What problems you have with your break?

Myne would be not controlling the cueball, and not able to put as much power into the break that i want too.
 
KY BOY said:
I can usually stop the cue ball within 1 diamond of the side pockets either way. But my biggest problem is the table -I think-that I play on. It is a Steepleton 4x8 with nappy cloth at the local pool hall. The cloth needs to be replaced desperately and the owner, even with my constant pleading, insists that a spot be placed on the table to know where to rack 'em. I want a mark on the cloth with a marker or something. The spot is not where it should be and is almost impossible to rack balls same way everytime. I started tapping them 1 day and he had a cow. Yeah, he is a d***head!!!! Thinks he knows everything about pool. But my problem is I have trouble making a ball on the break. I have a really HARD break. I just purchased a Fury J/B and really like it. It moves balls really well. But none fall! I have tried a soft break and hard break everywhere in the kitchen. You guys must have played on these kind tables in the past. So what did you do to overcome!
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I am no expert in breaking by any means. What I have experienced is that sometimes, no ball is falling because the rack is not being straight or that it is too far off the spot, among other reasons.

I have tried to add a touch of spin to my cue ball when I see that the rack is not straight, this seems to somehow help me to make the wing ball. I suspect it may have something to do with the throw effect.

The spin, usually outside english, can also help my ball to come back to the middle of the table.

Does anyone do this?

Richard
 
I take back what i said, the main thing my problem is Timing, i have to practice on my timing when to deliver.
 
BillYards said:
I break better from one diamond away from the side rail too. That is actually the sweetspot for the table I practice on and I can sink the corner ball virtually every time at 70% speed.

My problem has been that I can't get the cueball to end up in the middle of the table consistently. I make a ball on the break, but am constantly pushing-out, playing safe, or shooting a nasty shot on the one ball.

I noticed that I got a really weird reaction when I put a touch of draw on the cueball. The one just died or moved down towards one of the corner pockets. I think I might be able to find a way to control that, to keep the one and cueball near the center of the table....
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"supposedly" you have a better chance of making the 9-ball from one diamond in on "aged" cloth.......What I don't like about that spot is that on non-superfast tables, the 1-ball will miss the side pocket long and bank at just the right speed to end up right in the middle of the end rail...Even if you park the CB you have nothing but a push out or bank.....On super fast tables or new cloth, the ball will bank off the end rail back out to the middle somewhere.....but typically the slower the cloth gets...the more likely I will be breaking from the side...

Breaking from the side, I have a better chance to pocket the 1-ball in the side. If I don't pocket the ball it will bank toward the corner pocket....I seem to have a better chance of getting a shot on the 1-ball that way.

Cloth plays a pretty big factor where I break from.....JMO
 
nipponbilliards said:
I would like to know what are the common problems Azers face with their break in 9 ball?

Thank you.

Richard
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My most common problem that I have with the break is the balls that are left on the table....:rolleyes: :D
 
nipponbilliards said:
In my opinion, if you hit the "wrong" side of the 1 ball, you have a big chance of scratching in the side pocket. By "wrong" side I am referring to the side of the one ball which is opposite to where you are breaking from, and your cue ball will scratch to the side pocket of the "wrong" side when this happens.

For me, I hit the "wrong" side usually when I am a bit tight or when I turn my wrist. I try to relax my wrist and my shoulder when I break and I have better result when that is acheived.

Also, someone told me to pretend that the 1 ball is the only ball and just try to hit it head on with a stop shot. It helps me to aim the "right" side of the 1 ball when I try this. I hope this helps.

Richard
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You also reduce the opportunity of making the one in the side....

A similar thought to pretending that the 1-ball is the only ball, is to pick a ball or spot in the rack that you want to shoot the 1-ball into...It could be a spot on the end rail, another ball, or the gap between two balls.....The whole idea is to make it a firm "shot" not a "break"........Pretty sure that is exactly what Cory Duel does....(just a guess)
 
mnShooter,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,try this

When lining up on the one ball narrow down on your target. Instead of looking at the one ball look at where it touches the table. Now you are shooting at a much snaller spot.

Also hit the cue ball with center ball.
 
billfishhead said:
mnShooter,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,try this

When lining up on the one ball narrow down on your target. Instead of looking at the one ball look at where it touches the table. Now you are shooting at a much snaller spot.

Also hit the cue ball with center ball.
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I tried this last night. It works great. I was stopping my rock dead and making the corner ball every time. I must have been looking at front of the 1 ball (middle of the table) which is not where I want to hit. Thanks guys
 
I have NO Problems With My 9-Ball Break...

You see - we play winner breaks and I never win - so I never break!

TY & GL
 
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