Worth pursuing?
Is it worth pursuing? Hell yeah! That's part of the fun of power-break games like 9 ball and 10 ball. I just wouldn't get too caught up on the actual speed or on changing your technique drastically. I've seen 20 MPH breaks that look and sound huge (and get great results), and 26 MPH breaks that looked comparatively weak. The break speed app IS a good tool to see if you're improving, though. I just wouldn't use it on every break to judge your success or failure. Your ears and eyes are going to register a strong break.
The biggest thing I've learned about my own break is that I always break strong if I control my eyes. The more clearly I can see my tip/shaft going through the cue ball at the 1 ball, the harder and squarer I hit. Sometimes I even purposely slow my swing down so I can really see the hit and I usually break even harder on those. Quality of the hit is just really crucial.
I've also learned what to look for when I don't break well. I have 2 or 3 things that usually cause my problems, so I can fix my break really fast by knowing those tendencies (my eyes get lost, my body moves forward too early and my stroking hand doesn't get through, or I rotate my shoulders trying to produce power rather than keeping the same upper body orientation through the shot). Everyone has their own idiosyncrasies that cause them to break well or poorly. Video yourself if you can. It's taught me a lot.
No problem on cue, due to my cue buying habits, Ive gone from a bk2 to a Carmeli 1/1 custom solid ebony wih an ODEGA tip...it does hit hard
Great stuff bough people, I appreciate all the input...maybe my break isn't as weak as I've thought..maybe it is...
What is your break speed?
Where does 19 fall against some real good players on this forum?
Is the monster break worth me pursuing?
Is it worth pursuing? Hell yeah! That's part of the fun of power-break games like 9 ball and 10 ball. I just wouldn't get too caught up on the actual speed or on changing your technique drastically. I've seen 20 MPH breaks that look and sound huge (and get great results), and 26 MPH breaks that looked comparatively weak. The break speed app IS a good tool to see if you're improving, though. I just wouldn't use it on every break to judge your success or failure. Your ears and eyes are going to register a strong break.
The biggest thing I've learned about my own break is that I always break strong if I control my eyes. The more clearly I can see my tip/shaft going through the cue ball at the 1 ball, the harder and squarer I hit. Sometimes I even purposely slow my swing down so I can really see the hit and I usually break even harder on those. Quality of the hit is just really crucial.
I've also learned what to look for when I don't break well. I have 2 or 3 things that usually cause my problems, so I can fix my break really fast by knowing those tendencies (my eyes get lost, my body moves forward too early and my stroking hand doesn't get through, or I rotate my shoulders trying to produce power rather than keeping the same upper body orientation through the shot). Everyone has their own idiosyncrasies that cause them to break well or poorly. Video yourself if you can. It's taught me a lot.