Oh, I think I finally figured out the 10 ball break. The HARD break was not working on this table. We were using a Magic Ball Rack brand rack (the best one imo), and it was making everything perfectly tight. I took some speed off, but still bridged and hit the same way as the hard break, and I had a ton of success. I'm using a high closed bridge, as high as I can without raising my palm, and striking down on the CB. I'm getting a good pop, stopping the cb center table, and pocketing some balls.

I don't know if that will work in Vegas. The Outsville rack being used there does not rack nearly as tight as the Magic Ball Rack. Well, I at least have a few more breaks than I did last year's Vegas event.

Thats good for the guy posting. Since you have both what do you like better from one brand to another

Oh, 2 types of shots I remember why I missed and was mad at myself afterwards for knowing better but still doing it. One was the typical deceleration of the stroke that causes the swerve to be maximized and ends up cutting the ball a lot differently than intended.

The second was high inside or outside when very close to the rail, and how the CB almost exclusively turns into the the direction of the spin, and there is zero squirt in the opposite direction, ending up striking the OB a full ball differently than anticipated. Yikes, that shot is brutal how much the CB moves sideways.

Kenny Dodd from Oregon was a money player of note. He was my grandmaster scalp (please excuse the crass expression) fart.
My drawing Brady in a tournament that had me playing the donation role was fun as I made a couple good shots. Shrug
Same thing when I played Dan Louie in a 9 ball tournament. My first break yielded a roll out that Danny handed back. And I made the straight back bank! With Perfect shape. Well that was it as I didn't get out. it was a mice shot on strange equipment with uh and up hill both ways. Wink Shrug