How good is your break shot? The good, the bad, and the ugly-

Cuephoric

Cuephoric

1hole anyone?
Silver Member
Ordinarily I wouldn't get involved with such a personal question, but sometimes things get overlooked that may help others in a different aspect of the game.....
And I have to say that I started reevaluating my break after watching these videos.
Some of them will leave you dumbfounded, some may make you jealous, and some of them may just be the most amazing things ever put on film. You decide which is which.....
Maybe they will help out your game in your quest for excellence.
Or not.:wink:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cm9YiPZHVM&feature=fvw Roger Long Instruction


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lYmiTjWHLE&feature=related Archer slow motion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9oHRxRtgSk&NR=1 Umm. Yeah...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYEk4qm7_J8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5hg7jSvHbc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owsuBwijpws&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRfU3iRic2s&NR=1 Gratuitous hot girl vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmIbc9oVMo0&feature=related 9ball break

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2cq4rZOmYM&feature=related The cheater break. hmm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffkl-zp96N8&feature=related Nice table Mikey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APpsm3as3-w&feature=related Holy 1 balls batman! lmao

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfQtREQ33vw&NR=1 Efren

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obUceCHVgMU&feature=related Ralf Souquet XBreaker Training video
 
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Spimp13

Spimp13

O8 Specialist
Silver Member
I havent even gotten to all the videos yet...had to watch the slow mo Archer like three times. Sick....
 
mosconiac

mosconiac

Job+Wife+Child=No Stroke
Silver Member
I've posted a few break videos...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0quThyaBeg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2b7D4DYwjI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqjOVOUl1qw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmWyiZ73ymg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXTA2n-qkwY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysrxi_w6_B4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gDzbnxMeVg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dZmhNFnlt4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O21AsO3g9Ms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDUfFDByvOM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLaINwbSoJ4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyRG3Q9Zx8U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1lGmxqPNd8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA3JCQuEu-U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zg4KMjgY0k

If your break doesn't improve by watching the above...quit.
 
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Eric.

Eric.

Club a member
Silver Member
Neil said:
If someone rreally wants to learn how to break, look no farther than Donny Mills. 82 out of 83 successful breaks has to be some kind of record.
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IMO, Neil, that is an example of highly skilled *racking*.


Eric
 
rootbeer506

rootbeer506

N00B
I think I have a really good break when I get a hold of it. (Most of the time) I personally think it is derived from my golf swing. I come back and let my hips rip though the shot. I get comments all the time on how powerful it is. I often wonder if my ball position is correct though. I use my hand to kind of trap the cue against the rail. My thumb ends up on the back end of the table giving me something to hang on to per say. (I have a pretty big hand) I usually start slightly off centered staggering to the right. I made 5 balls off the break the other day with this method, so I'd say most of the time it works well. With the people I play with I'm not as concerned with making a ball in, I just want to spread them around so I have somewhat open shots.

I'll work on taking a video and I'll post it up and maybe you guys can analyze it.
 
CreeDo

CreeDo

Fargo Rating 597
Silver Member
my break is terrible. Great spread but nothing drops. Even after watching racking secrets I don't get the wing ball much.

What really makes me envy these guys is how they squat whitey. Ralf especially is sick with that. Wu chia keeps cue ball movement down quite a bit though not always in those videos. Jeff De Luna too.
 
Cuephoric

Cuephoric

1hole anyone?
Silver Member
I thought I had a pretty good consistent break down, but after watching some of the videos posted, I think I'm going to make a few adjustments.... ;)
Consistency...that's the key!

Thanks for the other links posted up today, we may be onto something here....
 
ghost121

ghost121

All I get is six words?
Silver Member
Played 10ball today with my friend Craig (named deep here on AZ). He made 6 balls on the break...
 
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James2003

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
Nice vids.

I have been trying to work on my break.(breaking softer) Seems when I stop the CB center table something hits it and it goes where ever.

If I lighten my break I am scratching in the side or I am not making any balls. If I use my normal break I make a ball or two or three almost ever time and hardly ever scratch. Link to one break below I guess I should set the camera up and take more vids...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBuCDr9N5yM
 
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James2003

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
rootbeer506 said:
I think I have a really good break when I get a hold of it. (Most of the time) I personally think it is derived from my golf swing. I come back and let my hips rip though the shot. I get comments all the time on how powerful it is. I often wonder if my ball position is correct though. I use my hand to kind of trap the cue against the rail. My thumb ends up on the back end of the table giving me something to hang on to per say. (I have a pretty big hand) I usually start slightly off centered staggering to the right. I made 5 balls off the break the other day with this method, so I'd say most of the time it works well. With the people I play with I'm not as concerned with making a ball in, I just want to spread them around so I have somewhat open shots.

I'll work on taking a video and I'll post it up and maybe you guys can analyze it.
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I made 5 balls on the break during and didn't have a clean shot at the 1 ball. Now that sucked.
 
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