Thanks maha, that actually simplifies it for me. I was adding a touch above centre on those kicks because I thought it would help the cue ball run cleaner, but from what you are saying the height is not the lever at all — it is dead centre and getting the speed right.

On a longer one-rail kick where the cue ball has a long way to travel, do you still just stay dead centre and change nothing but the speed?

Thanks for this, Hammie. Having a system like that is exactly what I have been missing. I basically have the one break, and when it goes dry I just start messing with speed and swinging harder, which never ends well.

Having a second 2nd ball break ready to go before you touch the head ball break makes a lot of sense. What is the difference between your two 2nd ball breaks — is it where you put the cue ball, or where you are hitting the second ball?

And you are right about the pressure part. When the break stops giving you anything, every other part of the game suddenly feels heavier.

Xdecemberguy said:

HAHA!! Did Josh hit the ball...win that game?? HAHAHA!! I bet you would defend yourself in a murder trial also...clearly there were many more reasonable and easy ways to get out of that shot..your a joke. Clearly that wasn't the right shot but hey your keep being you..like my father said..the world needs ditch diggers too..

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Do you know why he shot it? I don't. Speaking of flat oits, a pool engagement between two players transcends the table and encompasses at least 4 dimensions. Besides the visible layouts, you have the battle of wills and treachery as well and, over time at that. I'm more concerned with the effect on the outcome than - oh, he missed a tough kick and shoulda shot a safer option. Further into the match Capito shot the 7 a half ball wide of that very same pocket. Coincidence? Only by definition.

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Rubik's Cube said:

Blimey!

Hearty congratulations, sir. That is an amazing price for an amazing set. I didn’t even see the listing. I guess most of us missed it.

Bravo!

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I have seen it, but with shipping and taxes to the EU it’s just too expensive to get something like that. Maybe that’s another reason for it having no offers? There are some other sets from Korea, Russia and Australia I am checking for some months now. But importing them always makes it not worth it to be honest

u12armresl said:

Oh, forgive me. A certified instructor knows far more than the consensus #1 player in the WORLD.

One of the 2 of them has played on the biggest stages in the world, under the most pressure you can be under. The other made a video after the fact.

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HAHA!! Did Josh hit the ball...win that game?? HAHAHA!! I bet you would defend yourself in a murder trial also...clearly there were many more reasonable and easy ways to get out of that shot..your a joke. Clearly that wasn't the right shot but hey your keep being you..like my father said..the world needs ditch diggers too..

sjm said:

That's the reason. You very rarely see a jump shot in a situation like this in world class play. Object ball on (or very near) the rail is a dealbreaker for most.

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Well, at least when combined with how far the blocking ball was (mid table). If the blocking ball was a diamond closer to the CB, he has much more room the get the CB down and rolling smoothly before it hits the 7.

Ko's have a video doing it. I've done 4 trays all spread out, 1 cue ball twice in a row.

Nogbert said:

View attachment 940851I knew CJ was a kooky guy but this is disappointing to see. This was on a post about moon phases.

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Well he is half retarded and Max Eberle is the other half so....

For.8 ball I have 3 different breaks that I will use. 2 different 2nd ball breaks and one head ball break. If my main 2nd ball break isn't working I'll try my other 2nd ball break and if that doesn't work then I'll try the.head ball break. If I'm still coming up dry, I go back to my main break and start changing speed to see if that works. It can be hard when all of a sudden the break that was consistently making a ball or two stops working. It does seem to put more pressure on the rest of my game.