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What do you change first when the break keeps coming up dry?

KINGSCOURT905
Bob Jewett said:
The largest factor in how well and consistently the balls break is how tight the rack is. How does racking work in your matches?
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Bob, in our league matches we rack for each other, no template, just hand racked and the other guy can ask for a re-rack if it is loose. Reading what you wrote, I am probably not checking that tightness close enough when the break goes dry — I go straight to blaming my speed or where I put the cue ball. A loose rack would explain those nights where the head ball sounds dead no matter what I change. I will pay more attention to that this week.
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What do you change first when the break keeps coming up dry?

KINGSCOURT905
gregcantrall said:
My bar box break has cobwebs. 😉
Being the old guy now, my go to game would be last pocket 8 ball played to BCAPL rules.
I earned The Master rating in the Northwest playing bar box 8 ball on the Oregon coast. (A fine vacation I might add).
SHooter cue always with second ball break. It only works on some tables. Well moves the 8 ball, it works on the theory of leaving a technical puzzle that requires Jui Jitsu like attack....and or defend or Both.... Plus my break and make a ball was Good. 🤷‍♂️ a no brainer.
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That second ball break with your shooter is interesting, Greg. Most guys I know treat the break cue like it has to be a separate hammer, and you are going the other way and still moving the 8 like that. The puzzle part is what stuck with me — leaving a table that makes the other guy work for every ball instead of just spreading them and hoping. On a bar box that is half the game. Does that second-ball look change much for you when the cloth plays fast versus slow and shaggy?
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Filler’s 3-Rail Kick in the Reyes Cup … Was it the Right Choice?

dr_dave
KINGSCOURT905 said:
Thanks for running that down, Dave, that's a real answer. I didn't expect the three-railer to come out that badly at the slow speed either, which makes me look at Filler's choice a bit differently. Did the medium one-railer leave him any better off when it missed, or was it a sell-out either way once he missed?
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Again, watch the shots in the video. That’s what the video is for … showing a wide range of both good and bad outcomes with each approach. The 1-railer had many good outcomes. My feeling is the percentages of good and bad leaves were similar with both approaches.
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Filler’s 3-Rail Kick in the Reyes Cup … Was it the Right Choice?

sjm
Poolmanis said:
When i play tournaments and want test table in warm up I shoot couple times 3 rail "opposite system shot" 3 rails. It is fast way to get read of rails and cloth.
It is close what Filler had, and i am sure he know that too so that shot. Use slightly less english than natural 3 rail kick and faster speed.
Here you can see me test it on last tournament before match.
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Yes, good idea, but ...

In truth, the chance to warm on a stream table at a major championship is usually minimal, typically, but not always, restricted to one rack each for you and your opponent. Over the years, I've heard more than a few players complain about this, noting that the table in the practice room may or may not play like the one on which they must compete, but their complaints have, too often, fallen on deaf ears.
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