Does breaking off of a piece of cloth lose your control?

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Me and my buddy break off of a piece of extra simonis about 6x6 inches to save his table. Does this do anything at all for making the cueball more likely to jump off the table or lose any kind of control?

Also do you think it is more likely to jump the cue ball off the table on an 8 footer or a 9 footer?
 
i do the same thing sometimes, i havent noticed any differences......but i might jump the cueball off the table every couple hundred breaks so maybe im not a good person to ask
 
Luxury said:
Me and my buddy break off of a piece of extra simonis about 6x6 inches to save his table. Does this do anything at all for making the cueball more likely to jump off the table or lose any kind of control?

Also do you think it is more likely to jump the cue ball off the table on an 8 footer or a 9 footer?
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I do the same thing to save on the burn marks on my table. I really don't think it makes any difference. When I am breaking well, I squat the cueball, whether I am using the cloth or not. When I am breaking bad, the cueball could go anywhere, including jumping off the table.

I have heard some people say that it gives you an advantage because you are "launching" the cueball, but I really don't believe that either.

I have not seen a discernable difference either way. I think it is a good thing to use to save the table, IMO.

One thing I do know from experience; however, is that if I don't use the cloth, I will have a hole in my cloth within 3 - 6 months from my breakspot. Therefore, I will continue to use the cloth as a buffer.
 
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On the occasions that I use the breaking cloth, I have not noticed any adverse effects.

Russ......
 
I also do the same. I break the ball off the table once a month or so while playing 3-4 hours a day minimum. I don't think it has anything to do with the cloth.

Probably more likely on an 8 footer. My table is 7 ft and I can't remember ever doing it on an 8 or 9 foot table.
 
For me, it makes a difference. I have to adjust my break slightly when using the cloth. Of course, I don't break real well to begin with.
 
breaking off a piece of cloth

I have noticed good players doing this in the pool hall where the table is not their own so I thought that it gives them an edge. I did not know that it was just to save the table.
 
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the 1st time I went into a room and they asked me
to use one I thought it was a bit picky or too much to ask
But then I thought about it and used it a few times and
really could not tell any difference .I have a nice table at
home and do not use one .I do have burn marks from my
break point but I use my table that is why i bought it .
 
I haven't done it much, but when I did, I didn't notice any difference. If I had to guess, I would guess that it might help to keep the cuball down because it would act like a cushion during the cuball's normal bounce off of the slate into flight on the way to the rack. I'll try it again if I get the chance, and try to test this idea.
 
it should effect your break at all. In fact it might dead-en the jump because there is something to absorb some of the downward force(fabric) to keep the ball from jumping up a lot.

(In my opinion) If you really want to save your cloth use a soft, ball position break from the rail.
 
I always use one on my table as it helps the cloth to look nice and it doesn't wear out as soon. I've not noticed any difference in my ability to break.
 
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New thought to me to be honest.Interesting idea from the table owner perspective,which I'm not.Seems popular too.

Do you guys try to snatch it up before the balls get to the extra layer,or just let em roll? Is it thick enough not stretched to effect rolls at all?Just curious.
 
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New thought to me to be honest.Interesting idea from the table owner perspective,which I'm not.Seems popular too.

Do you guys try to snatch it up before the balls get to the extra layer,or just let em roll? Is it thick enough not stretched to effect rolls at all?Just curious.
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You definately have to snatch it up, balls rolling over it will alter course if rolling slow, and you don't want a ball coming to rest on it.
 
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I hate the extra cloth, I get the cue right up to the very edge of it almost 1/2 on and 1/2 off. Then I have to break, jump up and grab the cloth quick before it changes the path of any of the balls rolling back down table at me.
 
Thunderball said:
New thought to me to be honest.Interesting idea from the table owner perspective,which I'm not.Seems popular too.

Do you guys try to snatch it up before the balls get to the extra layer,or just let em roll? Is it thick enough not stretched to effect rolls at all?Just curious.
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I try to grab it quickly before the balls have a chance to come up table. However, sometimes I do forget. Depending on how fast or slow the balls are moving, it can have an impact. However, it is rare that I forget to pick it up.
 
Hmmm...seems like a difficult motion to work into a break routine me thinks.Perhaps it worth it for the sake of the cloth,but with big follow through its hard to imagine.

I'll try picking something up (a napkin or something) while breaking next time out just to see.

Anyhow,thanks for the answers.Cool stuff,never heard of it before.
 
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Hmmm...seems like a difficult motion to work into a break routine me thinks.Perhaps it worth it for the sake of the cloth,but with big follow through its hard to imagine.

I'll try picking something up (a napkin or something) while breaking next time out just to see.

Anyhow,thanks for the answers.Cool stuff,never heard of it before.
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A player with a big brake motion has to be quick, sometimes I get it a split second before a ball is on it, and I have picked it up with a ball actually on it thinking I could get it, we play 8ball though, many more balls rolling around.
 
I carry a 4"x4" piece of cloth in my cue case for jumps and masses, but I've never thought of using it for my break. The burn marks in my cloth seem to come off with my bi-weekly damp rag cleaning.

As for jumping - doesn't a thicker cloth promote easier jumping?
 
I use one as well. Up until a couple of nights ago, I was just happy to not have the burn marks. I was practicing Colin's power break after just having a phenolic tip installed and miscued badly twice in a row. There are now two holes in my break cloth that are thankfully not in my table cloth. : ) I don't notice any difference in my ability to break with or without the cloth.
 
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