Here is a little something I picked up over the years. Some of you have probably seen this before...others maybe not. I'm not world class one pocket player, but i've observed a lot of one hole over the years and pushed em around a little myself for a few bones.
In one pocket it is common to get a spot either on the long side (9-12) or short side (7-10). When getting a spot on the short side, usually when you are clearly outmatched you are going to be going to a lower score than normal in the game. This break is extremely aggressive and needs to be practiced in order for it to be really effective.
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Basically you are hitting the cueball with medium low english and hitting the third row ball on the left side breaking for the right hand pocket full. You are stroking to basically get enough speed to move the balls enough to get a ball into the pocket and draw just slightly off the side rail. You are playing the corner ball off the rack and drawing over for position.
As you have probably guessed the rack is going to be opened up quite a bit and sometimes you even make a ball in your opponents pocket. Who really cares if you are much more likely to make one on the break in a shorter run (short side vs long side). I use this a lot when I get 7-9 or 7-10 or 6-10 (rare unless the person is unreal or stupid).
The idea here is to make a ball in your hole or play so many balls in front of your hole that there is no way to realistically turn the game around before you can run through the short race.
Another thing here is to look for spaces in certan areas of the rack: namely the back four balls on the corner of the opposite side you are breaking for. Look for spaces so you can cut that back ball a little bit more toward the hole and cut back on the speed, but add more english for "pinch" and you will make the back right corner ball in your hole with an amazing amount of consistency.
Practice this break over and over until you can make that ball or look for those favorable spaces that I was talking about and you'll find that your short spot will quickly need to be adjusted in almost any game that you have a chance at on a spot.
I find this also to be an exceptionally strong break on tables that do not have extremely tight pockets because a lot of times the ball on the right side will sit in the jaws after the break vs falling on extremely tight tables. This also goes for the ball that sometimes goes in your opponents pocket. This sounds much worse than actually is which once you practice the break you will see what I'm talking about.
This week i'll be posting me a video of me shooting this break 10-15 times so you can get an idea of how the table looks after the break on a 9' diamond smart table.
In one pocket it is common to get a spot either on the long side (9-12) or short side (7-10). When getting a spot on the short side, usually when you are clearly outmatched you are going to be going to a lower score than normal in the game. This break is extremely aggressive and needs to be practiced in order for it to be really effective.
http://CueTable.com/P/?@4AALW4BCpA3...VCpA3eFSe3eWCR3eYve1kXFV4kDuq4kcFc4kOga1uBnA@
Basically you are hitting the cueball with medium low english and hitting the third row ball on the left side breaking for the right hand pocket full. You are stroking to basically get enough speed to move the balls enough to get a ball into the pocket and draw just slightly off the side rail. You are playing the corner ball off the rack and drawing over for position.
As you have probably guessed the rack is going to be opened up quite a bit and sometimes you even make a ball in your opponents pocket. Who really cares if you are much more likely to make one on the break in a shorter run (short side vs long side). I use this a lot when I get 7-9 or 7-10 or 6-10 (rare unless the person is unreal or stupid).
The idea here is to make a ball in your hole or play so many balls in front of your hole that there is no way to realistically turn the game around before you can run through the short race.
Another thing here is to look for spaces in certan areas of the rack: namely the back four balls on the corner of the opposite side you are breaking for. Look for spaces so you can cut that back ball a little bit more toward the hole and cut back on the speed, but add more english for "pinch" and you will make the back right corner ball in your hole with an amazing amount of consistency.
Practice this break over and over until you can make that ball or look for those favorable spaces that I was talking about and you'll find that your short spot will quickly need to be adjusted in almost any game that you have a chance at on a spot.
I find this also to be an exceptionally strong break on tables that do not have extremely tight pockets because a lot of times the ball on the right side will sit in the jaws after the break vs falling on extremely tight tables. This also goes for the ball that sometimes goes in your opponents pocket. This sounds much worse than actually is which once you practice the break you will see what I'm talking about.
This week i'll be posting me a video of me shooting this break 10-15 times so you can get an idea of how the table looks after the break on a 9' diamond smart table.
