Recent content by jolietjake

What I end up with is almost like you showed in your first diagram except that I hit the 5 ball full enough that it comes off the back rail and the 12, 3, and 13 tend to glide out a bit more. But yes, you are right... My break does not put nearly as many balls close to my pocket as hitting it...

Thanks for that. I was nervous that I was missing something. I actually use a slightly modified 14.1 break that leaves a ball or two within 2 diamonds of my pocket and hides the cb within 1 diamond of the opponents pocket. I'm consistent enough with this that I can reliably keep the opponent...

In a post on another section of this forum, I assumed that a one-pocket player was not reliably sinking a ball on the break. Another poster thought my assumption was wrong and asked, "Why not? Do you play one pocket?" I've played a fair amount of one pocket, but the break has always been a...