Break velocity

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stljohnny...You're right! A "quick backswing" is the complete opposite of what we would want, in any ideal stroke. 30+ years ago Jerry Briesath taught us all to teach a "slow" backswing...because everybody backswings too fast. Nowadays we like to use the term "smooth" backswing. As long as you have a smooth transition, it can be a tiny bit faster. That said, anything 'quick' in the stroke is almost universally bound to cause errors...at least in timing.

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com

How boring Scott .........lol: TapTapTap

The accouracy is so much important- A student from norway was here to work for a week with me-- and i forced him to get speed out of his break. Now i would say he s constantly between 19.5- 20.5 mph -- but hit s the rack about 30% better. After 5 days in a tournament from 25 breaks he had just 5 dry breaks in 10-Ball.

Speed is not all-sure not