Take all of the weight out of your break cue
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How should I know?? Just seemed like a good comment at the time. I don't know diddly about pool. I play pinochle. I'm sure you'll tell us.
It's all subjective and personal preference goes a long way in determining how well your break cue performs. Heavy, light, a combination of momentum and speed of the cue going forward as well as accuracy of the hit should help determine which you prefer best. I'm sure there's a power to speed ratio scale hiding out there somewhere. For those players that like to analyze to the nth degree, where much of the weight is located as well as tip type may affect the amount of flex and energy transfer you have in your break cue depending again on power and speed applied going forward.
I liked a heavy snap stick when they first came out. Being tall helped some, but control was always an issue. Once I put pride aside and went with a lighter cue, accuracy improved and perhaps power as well.
Good technique trumps slamming the shit out of them every time.
Zerksies
Well-known member
A controlled break continues your game and is the smarter way to go. Hitting the poop out of it is just luck, if you pocket a ball and then hopefully have a shot.
I prefer a cue that is about the same weight as my playing cue. I swing faster on my break it's not about power, It's more about control. Proper technique will have power.
Look at most of you crappy golfers. You hit the crap out of the ball and it barely goes anywhere. The club pro barely makes an effort and he;s got you by 100 yards.
Luckily you have plenty of other cues.
OneHandedBreak
No handed breaks too
Well... I was looking for something a little more official that perhaps equates a "ram shot" to the length of time that the cue stayed in contact with the cue ball, i.e. a "push shot", or that states that some part of the player's body (or cue) must be making contact with the table when the cue ball is struck.
The only related rule I know of is a heyball rule. In heyball it is a foul to play a shot one-handed.
OneHandedBreak
No handed breaks too
Now I have to go look up heyball... sounds like something played on NYC public school basketball courts.
OneHandedBreak
No handed breaks too
Interesting set of rules for sure!
Fouls include:
(j) Shoot with only one hand;
(k) Place auxiliary equipment such as external cue extenders or bridges to shoot the ball on the table;
(l) Mobile devices such as mobile phones make a noise, and the first time will be considered as a foul, and loss of the current rack thereafter.
No bridges and put your phone in Airplane Mode or else!
Maybe you’re just reporting what you’ve noticed on your own shots, but aren’t sure why?
I ask because I’ve never heard the claim before.
pj
chgo
They don't like me showing off.
Don't know about the reasoning but I think the people who wrote those rules have little contact with other disciplines. There aren't many who will play an important shot one handed -- except to shot off -- but Mark Williams (a snooker player) often shoots kick shots one-handed. He was called for it at heyball. His opponent said "WTF" and played the cue ball from where it ended rather than take ball in hand (IIRC).
I suppose someone might be afraid of cutting the cloth or they find showing off disrespectful. Also at heyball there is a temptation to shoot one handed in some clock situations.
According to someone who is in a position to know, there are more people playing heyball than all other cue sports combined. Kinda scary.
14 mph was with a 19oz break cue, I don't have that quick twitch gene I guess, it's like being born to be 7ft tall and good at basketball, it's an advantage that's natural, at least by adding weight to my cue has helped with my break.
I can think of somewhere.
I try to avoid this cause it makes my brain wonky.
Control