mullyman said:
Yeah, hitting it high increases your chances of a skid too. As for the high vs low, I feel the cue ball swerves more using low. I could be wrong, but it's my feeling. I've been working on that low outside opening break shot and it's not happening for me. I'm still hitting the end ball to thick. The CB isn't getting to where I want it to go either. I've really been considering going back to my high outside break that I'm used to.........but I have to get this down so I won't.
MULLY
I think Bob Jewett has an article that talks about highball and lowball english. From what I took from it, lowball english is less accurate than high ball. High outside, the way you like it, will also throw the OB quite a bit. So, it makes it less accurate.
If it was good enough for Willie Mosconi....I think I read somewhere, that he preferred to set up for a high inside break shot.
I think Danny said that using high inside will allow a thinner hit on the OB which will allow a harder hit into the rack. I agree with that.
Using outside english will allow you to aim a little thinner on the OB, and the fuller you hit the OB, the more the CB will be slowed down.
If you are successful with high outside, then high inside shouldn't be very difficult for you.
I know I said that if the balls are close, using high ball will cause the OB to skid....but....if your break ball is next to the pack, then your CB should be mid-table or about a diamond back from mid-table (head side). If the CB is on the foot side of the table, then you are probably stretching for the shot.
Give the high inside a few tries, I think you'll like it a lot...once you get the hang of it. It drives the CB into the rack, and if you juice it a lot, it may bounce off the pack and go through it....kind of like those breaks you were doing on me...where the CB went forward through the rack.
Using low inside is an interesting shot. When the CB contacts the second OB (pack ball), preferable the top of the pack, the CB will come back at you....like a straight back draw shot. Which can be a good thing. Having the CB in the head half and looking down table at a broken up pack is a beautiful sight. But using low causes more throw on the OB than highball. So, when using low, hit the OB a little thicker.
When adding side, you don't need a lot...a quarter to half tip is plenty.....maybe too much.
