NEW BreakRAK video by one of us

My thoughts too....

I don't know the young man, Cleary didn't say who he was. He does have a great stroke...

The video is in slow motion & a lot of info is there to glean... Andrew Cleary is your man, if you need some Video Service..
 
Well, this video surely does demonstrate the product clearly. Andrew does a nice job at showing the contact of the Cue Ball to the Rack. It's amazing to me that this product is not for sell at all the retail billiard outlets. It's such a GREAT product in that it "trains" the player how to perfectly break a rack of balls. Which is the most important part of the game. I really enjoyed the video.....think I'll go ahead and purchase one for myself.
It can only help my game. Which, Lord knows, needs some help these days!
 
Wow I must say that's a great video I like that , You can see he's hit the cue ball in the Center to a little above Center and Below , I give this guy props that would be something I'd buy to practice my break , I've got a few video's of my break on youtube and for me it's all about hitting the head ball square . When I break I like to hit center ball as much as possible on the break .
 
Do you folks see the player is able to set the cue into the delivery position at the back of the stroke & then send it home, "on target".

This is the magic of practice, we are able get all of the moving parts chreographed. to do their thing.
 
A friend has one of those and try as I might I just couldn't ever seem to get old yeller up past the head string near the corner to get a shot on it.

If you are working on increasing your speed and parking the rock thru timing tweaks or building solid muscle memory I'd say you cannot beat it. I could see a benefit to breaking actual racks until fatigue sets in and then setting this thing up since most people will get tired of re-racking shortly after they begin to fade.

I would vote to just suck it up and keep racking real balls but differences in human nature says that for some people this is the ticket.
 
Charley, I'm glad you like the video. I think it looks nice and clearly shows what a wonderful practice aid you have invented.
 
Cleary,

Great video. I do have a question about this training aid, at about the 30 second mark of your video it shows wear marks on the felt from where the yellow ball bounces/slides. I was wondering if that happens to all the areas the balls are touching the felt since they dont roll and if this happens after many hours of use or only after a few minutes?
 
What you say has a couple merits. Trying to develop a Break Shot Stroke, while racking balls is a real test of devotion & determination. Whacking away at a rack of balls, with mixed results, doesn't allow the player to learn, because there are too many variables to consider.

Learning to make balls & control Whitey is the goal of the Break Shot, so let's do it methodically. First the player needs to develop an accurate & powerful delivery. Repetition is the vehicle that humans use to develop their motor skills. The BreakRAK allows the player to develop their stroke quickly, through that vehicle of repetititon. In doesn't take long for the players stroke to become accurate & have a punch to it.

In any equation there are variables. On the Break Shot there is a rack of balls with many variables, the Cue Ball is the only constant & the player's motions are laced with variables. But very soon, using that vehicle of repetition (the BreakRAK), the player's skill is hone & the delivery is under control... their rhythm & coordination has been developed

Once the player can hit the Cue Ball with accuracy & power, using a Rack of Balls is necessary to learn where the strike must be.

There are many facets of life where something artificial is used to train with & once the skill is there, it's off to REAL LIFE trials & tribulations...

Good Luck
 
The player in this video is Raphael Debreo from NYC. It was shot on a beautiful Diamond Proam at Society Billiards.
 
Mike Templeton said:
Great break, Rob... I can see why Busty is your fav. I do see that "Django Stroke" in your game.....
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Thank You Mike , I've had alot of really great players where I'm from tell me that they can't understand how I play like that , In my view it's just like riding a bike , feels natural .

I practice my break about 2 hours a day an hour in the morning and an hour at night , a couple years ago my break was horrible cue ball flyin off the table , I was told by a good friend of mine that one night we were shooting at our local pub and she went of to use the rest room on the other side of the building and said that she could hear my break shot from the inside of the bathroom lol ;) .
 
The Great Break Shot

When I purchased my break rak, I also got a book that came with it called "The Great Break Shot". I think it was a option and a fantastic option it is. If anyone decides to buy this fantastic break practice device, I really recommend getting the book too. You'll be glad you did !
 
It looks very interesting. I'm at a point in my game that I need be more consistent with my break to get my game to the next level. Break, rerack, break, rerack can be tiresome.

How does it actually work? Does it have only one level of tension? In 10-ball or 8-ball, the weight mass is heavier so I guess it would requires tweaks.
 
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