Who has the most powerful break in 9-ball?

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Does Accu-stats keep track of this stuff? By examing enough breaks and averaging out the balls made, someone might be able to produce an objective answer.

In the meantime, who is known as the most awesome breaker in 9-ball?
 
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Evgeny Stalev

Here's a vote for the mighty Russian himself, Evgeny Stalev:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=PkCG3q2PDa4#t=560s
(This link will automatically take you to Evgeny's first breakshot in this match.)

And it looks so effortless and casual -- that back arm motion much like a clock spring...

-Sean
 
9BallPaul said:
Does Accu-stats keep track of this stuff? By examing enough breaks and averaging out the balls made, someone might be able to produce an answer.

Who is known as the most awesome breaker in 9-ball?
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There's a few that come to mind like Larry Nevel , Django , Johnny Archer , Jeff de luna . There alot of big breakers out there I'm not sure if Accu-stats keeps track of it .
 
9BallPaul said:
Does Accu-stats keep track of this stuff? By examing enough breaks and averaging out the balls made, someone might be able to produce an answer.

Who is known as the most awesome breaker in 9-ball?
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Jeff DeLuna or C C Wu
 
Best all time - Billy Johnson (Wade Crane) and Tony Ellin smashed the ever-living hell out of the balls.

Today I would go with Hillbilly. He has superpowers.

;)
 
well by powerful you mean productive(balls made on break) I would have to thrown in Donny Mills. What he did in the T.A.R. match with SVB was just amazing.
 
SLOW_N_TIGHT said:
well by powerful you mean productive(balls made on break) I would have to thrown in Donny Mills. What he did in the T.A.R. match with SVB was just amazing.
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I completely agree. That was definitely one of the most amazing things I have ever seen in pool.
 
Who cares?

The correct question is "Who has the most success on the break?"

I suspect you will find it is not one with the maximum break speed or power, but one with maximum precision.
 
9BallPaul said:
Does Accu-stats keep track of this stuff? By examing enough breaks and averaging out the balls made, someone might be able to produce an objective answer.

In the meantime, who is known as the most awesome breaker in 9-ball?
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I think that Jay Helfert quotes the Accu-Stats percentage for Wade Crane in his memorial thread for breaking and running out the rack. It was quite a bit higher than any other pro in his era. Maybe he will notice this thread and give us the actual facts.
 
Just as a note

The very first tournament I saw Coy Lee Nicholson play in, he broke amazingly hard, and averaged 88% runout from the break. Yes, lol, he won the tournament.
 
MitchAlsup said:
Who cares?

The correct question is "Who has the most success on the break?"

I suspect you will find it is not one with the maximum break speed or power, but one with maximum precision.
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I can live with this take on my Thread Question. But I can't go back and edit it. Maybe I should have said Who had the most effective break?

Maybe even Corey and his soft break would enter that discussion, so ...
 
Wink said:
No mentions of Buddy Hall?
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I doubt if Buddy was in the top 100 breakers when he was in his prime.
On my list of all time breakers,Buddy's name isn't even on it.

When Buddy Hall was giving champions the 8 it was his run-out patterns
and rarely missing an open shot that got him the cash.

But Buddy's break was acceptable..he managed to run a few racks:wink:
 
Snapshot9 said:
The very first tournament I saw Coy Lee Nicholson play in, he broke amazingly hard, and averaged 88% runout from the break. Yes, lol, he won the tournament.
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Speaking of Coy Lee, is he still driving around the country in that RV?
(thought Coy Lee was pretty cool).
 
Jeff De Luna gets my vote simply because it was always like lightning had struck the table and when the dust cleared he had usually controlled whitey pretty well..

Anyone know what happened to him? Not heard anything in awhile.
 
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