Working on my break...what eye patterns do you use

[genomachino]

What I teach....

I'm interested to know what your eye patterns are while breaking...
Do you look at cue ball, object ball, then only cue ball?

Cue, then object ball last?

Cue and object at same time , both thru peripheral vision?

The post about cue ball last got me thinking but I didn't want to hijack that thread, since I'm only interested in the break, and patterns leading up to the final delivery.

As always, I appreciate everyone's input. Thx.

It all starts with the preshot. Getting your eyes right there will help get your body right.

Come down looking at the head ball keeping the cue ball in your peripheral vision.

Once down look at the cue ball. But don't waste alot of time at the cue ball. You need to keep your long focus good.

Then look at the cue ball and fire. If need be you can look back at the object ball but only quick glances.

As your stroking the break make sure your head is locked in. You can go forward but make sure the head doesn't go to the side during the stroke. Big problem with many players.

I know some players are looking at the cue ball last but the same thing applies when your shooting a shot. Looking at the OB last.

Not many players look at the cue ball last and are very successful, by that I mean at a pro level.

We need to aim the break even more than any other shot.

Good Luck......

 

[Mike129]

cue ball first, object ball last for me