The problem with trying to develop a consistent, powerful break shot is having to re-rack, or having an understanding and patient re-racker...
Last night some guys came in to the poolroom who had returned from VF with a device for practicing break shots. It consists of a flexible pole, like an archery bow. Instead of a bowstring it has bungee cord. In the middle of the bungee cord is a sort of cross with billiard balls on the ends. The bow lies down on the pool table, with the bungee cord running through the footspot, and the place where you'd hold it (if it were a bow) at the bottom rail.
The bungee is adjustable to get the tension right, and the cross with billiard balls presents a yellow ball to you on the spot. You can break over and over and over hitting this thing, which gives a little, then returns the ball to the headspot. By where it goes after hitting the headball, you can tell whether you had aimed properly and/or imparted unwanted english. Also, it somehow has the right sound when you hit it right also.
You can do break shots as fast as you can re-spot the cueball, since there is no re-racking, and the bungee returns the headball to the footspot automatically!
Pretty cool device, and thought folks might like to hear about it. It is called a BreakRAK. You can Google for their website. (I have no financial or other interest in this or any pool related products or services).
Last night some guys came in to the poolroom who had returned from VF with a device for practicing break shots. It consists of a flexible pole, like an archery bow. Instead of a bowstring it has bungee cord. In the middle of the bungee cord is a sort of cross with billiard balls on the ends. The bow lies down on the pool table, with the bungee cord running through the footspot, and the place where you'd hold it (if it were a bow) at the bottom rail.
The bungee is adjustable to get the tension right, and the cross with billiard balls presents a yellow ball to you on the spot. You can break over and over and over hitting this thing, which gives a little, then returns the ball to the headspot. By where it goes after hitting the headball, you can tell whether you had aimed properly and/or imparted unwanted english. Also, it somehow has the right sound when you hit it right also.
You can do break shots as fast as you can re-spot the cueball, since there is no re-racking, and the bungee returns the headball to the footspot automatically!
Pretty cool device, and thought folks might like to hear about it. It is called a BreakRAK. You can Google for their website. (I have no financial or other interest in this or any pool related products or services).