Parking The Cueball

iowa_player

iowa_player

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I have been having alot of trouble with my break . Alot of times if i try to hit the rack hard i scratch/jump the cueball of the table or just end up at one end of the table or the other hoping to have a shot . I would love to be able to park the cueball in the center of the table and make at least one ball and have a shot . I dont like crashing into the rack and hoping for a shot or worse yet making 2-4 balls on the break and scatching . :eek: :(
If anyone has any advise i would be very thankfull .

(edit) I forgot to say this is playing 9 ball .

Thanks and Happy Thanks Giving everyone ....... Larry
 
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iowa_player said:
I have been having alot of trouble with my break . Alot of times if i try to hit the rack hard i scratch/jump the cueball of the table or just end up at one end of the table or the other hoping to have a shot . I would love to be able to park the cueball in the center of the table and make at least one ball and have a shot . I dont like crashing into the rack and hoping for a shot or worse yet making 2-4 balls on the break and scatching . :eek: :(
If anyone has any advise i would be very thankfull .

Thanks and Happy Thanks Giving everyone ....... Larry
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work on keeping the cue level. also get a breakrak. bar none the greatest pool invention since the leather tip. good luck. and like everything lots of practice. and the only way to practice your break in a reasonable time is the breakrak





mike
 
For me it is about creating a successfull mental image. I envision a pocket 2 inches behind the head ball and play my break like a straight in stop shot with power. I have found that by thinking about the break the same as I see any other shot I have been more consistant with my break and cue ball control.
 
I agree with everything stated so far, but I would recommend slowing down your stroke. Try breaking at 50% of your speed/power and slowly increase when you are able to park the cue ball. You will see that you will get the best result when you are hitting the balls at about 70-80% of your power.

Always remember this important rule:

Never sacrifice ACCURACY for POWER.
 
iowa_player said:
I have been having alot of trouble with my break . Alot of times if i try to hit the rack hard i scratch/jump the cueball of the table or just end up at one end of the table or the other hoping to have a shot . I would love to be able to park the cueball in the center of the table and make at least one ball and have a shot . I dont like crashing into the rack and hoping for a shot or worse yet making 2-4 balls on the break and scatching . :eek: :(
If anyone has any advise i would be very thankfull .

(edit) I forgot to say this is playing 9 ball .

Thanks and Happy Thanks Giving everyone ....... Larry
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This is what I did to learn how to park the CB.

break soft, so you can control the CB, and do that till you can control the CB on every shot. And then lil by lil break a bit harder.

Now when I break from the side rail to park the CB. I hit with a bit of low english( Like a Half Tip ) and just follow through. at worst, the CB comes off the rack and heads back towards the "kitchen"

Some people think that by hitting low english on the break, your trying to draw the CB back. But thats not what your doing unless you really hit the CB low.

The key to all of this is hitting the 1 ball square, cuz no matter how hard you break if you dont hit the 1 ball square, the CB is going to go everywhere but to the center of the table.
 
Some people think that by hitting low english on the break, your trying to draw the CB back. But thats not what your doing unless you really hit the CB low.
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Actually, when you start breaking harder you might have to hit a little higher than center on the CB to keep it from rebounding halfway back to the head rail. We're used to the CB hitting 1 ball more often than 9, and it reacts much differently.

pj
chgo
 
had an instructor show me this break drill several years ago. if you can pocket the 1-Ball here, and stun the cue ball right there, you are on the way to having good technique on the break shot.

now, obviously you need to put some power into this shot. but, i agree with Blackjack's assessment - never sacrifice accuracy for power. and remember that there's just alot of luck involved with the break shot.

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