Best one hour practice I have had in my 5.5 year career

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judochoke

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I go to a sports bar 10 minutes from my house once or twice a week for happy hour prices. It’s 6 bucks a hour, and I tip two dollars, so 8 dollars a hour. im the first person there when the bar opens, so I get the same 7 foot diamond table. The cloth is pretty worn out, but I don’t mind. I put on my headphones and listen to my music for a hour. Some days are better than others, some days are worse. I’m a 9 ball player with no break.

i have tried everything, center of the table, both sides, etc. nothing really works for me. Blasting the rack, soft break etc.

so i tuned into JOHN DISQUES you tube page, and he was talking about his break. I started to watch him break rack after rack, nothing else. he has a little body movement on his start, aiming very low on the cue ball, and a nice pop when he hits the rack.

so today, I tried his approach, (why not, nothing else works) and lo and behold, his break started working for me. Once I figured out the beginning body movement, or dip, I was scattering the rack better that I have with any other break. I had break and runs, ghost ball wins, I still made my usual mistakes,( not concentrating, shooting too fast, etc) but played the best I ever had.

somedays when I suck at 66, I get pretty down. But after a day like today, I’m still pretty happy with myself. THERE IS LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
 
judochoke said:
I go to a sports bar 10 minutes from my house once or twice a week for happy hour prices. It’s 6 bucks a hour, and I tip two dollars, so 8 dollars a hour. im the first person there when the bar opens, so I get the same 7 foot diamond table. The cloth is pretty worn out, but I don’t mind. I put on my headphones and listen to my music for a hour. Some days are better than others, some days are worse. I’m a 9 ball player with no break.

i have tried everything, center of the table, both sides, etc. nothing really works for me. Blasting the rack, soft break etc.

so i tuned into JOHN DISQUES you tube page, and he was talking about his break. I started to watch him break rack after rack, nothing else. he has a little body movement on his start, aiming very low on the cue ball, and a nice pop when he hits the rack.

so today, I tried his approach, (why not, nothing else works) and lo and behold, his break started working for me. Once I figured out the beginning body movement, or dip, I was scattering the rack better that I have with any other break. I had break and runs, ghost ball wins, I still made my usual mistakes,( not concentrating, shooting too fast, etc) but played the best I ever had.

somedays when I suck at 66, I get pretty down. But after a day like today, I’m still pretty happy with myself. THERE IS LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
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What worked for me after trying for years to get a good break. Worked on my stroke first to get that straight. Then when breaking I had a real loose cradle, forward and back rocking, and good timing with a "wrist snap" during the forward "lunge".
 
judochoke said:
I go to a sports bar 10 minutes from my house once or twice a week for happy hour prices. It’s 6 bucks a hour, and I tip two dollars, so 8 dollars a hour. im the first person there when the bar opens, so I get the same 7 foot diamond table. The cloth is pretty worn out, but I don’t mind. I put on my headphones and listen to my music for a hour. Some days are better than others, some days are worse. I’m a 9 ball player with no break.

i have tried everything, center of the table, both sides, etc. nothing really works for me. Blasting the rack, soft break etc.

so i tuned into JOHN DISQUES you tube page, and he was talking about his break. I started to watch him break rack after rack, nothing else. he has a little body movement on his start, aiming very low on the cue ball, and a nice pop when he hits the rack.

so today, I tried his approach, (why not, nothing else works) and lo and behold, his break started working for me. Once I figured out the beginning body movement, or dip, I was scattering the rack better that I have with any other break. I had break and runs, ghost ball wins, I still made my usual mistakes,( not concentrating, shooting too fast, etc) but played the best I ever had.

somedays when I suck at 66, I get pretty down. But after a day like today, I’m still pretty happy with myself. THERE IS LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
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Congrats!

That little pop does wonders! I like to try and make the 1B in the opposite side pocket from the side I'm breaking with a cut break. You can get it to where the wing and the 1 both go about 75% of the time. On a perfect hit the CB just scoots back about 1' from where the 1 was.

Figuring out 9B break is kind of fun. It varies some on different tables and template vs. wooden rack.
 
My best practice game is 14.1. Spot shots have a purpose, but I don't seem to keep a keen focus and after a while I'm just banging. With 14.1 you always have that ultimate goal of beating your best. Plus you have to really think your way through each layout. I stay focused far longer with much more to think about. I'm still a putz, but oh well.
 
judochoke said:
I go to a sports bar 10 minutes from my house once or twice a week for happy hour prices. It’s 6 bucks a hour, and I tip two dollars, so 8 dollars a hour. im the first person there when the bar opens, so I get the same 7 foot diamond table. The cloth is pretty worn out, but I don’t mind. I put on my headphones and listen to my music for a hour. Some days are better than others, some days are worse. I’m a 9 ball player with no break.

i have tried everything, center of the table, both sides, etc. nothing really works for me. Blasting the rack, soft break etc.

so i tuned into JOHN DISQUES you tube page, and he was talking about his break. I started to watch him break rack after rack, nothing else. he has a little body movement on his start, aiming very low on the cue ball, and a nice pop when he hits the rack.

so today, I tried his approach, (why not, nothing else works) and lo and behold, his break started working for me. Once I figured out the beginning body movement, or dip, I was scattering the rack better that I have with any other break. I had break and runs, ghost ball wins, I still made my usual mistakes,( not concentrating, shooting too fast, etc) but played the best I ever had.

somedays when I suck at 66, I get pretty down. But after a day like today, I’m still pretty happy with myself. THERE IS LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
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For that body movement, timing on the break, and really any pool shot, is very important. I know many players that try to copy the lunge or moving hips, or whatever on the break, but their timing is off, and they miss the goal of the motion. They move either too soon and end up moving in front of the contact or too late and move the body trailing the stroke, both of which ends up taking power out and causing inaccurate hits. It basically ends up being a show of power with body motion rather than actual power when the body moves into the shot and lines up with the hit on the cueball.
 
tableroll said:
What worked for me after trying for years to get a good break. Worked on my stroke first to get that straight. Then when breaking I had a real loose cradle, forward and back rocking, and good timing with a "wrist snap" during the forward "lunge".
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I had a decent break years ago and once I get the 9ft it'll be plenty of work on the break for me now that I'm much older.
 
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