I'm not a 1 pocket fan so I really don't follow the progression of the rules, but I see that at the next Derby City....
"If a ball is made on the break, re-rack."
Why would this be?
If you rack for yourself, a very subtle tilt can guarantee a pocketed ball.
This rule ensures that the opening break is always defensive
Over the years I have occasionally seen this claim made -- that you can tilt the rack to make a ball on the break -- but it is not so.
Rack your own has been the general rule for quite some time and making a ball on the break is still relatively rare.
Now, as to the re-rack rule, I believe the reason for it is that if a ball is made on the break it's pretty much game over. The shooter is either going to keep running balls and/or put balls in front of his hole while burying the CB and putting their opponent in a death trap. It's just too big an advantage, particularly when the DCC matches are a short race to three.
So maybe if you're gambling, and plan to be in a long session, you're OK with the original rule. But from what I've seen, guys seem to prefer the re-rack rule.
Lou Figueroa
Lou's got the whole truth and nothing but the truth here.
It raises an interesting academic question: I wonder what the ball equivalent would be to spotting a guy the break AND the next turn after the break every game. If you could give a guy that spot and break even, could you spot him 10-6 with conventional alternate break?
Go to 1:23:30
https://youtu.be/WTgopqgEXx4
Website called "The Billiard Corner" has a video called "Corey's Secret 8 Ball Break" in which corner ball is made every time.
I don't think that Brandon making a ball on the break was due to a tilted rack. The way to increase your odds of making a ball on the break is exactly how Brandon hit it. If you hit a little of the head-ball first and then the second ball is how you can increase your chances of making the corner ball on the break -- and that is exactly how that rack was hit.Go to 1:23:30
https://youtu.be/WTgopqgEXx4
If you rack for yourself, a very subtle tilt can guarantee a pocketed ball.
This rule ensures that the opening break is always defensive
If you rack for yourself, a very subtle tilt can guarantee a pocketed ball.
This rule ensures that the opening break is always defensive
I don't think that Brandon making a ball on the break was due to a tilted rack. The way to increase your odds of making a ball on the break is exactly how Brandon hit it. If you hit a little of the head-ball first and then the second ball is how you can increase your chances of making the corner ball on the break -- and that is exactly how that rack was hit.
Go to 1:23:30
https://youtu.be/WTgopqgEXx4