9 ball break - How you do it?

[iusedtoberich]

All right... But where do you begin? Then where do you go from there?


Suppose you are breaking a tight rack exactly as op described. You are trying to make the corner ball but it keeps coming out high towards the side rail. What adjustment do you make? No gaps allowed.

What does a softer or harder break specifically do?
What does a cut to the right or left specifically do?
What does moving the cueball to the left or right specifically do?

I think this sis what the op is looking for.

This right here is the essence of pool, of learning for that matter. If a player wants to know this, they can spend time trying multiple variations of xyz. Keep notes, either on paper or in their head. Are their predictions supported by their data (notes)? If not, try something else.

Same thing for any shot under the sun No systems are required. Just experimentation, and observation.

 

[jburkm002]

I have no racking secrets. Only advice ever given to me was to always pay attention to your opponents breaks. If theirs is working and yours is not. Try theirs.
Some say SVB is one of the best breakers. Seems his opponents refuse to break how he does.

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[ctyhntr]

Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Learn how to fish and you'll eat for the rest of your life. These are my thoughts on Charley Bond's book, and Joe Tucker's videos.

 

[BogeyFree]

If one were to buy Joe's DVD's should both sets be purchased or does the second edition also cover most of the first?

 

[Zphix]

It'd help if we knew whether you were using a standard rack or a magic rack. Using a magic rack you may have to experiment a bit with different speeds and moving the CB a little until you can get one of the wingballs to drop. After you figure it out it's pretty consistent from that spot and speed.

Your goal should be to make a wingball, or a ball behind the one in the side and play shape on the 1 like so:


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Obviously, you're not looking to pocket all four balls but these are the most common ones that players target.

I spent a lot of time studying this myself and this is what you'll see for the opening break by a lot of pros who are playing 9-ball.

Now, if you are not using a magic rack then I utilize what I learned from Joe Tucker's Racking Secrets to target a ball to make on the break. After I figure out which ball I'm going after, I focus on breaking to get shape on the one as I showed above.

-Richard

 

[gunzby]

I'll post a little insight into how I break 9 ball in a tournament with misshapen balls, good balls, bad racks or perfect conditions.

I'll rack the balls
1
72
693
48
5

If they make you rack the 2 in the back I'll rack

1
73
694
58
2

For consistency I'll use the first rack and always breaking from my right side of the table (I'm making the 6 wing ball). In practice, tournaments or money games I always set the 1 on the spot and then place the rack around it. Generally speaking on any table there are three divots on the spot. In my experience the spot closest to you gives the best rack.

When you rack the balls you're going to want a lane of balls to be tight. I go with the 1, 2, 9 and 4 to be as tight as perfect. With misshapen balls this most often leaves a gap between the 1/7 and 9/8 which often sends the 9 to the corner.

If I'm breaking from the right side of the box I'll aim at about 1/3 of the right side of the CB with one tip of draw. The idea is to make the wing and send the 1 up table to make in the corner. I'd suggest watching the SVB/Donnie Mills match on TAR to get the idea.

From the rail I'll hit the 1 slightly off straight through the same way.

The worse the balls rack the more to the center I am going to move. The idea isn't to make 9 balls on the break. I only need one ball to break an run

 

[dr_dave]

These days I am practicing 9-ball break (1 ball on head spot) and usually I keep cue ball 2-inch away from side cushion on foot string and aim 1 ball full with below centre hit. It gives me mixed results. Generally I am able to control white but cannot consistently make wing ball or 1 ball in side pocket. Also I am not able to generate too much power in my breaks yet.

What are other common ways of breaking 9-ball rack?

Do I need to aim in certain way to get wing ball more consistently?

Any tips to build up powerful break?

Apprciate your help! Thank you!

FYI, lot's of good advice (with video demonstrations) can be found on the break technique and equipment advice resource page.

Check it out,
Dave

 

[Ak147]

Thanks you everyone for your suggestions. I was out this weekend hence couldn't respond.

I was looking at two things from this thread (and I got the answers):

1. Some insight on where to aim/hit 1 ball in order to make wing ball consistently. - I take this will come from experimentation/practice.

Zphix, Gunzby, Aaron_s, Caff3in3, M.G, highball9 - I have made notes of your suggestions will take them to practice table. Thanks for the insight.

2. How to build on power break. - I like the Colin Colenso's power break instructional video on
dr_dave page. Something for me to build up gradually.