Most Powerful 9BALL Break

I'm hesitant because this kid is so young. But, Wu Chia-Ching as powerful a 9-ball break as any I've seen----But, his ability to park the whitey so quick is just amazing. So, I have to go with Wu.
 
2nd the David Howard break, unbelievable. Even more so in person, sitting right behind him without being prepared for it. Back in the early nineties, in Savannah GA, My buddy and I are entered in a tourney and he draws David Howard. His match goes off first so I plop down on the rail for a bit to find out if the lore was accurate. Boy was it ever!
Sure, I knew who he was and heard the stories of the break, but they just don't do it justice. Hardest breaker of the balls I have ever experienced.

Steve H.
 
How has the effect of technology done to the big break? You look at alot of these guys and they had monster breaks before the
phenolic era. So to me this leads to more technique then equipment. Thoughts?
 
Donny absolutely did not use a magic rack, he did that the old fashioned way.

P.S. How do people forget what SVB did with the corner ball against Scott Frost on the bar table? He made it like 93 times in a row at one point or something outrageous like that.
 
Anyone see Johnny Kucharo when he was on the Cammel Pro Tour? It looked like lightning struck him and the rack at the same time..... Pretty impressive to watch. I'm not sure how hard he breaks nowadays... I would think Nevel would be up there also.
 
DONNY has the "Most Powerful 9BALL Break"

84 out of 85 breaks making a ball (or more) IS amazing~!

(I think that SVB DID use the Magic Ball Rack)

mikeyfrost said:
Donny absolutely did not use a magic rack, he did that the old fashioned way.

P.S. How do people forget what SVB did with the corner ball against Scott Frost on the bar table? He made it like 93 times in a row at one point or something outrageous like that.
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David Howard was the most impressive ive ever seen in person.

Ive written about this before on az

The first big tournament I drove to was a Florida Pro tourny at CM lee's place in Seminole. Probably 1983 or 1984. I went with John Ditoro. We pull up and the place is packed. I look around for a place to sit down to start sweating some matches and the only place I see is this wide open spot behind David Howards table (directly behind where you rack). So I go to sit down. The seats make it so that your head and shoulders were just above table level. I am half watching, instead mostly focused Earl running out on the table next to us when all of sudden a GUNSHOT sound goes off and Howard just crushes the rack. I think I might have jumped straight up and nearly hit the ceiling, half ducking at the same time. Scared the bejesus out of me.

The rest of the match I debated moving because everytime Howard got ready to break I was seriously unable to decide whether I should cover up my face somewhat or is that sharking him or should I just sit here and hope the cueball doesnt fly right off and rearrange my face? It was brutal. Howard never went off the table so after awhile I relaxed somewhat. His break was something else...really just so impressive.
 
Lil David and Wade Crane simply POUNDED the break, Tony Ellin was another. Charlie Bryant's break is rock solid...maybe the best out there right now, Dennis Hatch isnt far behind him.

Honerable mention goes to "The Whale"...I've never seen anyone break so hard, cue ball took flight on occassion but mostly straight up into the lights.
 
uwate said:
David Howard was the most impressive ive ever seen in person.

Ive written about this before on az

The first big tournament I drove to was a Florida Pro tourny at CM lee's place in Seminole. Probably 1983 or 1984. I went with John Ditoro. We pull up and the place is packed. I look around for a place to sit down to start sweating some matches and the only place I see is this wide open spot behind David Howards table (directly behind where you rack). So I go to sit down. The seats make it so that your head and shoulders were just above table level. I am half watching, instead mostly focused Earl running out on the table next to us when all of sudden a GUNSHOT sound goes off and Howard just crushes the rack. I think I might have jumped straight up and nearly hit the ceiling, half ducking at the same time. Scared the bejesus out of me.

The rest of the match I debated moving because everytime Howard got ready to break I was seriously unable to decide whether I should cover up my face somewhat or is that sharking him or should I just sit here and hope the cueball doesnt fly right off and rearrange my face? It was brutal. Howard never went off the table so after awhile I relaxed somewhat. His break was something else...really just so impressive.
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A little footnote to this. Early on in Jean Balukas' 9-Ball career her break was rather ordinary, all arm. At the BCA trade show in Ft. Worth in the early 80's, Jean and David were both there, Jean representing Brunswick and David Meucci. Jean was playing people 9-Ball in the Brunswick booth, and David and I strolled over to watch. David remarked to me that her break was only average, and we discussed what she could do to improve it. She was a Straight Pool player after all.

After Jeannie got done, I approached her and introduced David to her, who she knew only vaguely at the time. I told her that David had the best break in pool and was willing to help her with the break. She readily agreed and for the next hour or so all three of us worked on Jeannie's 9-Ball break (mostly I racked). Let me tell you, after that hour Jeannie's break was more than twice as strong as it had been previously. David showed her how to put her body into the break shot, leaning back and then moving forward, like throwing a karate punch, is how he described it. She never lost another women's 9-ball tournament after that! And that's a fact!
 
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Unfortunately I have not seen a lot of the players mentioned here but watching Busta in Vegas this year breaking ten ball was just silly. I swear the whole 10 pack hit the back rail before flying up table lol
 
Hi everybody, this is my first post on the forum after lurking for years. I am going to have to agree about David Howard on this one. There is no doubt that many of the players mentioned in this thread have a devastating break. However, there was something about David's break the separated him from the pack. Everytime I saw him break he seemed to have unbelievable timing and precision. Ofcourse this is just my opinion but the word that comes to mind when describing his break is ferocious
 
Welcome Joey V. Let me be the first to say that.



Joey V said:
Hi everybody, this is my first post on the forum after lurking for years. I am going to have to agree about David Howard on this one. There is no doubt that many of the players mentioned in this thread have a devastating break. However, there was something about David's break the separated him from the pack. Everytime I saw him break he seemed to have unbelievable timing and precision. Ofcourse this is just my opinion but the word that comes to mind when describing his break is ferocious
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