nine ball break on a valley

I still have tonight and tomorrow night to work on this. Heading out shortly to test what I’ve learned, on a different table. So far it’s been pretty basic stuff. The top half of the spot is beat up, the area just above this, is pretty beat up. I can move the one ball down a tiny bit, it’s still on the spot, this helps. 8 ball players keep moving rack up table, until they find a place where the one doesn’t roll away. Bottom half of spot seems to be decent shape. Slowing down to about 17.5 has helped. Identifying 4 ball as needing to be in back of rack has helped. Careful racking has helped, no gaps with four ball in back. I have a plan for tonight. First, reconfirm what I’ve learned so far. Then move cue ball halfway up to one ball and then experiment with small cut angles and a little low outside. I would really like to find something that makes the wing ball go low. From there, just reverse that adjustment, until wing ball goes consistently. May not even be possible, at least for me, but I’ll find out.

It must be hilarious for some of you guys, asking rudimentary questions and being new to nine ball. Everything here is monopolized by one vendor, all VNEA. I have to travel hours, to get to anything else, just the way it is.
 
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Isn’t it as simple as a gap between the wing ball and the ball below it on the same side, plus making sure the 4 ball sequence is connected? Or is that cheating?


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Jimmorrison said:
I still have tonight and tomorrow night to work on this. Heading out shortly to test what I’ve learned, on a different table. So far it’s been pretty basic stuff. The top half of the spot is beat up, the area just above this, is pretty beat up. I can move the one ball down a tiny bit, it’s still on the spot, this helps. 8 ball players keep moving rack up table, until they find a place where the one doesn’t roll away. Bottom half of spot seems to be decent shape. Slowing down to about 17.5 has helped. Identifying 4 ball as needing to be in back of rack has helped. Careful racking has helped, no gaps with four ball in back. I have a plan for tonight. First, reconfirm what I’ve learned so far. Then move cue ball halfway up to one ball and then experiment with small cut angles and a little low outside. I would really like to find something that makes the wing ball go low. From there, just reverse that adjustment, until wing ball goes consistently. May not even be possible, at least for me, but I’ll find out.

It must be hilarious for some of you guys, asking rudimentary questions and being new to nine ball. Everything here is monopolized by one vendor, all VNEA. I have to travel hours, to get to anything else, just the way it is.
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It sounds like you may need to concentrate on the 1 in the side and play shape for the 2 ball.

Jeff
 
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