odshot68 said:
I shoot on a variety of tables with different sizes and different weight cue balls. When I play 9 ball on a 9 ft table I break as hard as I can control just below center and spread the balls and leave the cue ball near center table and usually always make a ball. The problem occurs on these little 7 ft tables. I dont get a good pop on the head ball and cant make a ball or loose the cue ball. Ive tried a variety of things to no avail. It seems like the ball is almost airborne from the break when it hits the head ball. The cueball doesnt fly off the table but I dont feel in control with it. I would much rather break on a large table when I can let the stroke go and know where the cueball is going. Any advice. Thanks.
Bill
I am also forced to play on a wide variety of equipment, and I offer the following suggestions when breaking on a seven footer. First, there is no reason to break as hard, particularly if the table is covered with Simonis. On smaller tables, hitting the break at the same speed as a nine footer will cause the balls to spread out, hit the rails and come back in, thus creating more congestion.
Unfortunately, as you know, most bar boxes are not covered with Simonis, but with one of those slow high nap cloths. In such a situation the balls simply won't travel as far. Thus, I tend to concentrate on finding the right spot and speed to make the cornerball so that I don't depend on a lot of object ball movement to make a ball.
Lastly, a bar box, in my opinion, forces you to really level out your cue on the break since the landing strip for the cue ball is significantly smaller.
Hope this helps, and good luck!
