how do you break in one pocket?

Th placement of the cb will vary, according to the way the balls spread upon breaking.

The closer to the side rail you go, the greater the side force upon the rack...so the likelihood of the bottom corner ball leaking out for your opponent increases.

As you approach center of table with cb, the side force imposed on rack decreases and that pop out ball becomes less likely...though you get less spread to you side, as well.

I.think.
 
Here are a few things I've learned over the years:

A good 1pocket player can break to either side with equal aplomb.

You need to read the table before a match and check the rolls cross table and up and down. You also need to note if one pocket vs the other has tendency to play tougher and spit balls out.

You need to be able to judge how far out to place the CB for various cloths and balls. For some tables you need to be close to the rail, for others it's three or four balls out.

For some breaks you can also decide if you want to use a small amount of bridge elevation to slightly swerve into the the first two balls. And on some tables, with the corner ball always leaking out, you need to know how to either change your original hit on the first two balls or move down the rack if necessary.

Lastly, on some tables with some balls, you need to know that the only way to escape a scratch is with a draw/drag stroke.

Lou Figueroa
 
i scratched about 10 times and corner ball kept coming out

i began to doubt my old faithful break

i moved the cueball about 2 inches toward the center and hit inside english with lots of spin

this cured the problem,judy began to drop to the side rail ab

out 2 diamond s up


all is well with my break now

some tables break funny
 
not sure if i am addressing your question about rule

but the break is just another shot,any ball must get a rail after contact
 
7forlife said:
real quick, whats the rule for the break in one hole?
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deanoc said:
not sure if i am addressing your question about rule

but the break is just another shot,any ball must get a rail after contact
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Yep.

http://www.onepocket.org/official-one-pocket-rules/

“2.2 The opening break begins with ball in hand behind the head string. On the break, the cue ball may contact either a cushion or any ball in the rack first, but in either case, after contacting at least one ball, an object ball must be pocketed, or the cue ball or at least one object ball must contact a rail, otherwise it is a one foul penalty. As long as a legal stroke is employed from behind the head string on the break, the incoming player must play the balls where they lie – there are no re-racks for a pocket scratch or failure to contact a cushion or pocket a ball on the break.”

pj
chgo
 
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