Soft Break?

Ironically, during the recent BSCP (Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines) sponsored National 9-Ball tournament semi-finals, Alcano was complaining about Alex Pagulayan and Gandy Valle`s use of the soft break.
 
kaduku said:
People throughout the forums have been saying that the tables have been breaking easy and as a result Ronnie would use his soft-break. When I lived in the Philippines and attended various televised events such as the San Miguel 9-Ball Tour I remember that the officials would "condition" the t.v. table before the event started. Meaning that they would rack the 9 balls and "knock-in" the balls so that there would be a dent in the cloth and to make sure all the balls were touching with every rack. I don't know if they did this before the WPC, but I'm just saying it might be the reason the tables were breaking well with the wing-ball going in at a higher percentage.
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Yes, dimples were tapped into the cloth at this year's WPC using a template.

Colin
 
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