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Over the past three practice sessions, I've practiced the second ball break. I've hit it probably close to 60 times, and I haven't made the damn 8 once. I'm getting great movement on it. It's going toward the side pretty much everytime, sometimes it'll even travel down towards far corners. Haven't had one plop yet though.
So to answer your question ... for me, 0%
So to answer your question ... for me, 0%
I've played between 2 to 4 times a week for the last 10 months, and made the eight a total of two times. The first time I didn't even see it fall, I had turned my head away and heard a ball drop. Had to go over to the pocket to see which ball fell. Doh!
Had it happen to me by my opponents at least 4 times.
Had it happen to me by my opponents at least 4 times.
three out of four
I was on the receiving end of three times out of four on a bar table. The fourth time the eight ball that had been slow rolling in the side was rolling dead in line to do it again and stopped less than an inch from falling.
Hu
I was on the receiving end of three times out of four on a bar table. The fourth time the eight ball that had been slow rolling in the side was rolling dead in line to do it again and stopped less than an inch from falling.
Hu
I had an apa 3 on my eight ball team. Not a very good shot. Won the lag,played the 8 in the side. Break two puts the 8 in a top corner. Two shots. Two wins. Match over. The other player was HOT. Lol. Pretty amazing to see.
give them a 100 tries and they have to make it 2 times to push and 3 to win money. You rack the balls not them.
Break the 3rd ball not the second with draw on a bar box and take the eight right in the side. 1 out of 20 if I was just snapping racks and didn't have to get interrupted by playing that annoying game. I only got good at the silly game so it took less time between when I get to try and break the eight. That's where the real skill comes in.
Break the 3rd ball not the second with draw on a bar box and take the eight right in the side. 1 out of 20 if I was just snapping racks and didn't have to get interrupted by playing that annoying game. I only got good at the silly game so it took less time between when I get to try and break the eight. That's where the real skill comes in.
That was with my schuler, not a break cue. no way I could get that kind of English with a break cue. Hit the third ball with a break cue and you'll take out a spectator. (not advised)
1%-to-3%
Our bar often goes a couple of weeks between an 8 on the break, but one night two of us did it within a couple minutes of each other.
There are break shots that include high percentage scratches that have higher probabilities.
Our bar often goes a couple of weeks between an 8 on the break, but one night two of us did it within a couple minutes of each other.
There are break shots that include high percentage scratches that have higher probabilities.
I have done a lot of breaking on the 2nd ball and made a lot of 8 balls,but my percentage is way higher breaking close to the center,and putting a solid hit on the head ball and running out.Some tables give up 8s and some dont
Peteypooldude
Peteypooldude
I was warming up with a guy right before a local 8 ball tournie once. The guy was maybe a c+ or b- player at best. We were warming up on a 9 ft olhausen and he snapped it in 3 times in a row on me! I couldnt believe it! I have never seen it happen even twice in a row since.
Keep in mind a lot of this would depend on how the balls are racking. It would be interesting to see someone spend some time doing this with a magic rack to see how they react with a perfect rack each time. It may be better off having a gap somewhere in the rack.
perfect rack
The first rack when JA broke in three in a row on me, almost four, was a good tight rack. I'll grant it might not have been perfect but it was good, maybe perfect. When he called the pocket he was making the eight in I made sure the next three racks were perfect, no gaps, straight on the table and on the spot.
Hu
The first rack when JA broke in three in a row on me, almost four, was a good tight rack. I'll grant it might not have been perfect but it was good, maybe perfect. When he called the pocket he was making the eight in I made sure the next three racks were perfect, no gaps, straight on the table and on the spot.
Hu
My initial post on this thread was this:
Over the past three practice sessions, I've practiced the second ball break. I've hit it probably close to 60 times, and I haven't made the damn 8 once. I'm getting great movement on it. It's going toward the side pretty much everytime, sometimes it'll even travel down towards far corners. Haven't had one plop yet though.
I used a Magic Rack for at least half of those tries, so we'll call it 30-40, and I came up dry on all of them.
The odds of making the 9 on the break 3 times in a row are astronomical, although it does happen, I've done it once. I would imagine making the 8 is even more difficult. It was pure luck that he made it 3 times in a row and in all fairness, if you lose a match like that all you can do is laugh about it because the planets aligned to screw you. Also, it's not too difficult to call either side pocket and then take credit like you meant to do it. The ball is going that direction. Call the 8 in any of the corners and make it consistently and then I'll give props that making the 8 on the break is a skill shot. Until then, luck.
MULLY
I made the 9 on the snap three out of four games before. The only time it didn't fall, it was hanging in the pocket and the 1 was a few inches away from it for the easy 1-9 combo. I finished off 4 racks with 5 strokes of the cue.
No reason for me to post this, other than to brag a little :grin: