George the Greek said:

I break from the corner of the original box, the one on the spot and two at the back. I use a 17oz cue and my biggest break was 6 balls. I get the one by the left balkline corner and the two by the right corner. I make a wingball more often than not and try and kill the CB in the center of the table. If I don't make a wingball I'll use a scatter break with the CB about 6-8" from the balk rail and my bridge hand on the rail. It seems like it picks up alot more speed as the CB gets struck downward

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Flakeandrun said:

Those who can do, those who can't... not sure how that old proverb finishes.
Enjoy your way! I have a preference for breaking 10ball, but doesn't mean I'm not playing other games too

I think the best breakers in all formats make it look good. Granted a speed-o-meter would be something of interest to spectators I think. Certainly would have removed the need for Fedor's histrionics the other day lol

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SSP said:

Church is for believing.....How do you know? Good Luck to you.......

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Jimmy_Betmore said:

Here's one for you guys. Which square is darker?

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They're both the same color. If you don't believe me, cover the middle section with your finger. This is your brain creating something based on the way it "should" be.

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hello said:

Any type of break where the headball is not hit squarely with power looks like shit to me.

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Flakeandrun said:

Tbf, it's not impossible to break MR format at speed. Sure not max speed, but there are lots of great examples of players who can do this without 'sissy breaking shit'

Both Kaçi's, Big and middle KO, FSR etc

Squeezing the one in the side with another power to get back through the balls at speed. Spent a long time trying to emulate middle KO, as I think he's got a nice break. Lucky enough to chat in person about it. It's both satisfying and aesthetic when it's done right.

Not saying blasting the balls to smithereens isn't fun. Last time I really tried to go full tilt, was basically seeing who could get closest to 30mph with a couple friends for the first round of beers after we finished playing.

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Benelli said:

In the late 70's and early 80's any one-piece cues that got new ferrules put on them from AE Schmidt in St Louis all had black ferrules. Also, they would take in old cues on tables they would buy, refurb them, and boom black ferrules would be put on.

Not sure why, or where they got them, but you see them all the time around here at estate sales, and when you dig into the history of the cues it all points back to Curt and Family!

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Jimmy_Betmore said:

That's another thing I find fascinating about color... It absolutely affects our emotions and behaviors. We can get emotionally attached to things being a certain color (orange five ball, anyone?) And before anyone says something like, "Well, I like an orange five ball because that's what I'm used to..." Alright. That's a part of it. But if you could choose between pictures of a purple five ball or an orange five ball to hang on your wall, which would you choose? Keep in mind, you're never going to play with this ball because it's just a picture. So you're never going to mistake it for a four ball mid runout. Ninety nine percent of us would choose the orange one because we have at least a little bit of an emotional attachment to it based on tradition. The same goes for green cloth. I've gotten used to Tournament Blue. But I'd still put Simonis Green on any table I got because it reminds me of when I was younger and all the fun I had at the pool rooms when that was the only thing you'd ever really see.

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