For those of You that don't know... The BreakRAK is getting some attention...

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Google has defined it as; A BreakRAK is a training tool for pool players designed to simulate the resistance of a full rack of balls during a break shot, allowing for repetitive practice without the need to constantly re-rack. It helps players focus on their break shot mechanics, cue ball control, and power delivery.

Here's a more detailed explanation:
  • Purpose:
    The BreakRAK is specifically designed to improve the break shot in pool, a crucial element of the game.

  • How it works:
    Instead of racking and breaking a full set of balls repeatedly, the BreakRAK provides a consistent, simulated resistance, allowing players to focus on refining their technique.
    • Increase break shot repetition: Practice the break more frequently without the time and effort of re-racking.

    • Refine technique: Focus on stroke mechanics, cue ball control, and power delivery.

    • Improve accuracy and consistency: Repetitive practice with the BreakRAK helps develop muscle memory and improve overall breaking ability.
  • Availability:
    BreakRAK is available for different table sizes (7, 8, and 9-foot).

  • Professional endorsement:
    The BreakRAK has received positive feedback from pool instructors and players, including professional instructors according to BreakRAK testimonials.
 
ceebee said:
Google has defined it as; A BreakRAK is a training tool for pool players designed to simulate the resistance of a full rack of balls during a break shot, allowing for repetitive practice without the need to constantly re-rack. It helps players focus on their break shot mechanics, cue ball control, and power delivery.

Here's a more detailed explanation:
  • Purpose:
    The BreakRAK is specifically designed to improve the break shot in pool, a crucial element of the game.

  • How it works:
    Instead of racking and breaking a full set of balls repeatedly, the BreakRAK provides a consistent, simulated resistance, allowing players to focus on refining their technique.
    • Increase break shot repetition: Practice the break more frequently without the time and effort of re-racking.

    • Refine technique: Focus on stroke mechanics, cue ball control, and power delivery.

    • Improve accuracy and consistency: Repetitive practice with the BreakRAK helps develop muscle memory and improve overall breaking ability.
  • Availability:
    BreakRAK is available for different table sizes (7, 8, and 9-foot).

  • Professional endorsement:
    The BreakRAK has received positive feedback from pool instructors and players, including professional instructors according to BreakRAK testimonials.
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What he's talking about: https://breakrak.com/

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Severe ‘tennis elbow’ sort of ended my break practice sessions years ago, but I’m wondering: even with the template rack, is there ever a ‘diminishing returns’ issue with breaking force (?)
 
The BreakRAK has certainly helped me with my break.
I had a difficult time justifying the expense. However, I decided to consider it an investment in my development. After just one lengthy practice session, my break and run percentage improved dramatically.

Is it expensive? Yes.
Is it worth it? If you are a runout player, it certainly is.
 
bradsh98 said:
The BreakRAK has certainly helped me with my break.
I had a difficult time justifying the expense. However, I decided to consider it an investment in my development. After just one lengthy practice session, my break and run percentage improved dramatically.

Is it expensive? Yes.
Is it worth it? If you are a runout player, it certainly is.
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BreakRak is $495. The ball I am developing to release will probably start at around $295, per ball. It isn’t profit driven, things are just expensive to make in low volume, especially for single member companies in niche markets like pool. I can only imaging that the BreakRak is the same.

A lot of the cost is just the cost of manufacturing and distribution. It can’t be compared to mass manufactured items directly. There is no other way to get the product to exist.
 
For the frugal among us, take a portable picnic table out into the yard and start driving them cueballs. You can buy the by them by the box for not a lot. You can go for max distance, measured distance - whatever floats your frugal ass. I've never seen a pool room with a room length alley just for driving a ball either. 50, 100 feet of plywood, any suitable cloth from Walmart, special rates (lol) done.
 
I’ve always failed to see the advantage of this tool rather than get you to spend more money…
There are no shortcuts, a chef needs to chop onions for a year to start his way to the top.
A pool player should rack and break for a year to master the break. How can you learn how the balls spread with this tool?
 
YES! I watched a guy who should have won a tournament have to bow out because of his bad back. He damn near jumped higher than the table trying to break. This was on 8 foot tables. His break was fantastic! It was at that time, I started breaking only using my wrist and a bit of arm swing cause I realized something....

No matter how hard that guy hit the ball, no ball was more than 8 feet from each other.

They may have smashed into each other and bounced around the table more, my balls may have only made it back up table once, but after they stopped you could not tell which break was hard and which was softer....
DynoDan said:
Severe ‘tennis elbow’ sort of ended my break practice sessions years ago, but I’m wondering: even with the template rack, is there ever a ‘diminishing returns’ issue with breaking force
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I think the benefit from this product would be the time saved factor. How long does it take you to gather the balls up and re-rack. How much of your back do you use and make sore bending over racking? If you could take 20 swings in just a few minutes as comparted to 20 swings in 30-40 minutes, what could you do with that extra time in your life? Take your hourly worth, divide the $500 bucks by your hourly worth and see the payback period on this thing...
 
skor said:
I’ve always failed to see the advantage of this tool rather than get you to spend more money…
There are no shortcuts, a chef needs to chop onions for a year to start his way to the top.
A pool player should rack and break for a year to master the break. How can you learn how the balls spread with this tool?
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A chef can practice mastering onions one day and practice frying eggs another day, just like someone can practice their break shot precision and power one day and practice learning how balls spread another.

I think a lot of people, (especially older, erhm) confuse training aids and drills as shortcuts to a goal, instead of realizing they are for focused training for a part of the game. If one doesn’t believe in learning things by “divide and conquer” at all, they should learn how schools and colleges work.
 
skor said:
I’ve always failed to see the advantage of this tool rather than get you to spend more money…
There are no shortcuts, a chef needs to chop onions for a year to start his way to the top.
A pool player should rack and break for a year to master the break. How can you learn how the balls spread with this tool?
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How are you going to get a repeatable break shot that allows you to (pretend you😩)control what happens on the break?

No better tool on the market to practice the break shot...
 
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