. NO. NO. ONE. You impress no one with the smoke. Knowledge yes. Just live

Do you have a video on length of a shaft and why someone would need a longer or shorter?

Just checked, the app is $4.99, not free.

Can we see you break on video to see how you do it?

I have a 25 ounce break cue. I have downloaded the Predator break cue speed app this week. I was hitting my break at 8,9,10 mph. I changed my bridge to be on the rail. Then I tried snapping my wrist. The highest I got up to was 14 mph. The last day I was at 8 mph. Maybe I need to practice more? What do you think Chris?

Force (f) equals Mass(m) times Acceleration (a), f=ma. With limited in ability to accelerate the cue, a heavier cue would be the better choice. If you are capable of high acceleration, then a lighter cue would be the better choice. For example, at 30, I used a 15 oz. cue for breaking; at 85, I use a 23 oz. cue.

Extra points: tips make a big difference. Technique is probably the biggest difference. Small athletic women have learned to break really good. Big athletic men that don't know how to play good can't break well. Then the different games need different break techniques and speeds.

Do I need to use turn signals when using right or left English?

i must also say you don't have to smash the rack to get a good break. its like shooting a gun, its all shot placement

i play with a 21.5 and break with an 18. it works for me

What an awesome channel for information. I am 53 years old and have played pool most of my life. I have always struggled with my break. I have owned so many break cues, I can't even count them. From 14oz to 24 oz and everything in between. I am 5'4". How does heighth effect breaking power. I have seen even the shortest pros spread the balls effortlessly. Thank you.

Accuracy over power....

So i found the discussion on timing very interesting. I agree that the nomenclature 'timing' is impresice and leads to a lot of confusion. I prefer to think of stroke mechanics in terms of speed and acceleration which works well with your lecture tonight. But. The break technique seems to be so much different than the textbook shooting mechanic. This might be an extreme example, but think of SVB. His brake technique. He's choked up very high on the q. He actually rises up in his stroke but as he hits the ball everything is wrong with it. But he has one of the best breaks in the game. I get what you were saying and for other players the example might fit really well like Cory Dual with his very controlled and structured break. There are a lot of things going on there and well, I think the timing explanation works for a classic pool. Stroke mechanic doesn't always translate well to breaking

Good video and yes controversial and it’s custom to what individuals can handle with accuracy. 35 years ago I had Huebler make me a custom 18 oz break cue & then I quit completion 30 years ago and completely left the scene to then start playing again 8 months ago and found out all the changes in cues and tips gloves etc. I added .5 making it 18.5 and I’m completely satisfied with my breaking power & accuracy and have a La Pro tip in it which I like, trust and can control. I was a good jumper back then too and now don’t jump much I kick or swerve/curve at balls if needed. I’m not at all even tempted to buy a new graphite break cue or phenolic tip or heavier break cue. I’m gonna down load that preditor break speed app just to see what my speed is but again I don’t really care because I’m completely happy with my breaking results. Cheers.

Great content as always! I fight the timing of my break, and other shots sometimes. My grip hand tends to be a little forward at contact which causes the tip of the cue to drop at contact. To combat this I shorten my bridge a little. This could be a good topic for timing, if you haven’t already covered it. Pendulum too far forward equals tip contacting lower than expected and too far back equals tip contacting higher than expected.

This is the best video I’ve seen on this subject. I’ve been playing for more than 35 years and have, over the years, experimented with different weights to see what felt best to me. I currently use a 17oz break cue that came with a 4oz extension giving me the option of a 21oz break cue. I imagine adding 4oz to the very back of the cue changes the dynamic of the cue beyond just the added weight. I’ve tried it in both configuration and 17oz is a better fit for me. I appreciate you going beyond what I normally hear… “lighter is better PERIOD” or “heavier is better PERIOD. I’ll be sharing this video with my local pool groups Facebook page.

Hmmm. Thanks for the app. I just went out and tried it. My break cue is a Predator BK shaft from about 2000 or so I think on a Predator Sneaky Pete butt (1998). I also added a six inch extension in the middle. I tried with the six inches, no extension, and then a two inch extension. The cue was definitely lighter with no extension, but the highest speed was with the two inch extension. I suspect that’s because I’m 6’3” tall and the 90 degree point with no extension is with my last finger wrapped around the rubber bumper. I got almost 15 mph with the 6” extension, 16+ mph with no extension, and almost 18 mph with the two inch extension with just a few breaks each. I can see I’m going to have to spend more time with the app and breaking in my practice sessions. Thank you for more drills - lol. It’s 10:30 PM here in the PH and raining hard (my pool room is outside under a large covered patio) so I had to cut the data collection session short for now. Love your channel - it’s been chock full of good information. Again, thank you very much.