where you look on the break
- Thread starter real bartram
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...Tom
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Thanks for the correction, but that is how I was taught to play 35 years ago. I know there are other ways to approach the shots outlined above, however, each person must find their individual comfort zone, and that can't be taught. I was very fortunate to have had a World Class player teach me how to break, and to use the only aiming system I have ever used. It has served me very well for many years, and recently I have shaken the dust off my stroke and started playing again. Because of these facts it really was not that difficult to start playing again either, and that was mainly due to what I was taught years ago. In the end if you know what to do and know how to check yourself it's no different than riding a Bike, with a little practice!!!!!!!!:thumbup:
Take care
Scott Lee said:
Thanks for the correction, but that is how I was taught to play 35 years ago. I know there are other ways to approach the shots outlined above, however, each person must find their individual comfort zone, and that can't be taught. I was very fortunate to have had a World Class player teach me how to break, and to use the only aiming system I have ever used. It has served me very well for many years, and recently I have shaken the dust off my stroke and started playing again. Because of these facts it really was not that difficult to start playing again either, and that was mainly due to what I was taught years ago. In the end if you know what to do and know how to check yourself it's no different than riding a Bike, with a little practice!!!!!!!!:thumbup:
Take care
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real bartram said:
Cue ball last seems to make the break more controlled for me so as to not fly off the table or scratch as much. IMO
Dwight
manwon...Excellent analogy!
The amazing thing, is that even if you don't ride a bike for 50 years, you can still RIDE it...even with no practice! Having a repeatable process, on the pool table, is exactly the same!
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
The amazing thing, is that even if you don't ride a bike for 50 years, you can still RIDE it...even with no practice! Having a repeatable process, on the pool table, is exactly the same! Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
manwon said:
Head ball last for me. I don't stroke the break as well if I look at the CB, perhaps because on all my other shots I look at the OB last, and so that's what I'm comfortable with. I'm only a B player at best, but I do have a pretty good break.
-Andrew
-Andrew
Yes, and even more: shots jacked up on the rail or over another ball, for instance - in general, any shot that exaggerates the effect of an offcenter hit (breaks, jacked up shots and kicks, for instance).
pj
chgo
How does that work?
pj
chgo
Patrick Johnson said:
line up light reflection on cue ball with edge of object ball, jack up to 45 degrees or whatever the jump requires. Your tip should be pointing at the light reflection, then parallel over to center. Not exactly sure how or why it works, but its been working pretty well for me.
no way I want to hi-jack the thread, it is about break shot and not any other, but I believe Ralf does always look at cb last. Not because he can relax that much but because it is his routine. I used to play the same when I learnt that "object ball last" is a proper way to do. I tried to change and then I learnt Souquet plays the same way.cyrex said:
Look here for instance:
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showpost.php?p=184221&postcount=2
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showpost.php?p=184576&postcount=31
and finally
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showpost.php?p=184736&postcount=39
Hope that is enough to see that Ralf actually always looks at the cb last.
I use a side break, hitting the second ball for 8 ball, and doing so I always look at the spot on the 2nd ball I want to hit. But even when I am shooinh 9 or 10 ball, I look at the head ball, not the cue ball. I set up my break shot, look where I want to hit, and trust my stoke to deliver the correct hit on the cue ball.