With respect, you either don’t break very hard, or don’t really know too much about the break. You’re way better off using the newspaper.
Really anyone that prioritizes the look of the table (which takes years to accumulate enough break marks to be an issue) over the proper play just indicates that they are a different type of “player”. No offense but it most assuredly affects the break. You just don’t notice.
KMRUNOUT
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I agree 100%.
Once a person develops a good break, they will literally hate using a break pad regardless of how thin. It makes a big difference in how the cb reacts before and after contact with the head ball causing all sorts of negative outcomes from bad position on 1 ball to not being able to control where specific balls in rack end up. In a close match, it is a deal breaker (no pun intended).
I'm lucky enough to have access to places that don't care if I practice my AR, 10 ball and 9 ball breaks 7 days a week.
Now, if I could only physically practice my break for more than 15 or 20 minutes without having my back, neck and shoulders feel like they are gonna explode, I would take advantage of the practice opportunities way more often.
Since I'm not able to do so, I'll stay with 14.1 and starting with different break positions on each break. That way there is absolutely no need for a pad.
Jeff