One Pocket break secrets

Drawman623 said:
I break from the right side with a tip of inside English. Speed is soft enough for the cue to begin curving before it hits the 2nd ball flat. Ironically, my best breaks are when I aim to split the 1st and 2nd balls.

BBB may be right that chipping the head ball is bad, but I always aimed to split or to catch the top ball by a hair first.

The guy to ask would be pro and instructor Joe Tucker. He is a student of the break shot and will likely have good insight.
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That's what I try to do too & have made my small share on the break given the short time that I have been playing. I find that hitting the apex ball too much does not pocket a ball & missing it does not pocket a ball.

But if they are hit simultaneously the chance of pocketing a ball or getting one sitting in the hole goes up.

Best 2 ALL.
 
One technique a very good player that I know uses, Richie Rich will tell you this guy breaks better than most pros, is a swerve/masse into the rack, allowing you to kill the cue ball at faster speeds.

I break pretty well for a C/2 year player and I really don't know what I do other than have an extremely relaxed grip and slow smooth stroke. Besides that top inside and hit both balls near simultaneous.

Everyone should experiment. Thats the thing about one pocket and pool in general, there is more than one way to get the job done.
 
Drop The Rock said:
One technique a very good player that I know uses, Richie Rich will tell you this guy breaks better than most pros, is a swerve/masse into the rack, allowing you to kill the cue ball at faster speeds.

I break pretty well for a C/2 year player and I really don't know what I do other than have an extremely relaxed grip and slow smooth stroke. Besides that top inside and hit both balls near simultaneous.

Everyone should experiment. Thats the thing about one pocket and pool in general, there is more than one way to get the job done.
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What the hells wrong with you! Don't tell them about the masse break secret!!! Now how am I supposed to steal???
 
Not to derail the thread, but there is one thing I always notice that is missing from these one-pocket threads..................

SJDinPHX

He has a habit of going into threads of every other subject (CTE, TOI, 9-Ball whatever) and disputing or questioning something and posting his usual cartoons and comments, but he is conspicuously absent from the threads on a subject he is supposedly an expert on.

I'm not knocking him, I'm just wondering why he isn't frequenting these threads and spreading some of his knowledge, since he claims the day-to-day threads with everyday subjects are boring.
 
One Pocket is so slow....

The pros haven't even figured out a break that consistently makes a ball yet.
 
The real secret to the One Pocket break is to not let a ball go towards your opponents pocket.



Just ask...
 
I have made the ball on the break way more times than most people.
It happens when I just barely kiss the head ball or miss it altogether.
I place my cueball closer to the rail than most people and I try to hit the head ball about an 1/8th of a ball so if I am not playing well , I might miss the headball altogether.
as Lou and others have said , most times you sell out a ball. Or 4 or 5 or 8
If you break trying to make a ball intentionally every time, I think it is a losing proposition
 
Tennesseejoe said:
The real secret to the One Pocket break is to not let a ball go towards your opponents pocket.



Just ask...
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you posted this on onepocket.org....(:smile:)
and the response was
AMEN
for those not into onepocket that means
GET YOUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT
JMHO
i am not a champion so what do i know...:embarrassed2:
 
BmoreMoney said:
The wing ball thread got me to thinking about this. I've never seen or heard any " secrets " or methods to increase odds on making a ball on a one pocket break. Now I'm not talking about doing ANYTHING to the rack I'm strictly talking about a completely tight, correctly placed, not tilted rack. I'd say I probably average making a ball about 1 in 10 racks. Unlike 9 ball I actually used to spend some time practicing my one pocket break and have experimented every way I could think of. End result was when I make a ball I am just hitting it with my regular old go to break and sometimes it goes, most of the time it doesnt. One other thing I've noticed is aside from actually making the ball, the break never seems to be anywhere near as good as I get most of the rest of the time. Any thoughts on what I'm talking about. Any proven go to methods for increasing % of making a ball on the break. While obviously this is not that often but there's no better feeling than a break and run in one hole - and that can really deflate your oponent.
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I was not there when Tom Tom won his capital city classic but I heard from many people he broke and ran several racks during his run , I've always meant to ask him about it but never have

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Making a ball on the break in one pocket and running out takes away the whole chess part of the game. Makes it less interesting.

We often play with a rule that says it's the opponents turn after the break, regardless if a ball is made on the opening shot or not. The ball stays down and the breaker gets one point, but that's it. That reduces the value of being a cheating low life rack mechanic ;-)

Has this rule ever been considered by you guys?

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Some tournaments now have you re rack if you make a ball on the break
 
What fortuitous circumstance be this!

As it happens, I've just sorted out my 1P break.

My dear friend and mentor Mr. Barkhurst was playing one of our regular1P denizens last week, and I had noticed, when the CB struck any of the balls in the rack (head ball, 2nd, 3rd whatever) on the break PAST THE MID-LINE on the object ball with the standard inside English.... the wing ball would mysteriously not pop out 9 out of 10 times. Hit the object ball short of the mid-line in any degree and the wing ball will absolutely react poorly.

I've used this for the past couple days with large amounts of satisfaction... dismay for my opponents, but I'm liking it. This is real and demonstrably reproducible for any and all that care to learn the noble endeavor of One Pocket. Just hit the ball.

I asked Mr. Barkhurst why he'd neglected to share this little tiny tid-bit with me in my tutelage. His said, "You never asked." Well.... he got me.

Lesh

Lesh
 
bbb said:
Some tournaments now have you re rack if you make a ball on the break
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That would suck, don't know if I'd play.

pooladdict said:
Making a ball on the break in one pocket and running out takes away the whole chess part of the game. Makes it less interesting.

We often play with a rule that says it's the opponents turn after the break, regardless if a ball is made on the opening shot or not. The ball stays down and the breaker gets one point, but that's it. That reduces the value of being a cheating low life rack mechanic ;-)

Has this rule ever been considered by you guys?

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No I don't like this one either. But then again we always played opponent rack and one would Def not want to be found dicking a rack.
 
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