Best break spot/technique for 7' 10 ball?

iusedtoberich

iusedtoberich

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Best break spot/technique for Diamond 7' 10 ball? Outsville 10 ball rack, good balls.

I'm not having much success pocketing a ball. Best I've found so far is right at the edge of the break box, aiming for a square hit on the 1, and hard. Its still low percentage.

Edit: the rules I’m playing under state breaking from anywhere behind the head string is allowed.

Edit: the rules state the outsville 10 ball rack. I have one on order.
 
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iusedtoberich said:
Best break spot/technique for Diamond 7' 10 ball? Outsville 10 ball rack, good balls.

I'm not having much success pocketing a ball. Best I've found so far is right at the edge of the break box, aiming for a square hit on the 1, and hard. Its still low percentage.
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That's one of life's greatest mysteries
 
I was experimenting with this just a few days ago. For my style of breaking I found that I got my best results from a straight on or very near straight on break. I have just started playing 10-ball so was needing to find my break "sweet spot". For me breaking from the side wasn't giving me the solid hit or the ball movement that I wanted.
 
garczar said:
just a tad off center. the closer to rail the the worse it is. for me anyway. i start dead on sometimes and then go from there but its never too far from it.
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This. Due to the geometry of the table and the rack, about 6" off of dead center to either side, and a nice square hit on the 1 ball, gets the best results no matter whether it is a 7' or 9' table. If you are not driving the two corner balls four rails towards the corner, then the problem is your timing/break speed.

But all that aside, OP.... Why not just watch SVB in the tons of U.S. bar table championship 10 ball matches that are out there?
 
Here is the event I'm in. This linked one was 667 and under from 3 weeks ago. The one I'm in is 578 and under in one month. I think mine will be in this same room. The video is the whole final day, with the 2 finalists starting about 9hrs 47min.

www.youtube.com

Final Fay of the 2024 Megalodon $1000 Entry 667 & Under Bar Table 10-Ball Championship at Griffs

2024 Megalodon $1,000 Entry 667 & Under Bar Table 10-Ball Championships at Griffs in Las VegasHere is the link to the live scoring bracket: https://digitalp...
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The one guy in the video breaks from the end rail like Corey. Both are breaking completely different spots.
 
iusedtoberich said:
The one guy in the video breaks from the end rail like Corey. Both are breaking completely different spots.
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Check out the break at 9:57:40. That's what a good 10 ball break is supposed to look like, 7' or 9'... Not too much off center of table for the CB.. Pop the CB straight back in the center off a solid hit on the 1.. The 2 balls behind the 1 should head towards the side, and the corner balls should track 4 rails towards the corners they started nearest.

Work on your break with the concept of making your break look like that, and getting that reaction. It is not unusual to make 4 balls on the break in 10 ball. If none of these balls are going anywhere close to these directions, you are likely not getting the square hit you need to, you are approaching the 1 ball from a steeper angle, or you are not transferring enough energy into the rack.

For the 10 ball break, the most important thing is to get a square hit on the one ball, with enough force to pop the CB back about a foot or two along the center line of the table.
 
Get original magic rack. Try hit one ball solid. Hit cueball into table so it hop towards you. When you get that hop your timing is right.
 
Before starred this thread, I started with Shane’s break from TAR 1 vs Corey. It wasn’t making any balls. Then I moved further away and had more success at the edge of the traditional break box. This experimentation was all during cheap sets.

I think instead I should practice only the break and try the suggestions several times each.
 
ShortBusRuss said:
*points to the post one above yours...*
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I did not see you mentioning hitting cueball into table which I think is most important thing learning to break with power. I have taught many people how to break and that tip has been most efficient of them all.
It is simple. Hit cueball into table and get cueball hopping. It is like very slight jump shot. Somehow it just works. Cutting out people to try break too hard and break their timing and mechanics.
 
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