Stealth Break Cues are the dedicated break-cue side of Stealth's catalog, built to take the punishment of a hard break so a player's primary cue never has to. Quarter King carries two Stealth break cues, the STHBK01 in black and the STHBK03 in pink, both built on the same 29 inch hardrock maple shaft, phenolic tip and ferrule, and 5/16x18 joint. Stealth itself titles both products "Break Cue" on its own site, a naming choice that sets them apart from the brand's numbered playing-cue lineup. Below we cover what a phenolic tip and a pro taper shaft actually do, the spec on each model, and who tends to reach for a dedicated breaker.
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Stealth Cues runs its own catalog directly at stealthcues.com, split into a handful of merchandising sections: a yearly lineup of numbered playing cues, a shafts section, a premium retail-only line, and its billiard gloves. Two of the numbered-cue section's listings are the STHBK01 and STHBK03, and Stealth names both of them "Break Cue" right in the product title on its own site, a naming choice that sets them apart from the numbered playing cues merchandised on that same page even though they sit in the same catalog bucket. That distinction matters to a buyer: it says up front that these two sticks are built to be sacrificed to the rack on every break, not to run a rack of balls.
Stealth is a smaller, newer name in the cue business than some of the legacy brands on the wall at a pool hall, and its current lineup leans on bold, modern colorways rather than exotic inlay work, a choice that shows up directly in the STHBK03's hot pink finish. The break cues sit alongside that same design language: instead of a muted, traditional break stick, Stealth offers a black option and a pink option, both built around the same functional spec underneath.
The STHBK01 and STHBK03 share an identical build. Both use the same 29 inch hardrock maple shaft with a 10 to 12 inch pro taper, the same 13mm phenolic tip fused to a matching phenolic ferrule, and the same 5/16x18 pin through a stainless steel collar. The only real difference between the two is cosmetic: a black stained maple forearm on the STHBK01 against a hot pink stain with a clear polyurethane topcoat and a matching pink butt sleeve on the STHBK03. Both replace a conventional wrap with Stealth's own molded Dooley handle, a grip the company designed to stop a player's rear hand from over-squeezing through a hard swing.
Both Stealth break cues use a 13mm phenolic tip fused to a matching phenolic ferrule rather than the leather tip and separate ferrule found on a typical playing cue. Phenolic is a hard, layered resin, and cue makers reach for it on break cues because it transfers far more of a swing's energy into the cue ball than a softer leather tip absorbs. On a thread on the AZBilliards forums comparing tips for break and jump cues, posters who have used phenolic generally credit it with hitting harder, though several also note it holds only a light dusting of chalk and can miscue more easily on anything but a centered hit, a tradeoff a few players solve by switching to a softer synthetic break tip instead. For background on tip materials generally, see our glossary.
Underneath the tip, both cues run a 29 inch hardrock maple shaft with a 10 to 12 inch pro taper, meaning the shaft holds more of its diameter over that stretch than a playing shaft, which tapers down further toward the tip. In a long-running AZBilliards discussion of what actually separates a break cue's construction from a playing cue's, posters pointed to a stiffer, straighter taper and a harder tip as the two changes that matter most, ahead of anything cosmetic, and Stealth's pro taper spec lines up directly with that description.
Both models use a 5/16x18 pin through a stainless steel collar, one of the most common thread patterns on production cues, so a Stealth break-cue shaft will physically thread into other 5/16x18 joints if a player wants to mix components. The stainless collar reinforces the joint face itself, the point that absorbs the most repeated shock on a cue that gets swung at full power, over and over, at the same rack.
In place of a wrap, both models use what Stealth calls a Dooley handle, a molded, contoured grip that replaces linen or leather wrap material entirely. The idea, per Stealth's own product pages, is to give a player's rear hand a fixed, ergonomic point of contact so the grip cannot rotate or shift mid-swing, which is the same failure point a slick wrap or an over-squeezed grip can create on a full-power break.
Break cue shafts generally come in one of two taper styles: a pro taper, which holds more of a standard shaft's gradual profile, or a conical taper, which keeps a near-constant diameter over a longer stretch for extra stiffness. AZBilliards threads on the subject show real disagreement between the two camps: some players report a conical taper feels noticeably stiffer and hits harder, while others say they cannot tell the difference once a shaft is properly built, and still others simply prefer the way a pro taper loads through their existing bridge hand. Stealth built both the STHBK01 and STHBK03 on a pro taper rather than a conical one, which keeps the feel closer to a standard playing cue for a player who does not want to relearn their bridge and stroke just to break.
Stealth lists both the STHBK01 and STHBK03 with two selectable weight options at checkout on its own site, labeled simply A and B, so a buyer picks the balance point that suits their swing rather than being locked into a single fixed weight. Both cues finish with a black rubber bumper at the very butt end, a soft cap that absorbs the shock of the cue striking the floor or a rail during an aggressive break stroke, protecting the butt sleeve and finish underneath from chipping over repeated hard use.
The STHBK01 is the black version, finished in black stained maple through the forearm with a black composite butt plate carrying the Stealth logo and a black rubber bumper closing out the butt. It ships with a joint protector, comes in two weight options, and is priced about $150. It is currently in stock.
The STHBK03 swaps the finish for hot pink, with a clear polyurethane topcoat over the stain on the forearm and a matching pink polyurethane butt sleeve and butt plate, an unusual look in a category dominated by black and grey break cues. Spec-wise it is identical to the STHBK01: same shaft, same tip, same joint, same Dooley handle. It is also in stock and priced about $150.
Both Stealth break cues we carry use a 5/16x18 joint and a 13.00mm classic wood shaft rather than a carbon fiber build. That puts them in the same joint and shaft family as a large share of the entry-level and mid-range cues in our catalog, so a Stealth break cue will thread onto other 5/16x18 shafts if a player wants to experiment with a different shaft on the same butt. Browse our full shafts selection for spares and upgrades that share this fit.
A dedicated break cue exists to answer one specific problem: repeated full-power breaks put a different kind of stress on a shaft, tip and joint than normal play does, and plenty of players would rather absorb that wear on an inexpensive dedicated stick than on the cue they use to run out. Posters on the AZBilliards forums discussing what differentiates a break cue from a playing cue point to a stiffer taper, a harder tip, a shorter and harder ferrule, and a rear weight bias as the features that matter, and the STHBK01 and STHBK03 deliver most of that through their pro taper shaft and phenolic tip and ferrule combo. League players, home-table regulars stepping up from a single all-purpose cue, and anyone whose playing cue's tip has started mushrooming from break duty are the clearest fit for either model. Players who have already settled on a different tip material for their own break cue, a debate that AZBilliards threads on break and jump tips return to often, with names like white diamond, samsara and bulletproof coming up alongside phenolic, may simply prefer that setup, since the tradeoff between raw power and cue-ball control on the break is a matter of personal feel more than a settled consensus.
Stealth backs both the STHBK01 and STHBK03 with a limited manufacturer warranty, and cue registration runs through a dedicated registration page on Stealth's own site rather than through us. Because these are break cues, expect the tip and ferrule to show wear well before a warranty question would ever come up. Stealth's warranty covers manufacturing defects in materials and construction, not the tip wear or ferrule chipping that a break cue is built to absorb in the first place. Stealth also publishes a separate freight and legal disclaimer page covering shipping damage claims, worth a read before a cue ships if a buyer wants the fine print directly from the maker.
Neither the STHBK01 nor the STHBK03 comes with a hard case in the box, so a player planning to carry a Stealth break cue alongside a playing cue will want a two-piece or wider case that has room for a second stick.
For Stealth's numbered playing cues, see the main Stealth Cues category, and for the full range of break, jump and playing cues we carry across every brand, browse Pool Cues.
Both the STHBK01 and STHBK03 use a 13mm phenolic tip fused to a matching phenolic ferrule, a hard combination cue makers use on break cues because it transfers more of the hit into the cue ball than a softer leather tip does.
Yes. Both run an identical 29 inch hardrock maple shaft with a 10 to 12 inch pro taper and a 5/16x18 pin, so the main difference between the two cues is the finish, black on the STHBK01 and pink on the STHBK03.
It is Stealth's own molded, wrapless grip that replaces a linen or leather wrap, designed to give a player's rear hand a fixed, ergonomic hold through a full-power swing without slipping or rotating.
Stealth files these two SKUs under its break-cue naming, not as break-jump cues, and their spec, a phenolic tip on a pro taper shaft, is built around breaking power rather than the shorter, lighter build a dedicated jump cue uses.
Stealth covers manufacturing defects in materials and construction under a limited warranty, handled through registration on Stealth's own site. Tip and ferrule wear from normal break use is not a warranty issue.
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