A couple of things:
1) The Break Rak device is amazing. The purpose is to practice striking the rack well. You can practice your power if you want, but it’s real value is in practicing your accuracy. Popping the front ball good is the aim. You can measure success for that type of break by holding the cueball in the center of the table without going to a rail. A nice pop and squat in the center of the table is great.
2) if you are breaking 9 ball, a cut break can be very effective for playing position on the one ball and making the corner ball. This comes into play when the rules require you to break 9 ball from the box. This one you would hit typically with draw and some outside English. The idea is you draw to the side rail between the 2nd and 3rd diamonds, and then spin out across the center of the table, playing position for the one in the corner near where you broke from. The Break Rak is good for practicing this break too, but maybe not quite as realistic in the reaction.
3) pool, like all reality, takes place in 3 dimensions. Every single pool shot is a jump shot to some degree, assuming you’re playing on a table with rails. This means that speed and elevation blend together to determine where the cueball is heightwise when it reaches the front ball. Hitting that ball higher or lower, bouncing up or bouncing down...all have different results. Learning to dial in the speed and elevation is a pretty big deal for a good 10 ball break. Some people alternatively adjust the placement of the cueball to achieve the differences they need. I prefer to break right on the head string and adjust speed or elevation. Based on this, the table size most certainly has an impact on the break. The distance from your cueball to the rack is different, in some cases very different. If I tried to do my 9’ table break for say 8 ball, which would be the highest power of any break I do (power, elevation, distance to front ball) on a 7’ table, my cueball will be way high when it reaches the one ball and probably go flying far away.
Short answer, yes, the table size matters. If you play on different sized tables, try to develop the formula for each table type and size. Store that program for later use when necessary.
Hope it helps,
KMRUNOUT
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