He's hitting them harder than Charlie hits them now. But not harder than Charlie in the 90's. Not close. When Charlie learned that a harder hit cue ball doesn't translate to a more powerful break, his game jumped multiple levels.
The hardest break cannot be measured by only cue ball speed. The cb that hits the spot ball squarely and landing on the table bed simultaneously to contact, will transfer the most power to the rack. At some point the harder hit cb sails w/out landing on the table bed and hits the spot ball high or cuts it transferring less power to the rack.
The most powerful break is the one that transfers most power from the cue ball to the rack.
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Was Charlie ever radar gunned for his top speed break, aside from what Nostroke just mentioned about him not going over 25 mph?
What MD is doing at 37 - 38mph is insane.
I do understand that harder isn't always producing a better (or as powerful) of a break but the op was asking who hits the hardest.
I loved watching Busty actually leave the ground and kick himself in the butt with one foot on his hard breaks. IIRC, he was clocked around 32 or 33mph.
Does anyone know if Busty was ever clocked faster than that?
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brian kc