Scratching on breakout shot

[Derek]

CueTable Help

So I'm having some issues with the breakout shot. I have the cue parallel with the breakout ball, drive the cue into the back, and instead of getting a rebound I end up following the cue ball into the corner. My guess is I'm sticking some top english on the ball, but maybe I'm center ball. Should I be hitting this kind of shot with a tip below center or draw?

Thanks for any insight offered upon this straight pool novice.

 

[steev]

theshort answer is, it depends on where exactly the CB is going to hit the stack. if it's the near side of an OB, you can use center ball. if it's the 'back' side of an OB in the stack, you'll need to draw it some.

-s

//i'm no expert...

 

[Jallan]

That high up in the stack I would draw in to the pile. I know I would not be following and I am sure you should be ok with center ball. As said above, I am no expert. Just what I see at first glance.

 

[TheWizard]

Can someone please post an image of the cuetable layout that doesn't need that damn shockwave player to view it? , I've tried downloading it before, but it was conflicing with the flash player on my computer, so, I had to delete it again.

Untill Im able to see the layout of your breakshot, I'm unable to give any advice, sorry about that

Willie

 

[SpiderWebComm]

If you hit the "pocket-side" of the ball in the stack, it's going to shoot you towards the pocket. Applying a lot of draw when you contact this side of the "stack ball" will mostly stick you to the rack instead of shooting you towards the pocket.

Use low-inside english. Low inside takes you to the rail and then towards the middle of the table. Not a lot of people consider inside english when shooting the break shot (mostly out of fear of missing the OB). Whenever the angle doesn't allow you to "follow out" of the shot (i.e. steep angle into the rack or underneath the rack), I shoot every break shot with inside because I LOVE the action it gives me.

Thanks Joe Tucker for that info.

Note:
I probably use the inside way more than he teaches... but he turned me onto it.