Secrets to a killer break

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Anyone notice that little people can still have killer breaks. I was watching a match and noticed that this guy Jeff de Luna

has a KILLER break for a small guy. Also, Xiao Ting Pan has a tremendous break as well.

Who do yo guys think has the biggest break out of the small players and what is their secret?
 
Evgeny Stalev, maybe not the top, but certainly surprising considering his size.

I don't really know why, it has to be coordination.
 
Whatever it is, Id like to know, I have a poor break and im desperate to put that right.
 
IMO, the break is all about stroke mechanics and timing of weight transfer. What I like to do is practice with only the cue ball... place it on the headstring and one diamond from a side rail. Get down into position, aim for the first diamond on the short rail you're facing... follow your normal pre- break shot routine and then unload on whitey.

Does it zing downtable?... and also return to the vicinity of you cue tip???... it should!!!

If if doesn't work on your stroke mechanics and your weight transfer... until you get whitey zinging and coming straight back to your cue tip... repeatably.

Once you get happening, rack 'em up and hit the rack. You should see an improvement.
 
Dazza said:
Whatever it is, Id like to know, I have a poor break and im desperate to put that right.
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Loosen up that grip and crack that wrist like a whip; that's what a power break is all about.
 
cigardave said:
IMO, the break is all about stroke mechanics and timing of weight transfer. What I like to do is practice with only the cue ball... place it on the headstring and one diamond from a side rail. Get down into position, aim for the first diamond on the short rail you're facing... follow your normal pre- break shot routine and then unload on whitey.
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Practicing a power break without the rack is not even safe. Please don't do this...
 
seymore15074 said:
Practicing a power break without the rack is not even safe. Please don't do this...
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Why???... pls explain. Because if the concern is jumping whitey off the table then you need to work on your stroke... cuz you're VERY likely hitting down on whitey... and you shouldn't.
 
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cigardave said:
Why???... pls explain. Because if the concern is jumping whitey off the table then you need to work on your stroke... cuz you're VERY likely hitting down on whitey... and you shouldn't.
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I break very very hard. The rail will not take it.
 
I've found something that works quite well for me. I place CB just far enough from the side rail that I can get a level stroke. After I line up on lthe 1-ball, I look at the CB on my last stroke and as I hit it, I try to get the feeling that I am trying to "push" the tip of my cue into the 1-ball. Makes for a long follow-through and more power.
 
cigardave said:
Why???... pls explain. Because if the concern is jumping whitey off the table then you need to work on your stroke... cuz you're VERY likely hitting down on whitey... and you shouldn't.
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There are two reasons I can readily think of why this is not a good practice. For one thing, it is very bad for the rail. The second is, as any instructor will confirm, that on a power break the cue ball WILL be airborne for a good portion of its path downtable. It is impossible to keep the cue absolutely level without smashing your knuckes on the rail. If the cue ball is airborne when it touches the rail (as it could be after a bounce) there is a good chance it will end up going off the table.
 
seymore15074 said:
Loosen up that grip and crack that wrist like a whip; that's what a power break is all about.
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And a loose body too.
I've noticed a lot of weak breakers also do not have their elbows lined up with the shot ( like Efren who has it outside ).
 
seymore15074 said:
Loosen up that grip and crack that wrist like a whip; that's what a power break is all about.
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does anyone wanna explain how to whip your wrist...just took a few practice strokes to see if i could and i dont think i did it:confused: :confused:
 
One key to a killer break that I have not seen mentoned on this tread thus far is perhaps the most important--accuracy! A study was done about ten years ago on the break speeds of the top pros and it found that Johnny Archer and Earl Strickland, who had certainly two of the most dangerous breaks at that time, did not hit the balls as hard as the fastest breakers. What they did do, however, was to contact the one ball square a very high percentage of the time. All the cue ball speed in the world is meaningless unless the energy is transferred to the rack. The more square you hit the one ball, the higher the percentage of energy transfer.
 
belmicah said:
Anyone notice that little people can still have killer breaks. I was watching a match and noticed that this guy Jeff de Luna

has a KILLER break for a small guy. Also, Xiao Ting Pan has a tremendous break as well.

Who do yo guys think has the biggest break out of the small players and what is their secret?
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I have a pretty sound break and I can control the amount of power I put into it.
Weight transfer is the most important aspect of it.Your trunk(hips) goes before everything else.It is much like the golf swing.Body creates effortless power!
 
How would you recommend breaking on a bar box?

I have tried several methods and havent narrowed it down yet...a lot of methods end up in a ball going off the table...

Side breaks in particular, I cant get those to stay on the table...Does it have to do with the smaller size of the table? A shorter distance between the cb and the rack...?
 
SILVER__WOMBAT said:
does anyone wanna explain how to whip your wrist...just took a few practice strokes to see if i could and i dont think i did it:confused: :confused:
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stretch your arm in front of you
open up your palmhand
put your hand verticaly (thumbs up)
point your fingers downwards
now CLOSE your hand as fast as you can.

see what the wrist does. thats a wrist whip i think :rolleyes:

but its the body who coordinates the whip. its the body who pushes the fingers behind/downwards. it moves some time after the body moves and trails.. (check my post on best break video. it is also explained there)
 
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Solartje said:
stretch your arm in front of you
open up your palmhand
put your hand verticaly (thumbs up)
point your fingers downwards
now CLOSE your hand as fast as you can.

see what the wrist does. thats a wrist whip i think :rolleyes:

but its the body who coordinates the whip. its the body who pushes the fingers behind/downwards. it moves some time after the body moves and trails.. (check my post on best break video. it is also explained there)
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You are very correct in saying that the wrist snap is controlled by the body.You can't whip your wrist consciously and gets gobs of power.It will only be arm speed at that point.
What actually happens,like I said earlier,is that the Hips go first just like a golf swing.It is a chain action of events that occurs naturally.Hips make the shoulders throw the arms through the stroke.The end result is the unleashing of stored power into the wrists.The wrists have nothing to do with the power on a conscious level.They just end up getting the brunt of the process.......
 
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