I have been having lots of trouble with dry breaks lately. I have tried moving the cue ball around and moving where i strike the cue ball any tips?\
dry breaks????
- Thread starter mtglassguy
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mtglassguy...Keep where you strike the CB consistent...dead center, with no spin. Work on "how" you move the cue. Putting your whole body into the break only serves to make it more difficult to be accurate. The complete transition of energy from the cuestick to the CB, and then an accurate hit on the head ball of the rack is what will result in pocketing balls on the break. Remember too that nobody makes a ball on the break all the time...not even the pros. Try moving around like you are with the CB. I find that a good stroke is more vital in the break, than how "hard" you hit them...and accuracy on the CB and the head ball of the rack gives you the optimum effect...control and hopefully pocketing a ball.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
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For 9 ball
I will add on to Scotts advice..... take some power off of the break. Focus on hitting the head ball pure. Watch where the cue ball goes after hitting the one. that will tell you if you hit the head ball solid and square.
A pure hit on the one with less power will accomplish more then slamming into the rack with no control.
I will add on to Scotts advice..... take some power off of the break. Focus on hitting the head ball pure. Watch where the cue ball goes after hitting the one. that will tell you if you hit the head ball solid and square.
A pure hit on the one with less power will accomplish more then slamming into the rack with no control.
Making a ball on the break is more about the rack than the break if we are discussing 9ball....
With a bad rack or mismatched set of balls hitting the 1ball solid is of no help... You almost have to power thru the bad racks and then you risk losing whitey....
If you are going to seriously work on your break invest in a decent set of balls and a decent rack... The new balls will actually make more difference in break practice than shooting and position practice.....
If the balls are new and the racks are frozen Scott and Tony are dead on... I won't mention Neil here because he said Joe Tucker and the fewer people out there that have the info off Joe's DVD the better LOL
With a bad rack or mismatched set of balls hitting the 1ball solid is of no help... You almost have to power thru the bad racks and then you risk losing whitey....
If you are going to seriously work on your break invest in a decent set of balls and a decent rack... The new balls will actually make more difference in break practice than shooting and position practice.....
If the balls are new and the racks are frozen Scott and Tony are dead on... I won't mention Neil here because he said Joe Tucker and the fewer people out there that have the info off Joe's DVD the better LOL
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Where should the CB go after you make the correct on the 1-ball if you break from the right hand rail about 2 inches off the rail just behind the foot string?
nelldrake...Theoretically nowhere. A square hit on the head ball, from anywhere in the kitchen, should result in a complete transfer of energy, from the CB into the rack. The CB should remain fairly close to where it struck the rack (within a foot or so). Most good breakers try to leave the CB in or near the middle of the table. One thing for sure, with a square hit on the head ball, the CB will not go to a rail.
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
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Exactly correct.
The CB wont go to a rail? Thats making the huge, and i mean HUGE, assumption that it doesnt get kicked around by the 9 other balls flying around the table.
Then again, i have the worst luck playing pool. I also have the worst luck on the break shot in 9-ball. I also have the worst luck of any human being ever. I also had a sexy babe cancel a date tonight. I got 3-4 text msgs this morning about how she was looking forward to being with me, looking forward to the fancy restaurant, looking forward to the Riverwalk along the Ohio. And now she cancels, says her mom is having chest pains and has to be with her.
Like i said, i have the worst luck of any human ever.......
Mike
Then again, i have the worst luck playing pool. I also have the worst luck on the break shot in 9-ball. I also have the worst luck of any human being ever. I also had a sexy babe cancel a date tonight. I got 3-4 text msgs this morning about how she was looking forward to being with me, looking forward to the fancy restaurant, looking forward to the Riverwalk along the Ohio. And now she cancels, says her mom is having chest pains and has to be with her.
Like i said, i have the worst luck of any human ever.......
Mike
I believe in making your own luck. (both good and bad)
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For crying out loud Mike...I think most people will recognize that the CB might hit a rail getting bumped by something else. That said, quite frequently, at least for good breakers, the CB pretty much stays put. Quit being such a nit! 
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
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