Where should you place the cue ball? How hard should you hit? Top spin or back spin?
2007-03-10 16:48:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Snooker & Pool
Wherever you choose to place the ball when breaking, the most important thing to remember is to hit your target ball (usually the apex or "head" ball) full on. You don't want to hit your target ball even a fraction off center. When you hit the target ball full on, you are transferring 100% of the cue ball's energy into the rack. Therefore, you really don't need to be hitting all that hard. It's actually possible to break too hard. I've seen break shots where all the balls get pushed to the cushions and they all bounce back and cluster in the middle of the table. The purpose of the break shot is to scatter the balls and hopefully pocket one. If you are even a little bit left or right, you automatically can lose up to 50% off the force of your break. If this happens, the remaining energy will stay with the cue ball and it will run around the table. You want to park the cue ball in the center or the table, giving you the greatest number of options after the break. Even though the break shot is a "random" shot, you should still be playing cue ball position. Happy shooting. M.D.-BCA Instructor/Referee.
2007-03-11 09:52:05 · answer #1 · answered by straight_shooter526 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9 ball: this WORKS! Put the cue ball on the left side fo the table, 1/2 diamond from the rail on the line. Aim for the RIGHT side of the 1 ball, and hit the cueball hard with LEFT english. The spin creates movement on the 9, and many times you will make it in the RIGHT SIDE POCKET.
8 Ball: Move the cueball 1/2 diamond from center, on the line. When you stroke, the tip of the cue should end up almost touching the balls. Put a little LEFT english on the cue ball, and aim slightly left of the ball on the ffront of the rack. This will make the cue ball shoot off to the left, throwing the balls apart, and send it spinning back in to the semi-broken rack and possibly hit the 8 ball into the side pocket.
Both of these are no guarantee, but putting the english on the cue ball gets it out of the way and creates spin among the object balls, helping to break them apart and increasing the odds of at least making one. Follow through is crucial, over exaggerate it.
Experiment
2007-03-11 07:12:42 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
two different games two different styles of breaks, to make it clear a good nine ball break to increase your chance in winning is a nice open break with one or two or more balls in and you can see the next ball so you can run the table easier, in 8 ball a good open break with the white ball near the center off the table and no problem balls in your way to running the table and win, i always try hitting the ball in the center with a god hard hit, i would concentrate on hitting the first ball dead center, put top spin and the white ball will fly, hit the rail first which is illegal in tournament play which the power will decrease, try different areas on the table when placing the white ball, and if you have a chance watch some pros break and examine what there doing, there position on the table, where are they breaking from, any details you can see that might work for you and just practice until you get the break you want
2007-03-12 03:23:01 · answer #3 · answered by ashlar282 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming that the breaking end of the table is clock, I put the cueball about 9oclock. I hit the second ball from the front ball on the left as hard as I can with a bit of top english. Not much top english. Just above dead center. This works best for me. Sometimes the nine or eight falls. Sometimes it doesnt. 9 out of 10 times a ball will drop though.
2007-03-11 13:17:13 · answer #4 · answered by bribri75 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Break both from the side with dead center hit.....on 8 ball hit the second ball .....much better "scatter" from there.....on the 9 just hit the one ball dead on and follow thru......try to touch the opposit end of the table when you follow thru!!......with a really tight rack.....you can usually hit the 1 dead on with medium speed and make something.....but after several breaks you are not making any balls....move your break spot elsewhere.....you need power but it really comes down to luck.....luck and power!! good luck!
2007-03-12 11:42:09 · answer #5 · answered by Mickey Mantle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
!0 in off the rail by end diamond med stroke bottom of cue i tip aka low eng. keep the qball center table
2007-03-11 07:24:14 · answer #6 · answered by havenjohnny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a slightest idea. Sorry.
2007-03-11 10:54:05 · answer #7 · answered by bogsDgreat 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋