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| MGB |
Posted - 03/11/2008 : 2:39:28 PM
Melissa, I would like some tips on breaking. (no, not dancing to hip-hop!) Maybe you could share some of the techniques you and other pro's use. Position of cue ball on the table, English, stroke, special cues etc. I am very inconsistent, some times I get in a good groove, sometimes bad & at times have problems with the cue ball bouncing off the table!
Regards, MGB |
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| Melissa Herndon |
Posted - 03/12/2008 : 6:55:08 PM
This is a tough one for me to address in the forums. Pointers for breaking are easier shown than described.
One thing that many people don't know...popping the cue-ball off the table on the break can be caused or made worse by a loose rack. Always be sure to check the rack before you break. At least the top 3 balls should be frozen together (or very very close to frozen). If there is a large gap, the cue ball will hit the first ball, and then the first ball will hit the next two balls and bounce back toward the cue ball...which can cause the cue ball to go airborne. If all the balls are frozen, the energy is absorbed through the rack...and there is no bounce back.
Also, be sure to hit the first object ball squarely...wherever you choose to break from. If you hit the first ball squarely (like you would a stop shot as opposed to a cut shot)...then the majority of the energy is absorbed directly into the rack. If you do not hit the head ball squarely, then the cue ball will careen in a different direction, taking most of the energy with it.
Ideally, you'd like the cue ball to stop once it hits the head ball in the rack. Practice this...at a slower speed...until you get really good at stopping that cue ball on the break. Then you add speed and power.
Melissa
WPBA Professional Player |
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