Sure, and I do that too. But to intentionally not break racks to extend the life of your cloth just rubs me the wrong way. The break is an important part of the game and should be practiced as well. They do make "shark skins" protection pads to reduce break spot wear. I use one on my own table. Just struck me as odd and have never heard of such a thing, that's all.I always just rolled the balls out and took ball in hand.
What does that have to do with "not driving our tables"? Do the shots not count as play if we don't break the balls?