Snooker Break!
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I hope you mean break as in the first shot you play at the table because if you mean how do you run balls then that is the question every Snooker player in the World would want answering! 
Breaking off, you normally want to hit the second ball up from the end of the pack, and put either right or left hand spin on the cueball depending on from which side you are breaking; if you break from the left hand side, you need left spin, opposite side right spin. You need to hit it fairly hard and swing the cueball on the back and side cushions, past the blue and back up to the baulk end.
Breaking off, you normally want to hit the second ball up from the end of the pack, and put either right or left hand spin on the cueball depending on from which side you are breaking; if you break from the left hand side, you need left spin, opposite side right spin. You need to hit it fairly hard and swing the cueball on the back and side cushions, past the blue and back up to the baulk end.
www.fcsnooker.co.uk/
This web site is a good start you should find what ever you need here. Like Buckster said, you want to be hitting the second outside red with enough force (and spin) to bring the cue ball back behind the balk line. But without hitting everything in sight of course.
You also want to break up the reds just a little bit but not too much. You don't wan't to leave an easy shot for your opponent and you don't want to tie up the black or the pink.
This web site is a good start you should find what ever you need here. Like Buckster said, you want to be hitting the second outside red with enough force (and spin) to bring the cue ball back behind the balk line. But without hitting everything in sight of course.
You also want to break up the reds just a little bit but not too much. You don't wan't to leave an easy shot for your opponent and you don't want to tie up the black or the pink.
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Here is an example of one snooker break.
http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/~wei/pool/pooltable2.html
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Here is an example of one snooker break.
http://endeavor.med.nyu.edu/~wei/pool/pooltable2.html
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Buckster_uk said:I hope you mean break as in the first shot you play at the table because if you mean how do you run balls then that is the question every Snooker player in the World would want answering!
Breaking off, you normally want to hit the second ball up from the end of the pack, and put either right or left hand spin on the cueball depending on from which side you are breaking; if you break from the left hand side, you need left spin, opposite side right spin. You need to hit it fairly hard and swing the cueball on the back and side cushions, past the blue and back up to the baulk end.
I have also seen players break from the right, with left top english, (and vice versa) so the cue ball comes back the baulk line without passing the blue in a zig zag path. And the third ball was striked, rather than the second last. It is an unorthodox break. It breaks out the ball a bit more.
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nipponbilliards said:
I wouldn't recommend hitting the third ball because there is a greater risk of an in off into the top corner pocket. Also the advantage of the zig zag path is that there is a chance that you can leave you opponent snookered behind the brown, forcing them to kick at the reds. You want to if at all possible have the cue ball end up behind the three colours.
Cameron Smith said:
This method will allow one to play an offensive safety. Meaning that more red balls spread out, the opponent will have a lesser chance to bring the ball back up to the baulk area. With few drilling one can play without the cueball scratching.
icem3n said:This method will allow one to play an offensive safety. Meaning that more red balls spread out, the opponent will have a lesser chance to bring the ball back up to the baulk area. With few drilling one can play without the cueball scratching.
Have you seen players do this too?
With a good tight rack, and a bit of practise, a player can also bring the cue ball back behind the baulk line, maybe behind one of the colors, with this unorthodox break.
If you elect to leave the cue ball on the cushion rather than behind the baulk colors, and with the balls so spread out, it makes a shot to nothing much more difficult.
The in off can be avoided by proper placement of the cue ball with this break.
Just my opinion.
Richard
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nipponbilliards said:
Yes I do see a lot of this. You are right with the placement of the cue ball. And player apply running english to let the cueball run 4 rails, where the fourth rail is the baulk cushion(rail). The cueball will stop inches/mm away from the baulk(breaking) rail. If player play from between yellow and brown,they usually leave cb between the green and the brown so it is even harder to send the cueball back up since the red is spread out(on the top left hand side of packs of redball).The brown and blue ball will hook the right hand side of the red pack. So opponent can't take a play the right side to send the cb up.If you break from the right side that means there will be lesser red on the righthand side and more spread out on the left hand side. Player do this to put pressure on opponent especially when opponent is trailing behind and those who play more safety than going for the long pot.
Also if you are playing a left hander it is advisable to break from the left and side and leave the cb on the right hand side of the table. Player (LHS or RHS) will favor certain area on the table and they do pot better, some on the right and some on the Left side of the table. (just like breaking in pool).
in short, just clip one of the bottom two reds with a touch of side spin, and try to weight it so the cue ball ends up behind the baulk colours.
thats's the standard way - off three cushion's.
another unorthodox way is two cushion's - no sidespin and just lip the red and go straight back up the table, without going across the middle of the table. not advisale though that one.
thats's the standard way - off three cushion's.
another unorthodox way is two cushion's - no sidespin and just lip the red and go straight back up the table, without going across the middle of the table. not advisale though that one.
I've been playing snooker for over 30 years. I would hit the outside ball with outside english about 2 o'clock, medium speed so the ball will 2 rail and come back to the foot rail. Practice speed and english.
When hitting the outside ball, hit from anywhere from a 1/4 to 3/8. Good luck!
When hitting the outside ball, hit from anywhere from a 1/4 to 3/8. Good luck!