Bank pool breaking....
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1pRoscoe said:
Depends on what brand of bank pool I'm playing.
If I'm playing short rack, I'll break them open because I'll have a good chance to either bank out, or get a 2 or 3 balls and play safe.
Long rack... Hell, you're a 1p player... you've got, IMO, a good long rack bank break. I break them just like one pocket, push a few balls out and try to make sure the stack stays between the CB and the balls I knock out on the opposite side. Too many balls on the table playing long rack to use an open break. Too many balls, means too many shot choices for your opponent if you miss.
Later,
Bob
Cane said:
I guess I really need to work on my banking, you make banking out in short rack sound easy...lol. The best I've done was playing a guy banks the other day I banked 3 and out in one rack, broke and came up dry he made one ball and I banked out and since I was on a roll I tried to run the rest of the rack out and missed the last ball by a decent margin...lol. Ten banks in a row is more than likely my personal best. After that I had a dry spell where I couldn't make a bank to save my life.
Hopefully the banking fairies are with me tomorrow when I play in my first one pocket tourney!
zeeder said:
Damn, Zeeder... 10 banks in a row is pretty damn salty!
Clarify... I don't count on banking out from the break in short rack on a regular basis. I have done it a few times, hell, I don't know, maybe more than a few, but not a LOT... I've seen many players do it, usually right before they pick my money up off the end rail, with me muttering "Fu#@ing 7 speed shouldn't know that 3 railer in the side!".
Later,
Bob
Cane said:Damn, Zeeder... 10 banks in a row is pretty damn salty!
Clarify... I don't count on banking out from the break in short rack on a regular basis. I have done it a few times, hell, I don't know, maybe more than a few, but not a LOT... I've seen many players do it, usually right before they pick my money up off the end rail, with me muttering "Fu#@ing 7 speed shouldn't know that 3 railer in the side!".
Later,
Bob
Thanks Bob! It definitely felt good, however, there wasn't anything riding on the games so it doesn't really count...lol. I have purchased Freddy the Beard's banking book and hope to drastically improve my bank pool and one pocket games!
Edit: I have to qualify this with adding that the tables where I play are GCII's with 5" pockets. Not exactly tight if you know what I mean!
zeeder said:
Z-man,
You are too modest. I'd have trouble with 10 in a row if the RAILS were 5 inches (and the pockets 4 feet wide).
Bank Pool
Playing short rack, I hit the second ball if allowed. If not, as in Derby City, I break head on and draw my cue ball to the end rail. In full rack, I prefer to thin the ball before the corner ball, and spin the cue ball two rails back towards the top corner pocket. I hope this helps.
Chuck Raulston
Playing short rack, I hit the second ball if allowed. If not, as in Derby City, I break head on and draw my cue ball to the end rail. In full rack, I prefer to thin the ball before the corner ball, and spin the cue ball two rails back towards the top corner pocket. I hope this helps.
Chuck Raulston
Full rack break
I have attached 2 different break options for full rack bank pool. They are pages from my bank pool book. Because of size I need to use one thread for each attachment.
Before explaining the break a question must be answered. Should you break the balls open or play safe. And if you play safe, how safe should you play.I played with every champion and I know of no great banker, when playing for big money, who broke the balls wide open. Not one! That should answer the questions.If you are playing for laughs or you just want to get in stroke, it’s all right to smash the rack, but in tough competition you must break safe.The break illustrated above and the one on the next page are the safe breaks I recommend learning.The break above is the classic 14–1 Straight Pool break shot. Hit the 1-ball thin using two tips of low Outside English and spin the Cue Ball down to the end rail.The ideal break shown above is seldom achieved. Usually the balls scatter a bit leaving possible, but very difficult shots.
Old school pool. Bank on, brother!
the Beard
I have attached 2 different break options for full rack bank pool. They are pages from my bank pool book. Because of size I need to use one thread for each attachment.
Before explaining the break a question must be answered. Should you break the balls open or play safe. And if you play safe, how safe should you play.I played with every champion and I know of no great banker, when playing for big money, who broke the balls wide open. Not one! That should answer the questions.If you are playing for laughs or you just want to get in stroke, it’s all right to smash the rack, but in tough competition you must break safe.The break illustrated above and the one on the next page are the safe breaks I recommend learning.The break above is the classic 14–1 Straight Pool break shot. Hit the 1-ball thin using two tips of low Outside English and spin the Cue Ball down to the end rail.The ideal break shown above is seldom achieved. Usually the balls scatter a bit leaving possible, but very difficult shots.
Old school pool. Bank on, brother!
the Beard
My favorite break
This is the break shot I use for bank pool. It's somewhat stronger because it opens up the balls a little more and also leaves your opponent stuck on the end rail. This break applies more pressure in case the opposition wants to take a swing at a straight back shot.Use 1 Tip Right–Hand Follow and aim to hit the top of the 2–ball. Hit the shot pretty firm because the Reverse English slows the Cue Ball down coming back.
This is a strong break because your opponent has no shot and cannot return the Cue Ball to the Head Rail.
Check out the attachment.
Old school pool. Bank on, brother!
the Beard
This is the break shot I use for bank pool. It's somewhat stronger because it opens up the balls a little more and also leaves your opponent stuck on the end rail. This break applies more pressure in case the opposition wants to take a swing at a straight back shot.Use 1 Tip Right–Hand Follow and aim to hit the top of the 2–ball. Hit the shot pretty firm because the Reverse English slows the Cue Ball down coming back.
This is a strong break because your opponent has no shot and cannot return the Cue Ball to the Head Rail.
Check out the attachment.
Old school pool. Bank on, brother!
the Beard