Is This Common On The 9-Ball Break?

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DrCue'sProtege

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lately i have changed the way i break the balls in a rack of 9-Ball, and been having a little more success. all i have been doing is using the open bridge, and staying down on the break shot longer. therefore, i have been "listening" for the sound of balls dropping instead of raising up and looking, hoping to see one of them drop. it has been working better, at least for me it has.

however, i have noticed something. seems like alot of the time there is one ball that will remain right next to the 9-Ball instead of seperating from it. for the most part the balls have been spreading out, just seems like that one ball remains next to the 9-Ball, and presents somewhat of a dilemma to play position on.

is this common?
anybody else run across this?
or am i not getting the rack tight enough?

DCP

p.s. i dont mean the '1' Ball - it could be any ball.
 
Dr Cue I thought I was the only one that this happened to but apperntly not so it would be great if someone else could tell both of us how to rectify this problem.
 
This happens all the time. I think it is because of an imperfect rack. Most tables you cannot get all balls to freeze up. I can on my table at home though. But thats because I rack 'em in the same spot every time.
 
The head ball isn't frozen to both the front two balls. Often this isn't much of a problem because it's not most important to the spread, and another ball may kick them apart anyway.
 
DrCue'sProtege said:
l... is this common?
anybody else run across this?
or am i not getting the rack tight enough?
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Bad rack. If you want to practice with a good rack, break with the balls at the other end of the table, and "train" the table. The table you are playing on almost certainly has craters in the wrong places. Also, you may need to get new balls if the ones you have are mismatched.

As for using an open bridge to break with, I'm not sure, but I think no champion breaks with an open bridge. Usually when you shoot hard, your fundamentals start to degrade, and a closed bridge will help delay a total breakdown as you crank up the speed.
 
Bob Jewett said:
Bad rack. If you want to practice with a good rack, break with the balls at the other end of the table, and "train" the table. The table you are playing on almost certainly has craters in the wrong places. Also, you may need to get new balls if the ones you have are mismatched.

As for using an open bridge to break with, I'm not sure, but I think no champion breaks with an open bridge. Usually when you shoot hard, your fundamentals start to degrade, and a closed bridge will help delay a total breakdown as you crank up the speed.
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I'm 54 now and the only common thing about my break is that it sucks.
 
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