How far can you break?
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I think I could hit the one ball dead on, jump the cue ball back to the exact center of the table while pocketing the 3, 6 & 7 balls.
I have a perfect shot on the one and run out.
I have a perfect shot on the one and run out.
I think you should tell us the weight of the cloth and how tight it is stretched....and the thickness of the slate.
And the temperature is an influence also.
Thats true.. well lets say it are the US open conditions. The same hall but very long stretched, same air conditions, fresh Simonis cloth (any chalk has been taken off by chalk-off GET YOUR CH-never mind), same thickness of the slate. And we all break on that same table (although its magically renewed for every shot).
The cue ball speed is highest just after contacting the cue tip, after that, it starts to slow down.
I have thought about it too, would be interesting to know.
Any math guys out there?
lets see now.
When I was a youngster I could throw a baseball around 80 mph. The outfield fence was 420 at it's deepest in left center. I could get it to home plate, not on the fly or even the hop but on the roll. Pool cloth would give more distance on the roll. So lets see if that ball was hitting and rolling on a pool table like surface....lets be generous and say another 80 feet.My fastest break is like around 23 mph. So round my break speed up to 25 and my baseball throw down to 75 mph. So 1/3 of 500 feet would be 167 feet which would be 51 meters.
51 meters
When I was a youngster I could throw a baseball around 80 mph. The outfield fence was 420 at it's deepest in left center. I could get it to home plate, not on the fly or even the hop but on the roll. Pool cloth would give more distance on the roll. So lets see if that ball was hitting and rolling on a pool table like surface....lets be generous and say another 80 feet.My fastest break is like around 23 mph. So round my break speed up to 25 and my baseball throw down to 75 mph. So 1/3 of 500 feet would be 167 feet which would be 51 meters.
51 meters
When I was a youngster I could throw a baseball around 80 mph. The outfield fence was 420 at it's deepest in left center. I could get it to home plate, not on the fly or even the hop but on the roll. Pool cloth would give more distance on the roll. So lets see if that ball was hitting and rolling on a pool table like surface....lets be generous and say another 80 feet.My fastest break is like around 23 mph. So round my break speed up to 25 and my baseball throw down to 75 mph. So 1/3 of 500 feet would be 167 feet which would be 51 meters.
51 meters
I don't think you are being generous enough. There is wayyy more friction on a baseball field.
I'm thinking I could break 80 yards.
Could be, just a WAG for fun.
Besides I was just sandbagging. I'll see your 80 and raise you 5!
Could be a challenge for Mythbusters.
Could be a challenge for Mythbusters.
Simonis would love that.
See what happens when you ban Patrick Johnson?
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How does this thread have 16 (now 17) replies? Amazing.
arghh... someone did this experiment. I think I read about it in a Byrne book. Or possibly on here. Was there maybe a video too?
They removed the back rail from the pool table, had someone break hard at like 30+ mph, then measured how far the CB rolled down the street. Not perfectly scientific but pretty fun.
In searching for the video, I was able to find this extremely important piece of information.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=HHnE6jvrK1k#t=794s
They removed the back rail from the pool table, had someone break hard at like 30+ mph, then measured how far the CB rolled down the street. Not perfectly scientific but pretty fun.
In searching for the video, I was able to find this extremely important piece of information.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=HHnE6jvrK1k#t=794s
Here are my calculations ....
Using metric;
Cue ball weight = 5.5 oz = 0.156 kg
Friction = 0.2 (typical, could be a bit lower for 760, etc.)
Break speed = 30 mph = 13.41 m/s
KE = 0.5*W*Speed*Speed
KE = 0.5*0.156*13.41*13.41
KE = 14.02 J
Fn = Friction * Mass * Acceleration
Fn = 0.2 * 0.156 * 9.81
Fn = 0.306072
Distance = KE / Fn
Distance = 14.02 / 0.306072
Distance = 45.81 Meters
Which seems about right .... half a football field till it would stop rolling when hit at 30 mph assuming a coefficient of friction of 0.2
Using metric;
Cue ball weight = 5.5 oz = 0.156 kg
Friction = 0.2 (typical, could be a bit lower for 760, etc.)
Break speed = 30 mph = 13.41 m/s
KE = 0.5*W*Speed*Speed
KE = 0.5*0.156*13.41*13.41
KE = 14.02 J
Fn = Friction * Mass * Acceleration
Fn = 0.2 * 0.156 * 9.81
Fn = 0.306072
Distance = KE / Fn
Distance = 14.02 / 0.306072
Distance = 45.81 Meters
Which seems about right .... half a football field till it would stop rolling when hit at 30 mph assuming a coefficient of friction of 0.2
You can try using a lag shot setup as a basis,see how much force you can put into your break and measure the bounces you get.
If you have an app like breakspeed, it will tell you exactly how fast your break is.
If you have an app like breakspeed, it will tell you exactly how fast your break is.