Hey guys, just had a question for those of you who are proponents of hitting the 2nd ball on your 8 ball break (either ball behind the head ball).
What english/spin do you like to use when using this break? I've heard just draw, low inside, and low outside from several different sources. It's very difficult to make a ball on the break where I play due to the balls never being cleaned. Hitting the head ball with a power break either doesn't produce much spread or the balls just never seem to make a line towards any pockets. Most of the players that have success on the break tend to use the 2nd ball break.
I observed one player who had great results drawing the cue ball off the 2nd ball, into the rail, then back into the stack. He would repeatedly make between 2-3 balls with either a wide open or fairly open layout after. I asked him how he was hitting the break and he responded with low inside. I tried the break myself but my cue ball would spin off the side rail and behind the rack rather than back into it. Any advice on how I can duplicate his break? Thanks in advance for the help!
What english/spin do you like to use when using this break? I've heard just draw, low inside, and low outside from several different sources. It's very difficult to make a ball on the break where I play due to the balls never being cleaned. Hitting the head ball with a power break either doesn't produce much spread or the balls just never seem to make a line towards any pockets. Most of the players that have success on the break tend to use the 2nd ball break.
I observed one player who had great results drawing the cue ball off the 2nd ball, into the rail, then back into the stack. He would repeatedly make between 2-3 balls with either a wide open or fairly open layout after. I asked him how he was hitting the break and he responded with low inside. I tried the break myself but my cue ball would spin off the side rail and behind the rack rather than back into it. Any advice on how I can duplicate his break? Thanks in advance for the help!