Question on break shot...
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Hello,
that s an interesting question, you not hear often
From my experience there is a huge difference.
For a "righty" you usualy prefer to shoot from your *chocoalte side*-means, where you can reach the cueball easily to align yourself comfortable. So if you re standing behind the cueball, your *comfortable* side would be the left side/half of the table- you can stand almost comfortable for the greater amount of shot. And for that reason you shot very sure more balls like this, than shooting balls on the *right* side/half of the table. You just prefer them, because aligning is much easier for you, because you can reach them more easily.
So you can say, that you could recommend to let the cueball to roll there, where his opposite is. I sometimes recommended this to some guys-and their reaction was a bit funny/strange. But after thinkin about it, they usualy all understand
hope that helps. sry for low english^^
lg from overseas,
Ingo
that s an interesting question, you not hear often
From my experience there is a huge difference. For a "righty" you usualy prefer to shoot from your *chocoalte side*-means, where you can reach the cueball easily to align yourself comfortable. So if you re standing behind the cueball, your *comfortable* side would be the left side/half of the table- you can stand almost comfortable for the greater amount of shot. And for that reason you shot very sure more balls like this, than shooting balls on the *right* side/half of the table. You just prefer them, because aligning is much easier for you, because you can reach them more easily.
So you can say, that you could recommend to let the cueball to roll there, where his opposite is. I sometimes recommended this to some guys-and their reaction was a bit funny/strange. But after thinkin about it, they usualy all understand
hope that helps. sry for low english^^
lg from overseas,
Ingo
I wonder if the OP is referring to the opening break? He mentions leaving the cue ball on the rail, which makes me think that. I'm a lefty but I shoot the opening break from the same side everybody else does. More lately I've been thinking I should shoot from the other side of the table (the left side) on the opening break so the other player has a different look at the balls from what they are used to. I noticed that Mike Sigel, a lefty, breaks from the left side so maybe it's not too bad an idea.
Sounds like you are referring to the break shot that begins the game. This break shot, almost without exception, leaves opponent on or near the back rail and never leaves a position where a player's reach matters.
My opinion, therefore, is that it doesn't matter which side of the table the cue ball ends up on,
Most serious players practice the break shot from just one side of the pack and, without exception, stick with it no matter which opponent they are facing. That's my recommendation to you.
On the opening break, which ever path you can consistently freeze the CB to the head rail is the one you want...on subsequent break shots, you want the break shot ideally on left side (for right handed shooters), so you can lean comfortably over the table.
I think the main reason to choose a side to shoot the opening break on (apart from what you may have practiced) is according to which balls are tight in the rack. I prefer to break on a corner that is tight (corner ball frozen to both balls). Not all tables rack tightly nor do all opponents.
In that regard, I notice that some people brush the side of the edge ball and it goes down to the bottom rail and back up towards and sometimes even past the rack.
Others attempt to just barely brush it so that it just makes it down to the bottom rail.
What do you do?
Good advice.
Check if the table rolls out at all, if does this will play a factor. Starting the game with a scratch because the equipment is shoddy will put you at a disadvantage and possibly a bad mood. And considering that you may only shoot once or twice a game it is then magnified. So including a check of the equipment into your warm up could save you some heartache. Now if the equipment is in good shape I personally believe that you will naturally have a favored side. Just as you likely do in 9 ball. So go to it. If you like to break from the bottom left corner in 9 ball do so then in straight pool because your eyes will sight it better because of familiarity.
Well as far as I'm concerned, I feel that right handed players can see the balls better when breaking on the right side of the rack as you look at it.
When I break the opening break I break to the right side of the rack and focus my concentration on the left side end ball hitting the left long rail and returning to the rack. That is my shot objective and primary ball focus. The rest takes care of itself so long as I focus on that left outer ball contacting the left long rail square.
Contacting the end right side ball gives me better vision to do that.
You shouldn't even attempt an opening break without checking that the last two rows are frozen in an important game. Hitting a mush rack is suicide no matter which side you choose.
As was mentioned, with a correct break the CB should travel 3 rails and come to rest on the 4th rail (head rail). So it wouldn't matter much to the oncoming player as they can reach easily from there no matter which side.
Don't try to have the CB go 3 rails as in... foot rail, right long rail, and head rail. You need to hit that non adjacent left long rail to put the brakes on the CB and leave your opponent long. That's important.
When I break the opening break I break to the right side of the rack and focus my concentration on the left side end ball hitting the left long rail and returning to the rack. That is my shot objective and primary ball focus. The rest takes care of itself so long as I focus on that left outer ball contacting the left long rail square.
Contacting the end right side ball gives me better vision to do that.
You shouldn't even attempt an opening break without checking that the last two rows are frozen in an important game. Hitting a mush rack is suicide no matter which side you choose.
As was mentioned, with a correct break the CB should travel 3 rails and come to rest on the 4th rail (head rail). So it wouldn't matter much to the oncoming player as they can reach easily from there no matter which side.
Don't try to have the CB go 3 rails as in... foot rail, right long rail, and head rail. You need to hit that non adjacent left long rail to put the brakes on the CB and leave your opponent long. That's important.