% Of Time A Ball Is Made On 8-Ball Break
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IPT if I remember is break within the box. So any 8 ball would be a fluke. Some league and APA rules I believe you win when it drops so you see people (like me) going for it. Usually breaking from the side aiming for the side of the rack. In this case the odds go way up if you know what you're doing, and you get a good rack.
I still remember the first time I dropped one on the break. I was like 11-12 and I didn't know a thing about the game. When it fell (which I never even paid attention) I was told by my dad I won. I never feel good about the 8 dropping when I wasn't going for it, I guess I am just weird that way.
I still remember the first time I dropped one on the break. I was like 11-12 and I didn't know a thing about the game. When it fell (which I never even paid attention) I was told by my dad I won. I never feel good about the 8 dropping when I wasn't going for it, I guess I am just weird that way.
Here are the stats from the IPT
http://www.internationalpooltour.com/ipt_content/events/06_na_8ball_open/player_stats.asp
http://www.internationalpooltour.com/ipt_content/events/06_na_8ball_open/player_stats.asp
ccn7 said:
35 times the Eight was made on the break, out of thousands of games. Only Marlon made three Eights on the break and a few other guys did it twice.
I would put the percentages in the 2% to 3% range, if that. Once every 35 to 40 games sounds about right. Maybe a little less.
In our 8-Ball tournament this past winter the 8 went in one time over the course of 29 weeks. We play double elimination with anywhere between 10 and 20 players. That's a lot of games to only have the 8 drop once on the break. We played on a 8 foot table as well.
The guy who dropped the 8 on the break won $120 for doing it, we collect $.50 per player per week just for this purpose.
The guy who dropped the 8 on the break won $120 for doing it, we collect $.50 per player per week just for this purpose.
