Ideas to fix my break

[randyg]

i have tried several ways to fix my break and cant seem to find a spot that works consistantly any input on what I can do would be great.

I break with a Players JB5 cue

I'm a little confused (always). What exactly is it that you are trying to fix?
Then maybe I could help.
randyg

 

[kanecalgary]

Experiment with a 3rd ball break (speed,spin,distance from the rail). It's always nice to have another tool when things aren't working.

 

[Banks]

3 Things

1. Joe Tucker's videos - he goes over everything from rack to break style

2. Blackjack's youtube video on breaking - if you want to learn how to power break, he breaks it down pretty well

3. 2nd-ball break - you can still get a good break even on a bad rack(not always the case with head ball). If you're playing in leagues where the 8 on the break counts, even better. A solid hit is more important than speed, so you don't have to worry about 'trying too hard'. Center, draw and maybe a little inside, any of those should work without trying to kill the rack. On a diamond table, a decent 2nd-ball break is real nice.

Good luck and have at 'em.

 

[Tony_in_MD]

The OP is looking for eight ball break advice.

Stop looking for the spot and start looking for the shot. Here is a place to start. The break is a shot like any other. The primary concern is accuracy and control. Put an object ball on line even with the spot to the right or left. Put the cue ball in the kitchen lined up for a straight in shot on the object ball you just placed. What you are going for is a stun through shot. You want the cue ball to roll through a couple of turns down the line and die. The cue ball should not step off to the side after impact. It should proceed down the same line the object ball took to the pocket.

The maximum speed you can make that shot is your maximum baseline break speed. If you go above that speed you sacrifice accuracy. How much does it fall off? This is information you need to know. Know what the trade offs are for your stroke. Ignore how the professionals break. You do not have their stroke and they do not have yours.

Different tables play different speeds. The same table will play a different speed on a different day. Respond to what the table is telling you and make adjustments. Develop more than one break shot. Are you coming off the rack to the side rail or crossing over to the other side? Dying in the middle or pulling back off the rack? Where do you want the one ball to go? Hit the rail above or below the side pocket? Where is the two ball? Where is the two ball going to go based on it's current position in the rack? Do you want the one ball on the same side of the table as the two or the opposite side?

These are all shots that must be delivered with power, accuracy and control. If you do not have a consistent shot to measure the table with, how will you be able to adapt? If you are just up there gripping and ripping it looking for the magic spot, good luck. You will still be looking for consistency after I am long gone.

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[ceebee]

I understand that consistancy on the break is impossible. Lately I have had a heck of a problem getting anything to fall, maybe 1 rack out of 5?

Last night at home I was trying the 2nd ball break as someone had mentioned and it worked well but was having some control issues on the CB. Accuarcy and speed control are things I have to work on espically on the break.

Practice, Practice and once I think I have it, practice more...

>>>> The problem with "the Rack" is "dirty Pool balls", ball manufacturing tolerances & each individual Pool Tables' influence on the Break Shot". Tolerances allow for a manufacturer to make a product, within acceptable limits. In the Pool Ball business, the balls are not always "perfectly round", the same size, nor "perfectly clean". This can affect their movement in the Break Shot.

The only thing a player can do is practice the Break Shot, with as few variables as possible, which will allow learning to be a true by-product.