Any Tips On Breaking Bar-Box 8 Ball?

djpstacked03

djpstacked03

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I find that I generally get a good spread when I break but I am having difficulty keeping the cue ball in the center of the table. I cant count how many times I get a great break and my cue ball ends up frozen behind the headstring and i have to make a diificult shot right off the bat. Sometimes I sewer in the side pockets too. Any help would be appreciated.
 
djpstacked03 said:
I find that I generally get a good spread when I break but I am having difficulty keeping the cue ball in the center of the table. I cant count how many times I get a great break and my cue ball ends up frozen behind the headstring and i have to make a diificult shot right off the bat. Sometimes I sewer in the side pockets too. Any help would be appreciated.
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First thing is first, in barbox 8ball, you don't need the cueball to land center of the table on your breaks. Getting the cueball to land center works great for 9ball but its value is lost somewhat in 8ball since you're allowed to pocket anything. I prefer breaking one diamond away from center to try and send the apex ball towards the side. I hit slightly above center with the hopes of having the cueball stop right at the top of the rack. That's a good spot for me.
 
I always break from the center of the table with just a touch
of bottom English.Works best for me on the 8 ball break.
 
I would suggest playing around with hitting a little top or bottom. Whichever feels more comfortable to you. Generally you'll want to hit a little lower, but if you're coming up past the headstring, maybe a little higher than you are hitting right now will do the trick. Good luck and keep us posted on what you find helps you.
 
Try doing a search for your topic. You may find a bunch. I don't play it myself.
 
I always break from the right side of the table although ths method can be used on the left side as well ( just employ opposite English). I start at the second diamond on the far right and measure one ball lengt to the left and then one ball lenght back and strike the cue ball with one cue tip English bottom left. It doesn't take a whole lot of effort (too much will send the cue ball airborne) and you are guaranteed to move the eight ball (it does fall periodically in one of te side or far corner pockets) with a good spread to boot. Saw this technique in a billards book years ago nd hav used it ever since.
 
It depends on wether the 8-on-the-break counts as a win.

If so, I prefer to hit the second ball with enough draw to make the cue ball go off the long rail and back into the racking area. It tends to make the 8-ball move more often, I have found.
 
I hit from either side of the center (how far out varies on what is working on that table) and hit the head ball as full as possible using inside english.
If that isn't working at all for me I'll try a second ball break from close to the rail.

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to the OP,

Buy a BreakRAK and the Great Break Shot by Charley Bond. Commit to reading the book before working with the BreakRAK. Practice some every week - you will become a breaking champ! I recently got one and LOVE it.

Steve
 
TX Poolnut said:
It depends on wether the 8-on-the-break counts as a win.

If so, I prefer to hit the second ball with enough draw to make the cue ball go off the long rail and back into the racking area. It tends to make the 8-ball move more often, I have found.
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I concur.... if sinking the 8 on the break means the win. My only difference is to use a touch of low inside english on the CB. The 8-ball definitely moves around. Hit the second ball as full as possible. Recommend Charly Bonds book and Joe Tuckers DVD for great answers to your questions.
 
Forgot to say that in my break technique, it also involves hitting the second ball as full as possible also. The lenght of the table has a lot to do with where you place the cue ball using the method (breaking from far right side of table) I use but basically no matter the lenght of the table, I try to line up the cue ball through the second ball and through the 8 ball if that makes any sense at all.
 
Most every bar box is a little or a lot different. You need to find the grove of the one you are playing on each time.I just try to spread them out as much as possible, make what I can and duck. Johnnyt
 
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