Pool Lesson: Breaking An 8-Ball Rack Two Ways

Did you know that an Eight

ball

rack

is predictable? Stay here to find out what I mean. Welcome everyone, little Chris, and in today's video I would like to show you two different

ways

that I break an Eight

ball

rack

, one that increases your chances of making a ball and the other that allows you to win the game depending on the rules that are being played, let's start, okay, this first break I like to call it a classic break every time you use this break, you are actually increasing your chances of making a ball because I think whether it is or not, in that rack of eight balls there are five Predictable balls and they all have consistent patterns in which they go in since I am right handed.

I al

ways

like to break on the left side of the table. I'm one diamond away from the corner pocket. and two diamonds up, you can do the exact same thing on the right side of the table, one diamond away from this corner pocket and two diamonds up, where I'm hitting the rack. I am actually aiming the cue ball directly at the center of the eight ball, this is actually causing me to slice the ball off the left side, forcing it to go to the right, where I am hitting the cue ball, it is about half a point below the center because since I'm cutting the ball on its left side, my cue ball will go to the left and hit this rail and I hope that the underspin that I'm giving the cue ball will pull it towards the center of the table if I can. do that consistently, here are the five balls and they are predictable consistent patterns that go in the first one being the only ball that will have a tendency to go to this side pocket, if it misses, it will miss low or "We will miss high unless, of course , have another ball come and knock it out of the way.

If you break from the right side of the table, then that ball would end up going into this pocket on the left side, either missing low or also missing high, unless the ball comes and knocks it out of the way. Move it out of the way the next two balls are in the second row in this case here it turns out to be the 14th ball and the eleventh ball the fourteenth ball will also tend to go here to the side pocket if it usually misses in the lady. Lowe, the only time I normally see him miss high is when our ball comes and he kicks it out of the way, the 11 ball will have a tendency to go here in the left side pocket and will miss low if it does, unless the ball hits it. serve out of the way and then it could miss high the last two balls are the side balls in this case here the seven ball and the nine ball what will do the seven ball will come out and hit this rail this rail this rail this rail and then it will start Heading towards its respective corner pocket, the nine ball will do exactly the same thing but in the opposite direction it will hit this cushion, this rail, this rail, this rail and then start heading towards its respective corner pocket, as long as you can produce. the same amount of power hits the headed ball in the exact same place, this should be pretty consistent by now, let's see what we can do with that ball, notice how it heads towards the side pocket, you will see how it now barely misses the pocket side.

Let's try a series of breaks and look at those five predictable balls first. Let's try again to get that ball into the side pocket for this break. Let's pay attention to the second row. Let's see if we can get all twelve balls into his. respective side pocket or the ten ball to go to its respective side pocket now let's look at the corner balls in this example we have the ten ball and the two ball let's see which one we can get to go along the rails and fall into their respective corner pocket These two are the most difficult to do as they have to dodge all the other balls on the table while traveling, therefore the rails watch the two balls very closely, that's all for the classic break, now let's look at a break that increases our possibilities. of winning depending on the rules you play with and that is the eight ball.

This time we will no longer aim at the head ball, now we will aim at any ball that is in the second row in this particular one. In this case, that will be ball number 15, as I will be

breaking

from the left side of the table. If I broke from the right side of the table, I would hit the nine ball here. Location of the cue ball on the left side. At the table, what I like to do is line up the cue ball with the corner pocket points and then move it diamonds up. Now how I want to hit that 15 ball, I want to hit it as full as possible without touching the ball. headed ball or the 1 ball in this case, in order to do that, I will have to aim slightly to the left of the center of the 15 ball to avoid contact on the 1 ball first and hit that 15 ball as completely as possible.

Possibly now I can hit the cue ball two points below center and about half a point to the right of center and the reason for this is because I am slightly cutting the 15 ball on its left side which will make my cue ball go to the left and I want the backspin and the right spin to help you hit the side rail and then swing back to the rack and hit it again if all goes well and the ball If distributed properly, the eight ball tends to land here on the pocket on the right side, but if I were to break from the right side of the table, then I would have to use two points below center and a half point to the left of center because Now, when I come into contact with the nine ball, I want the cue ball come here and hit this side rail, turn back and hit the rack again so the eight ball will tend to land here in the pocket on the left side, but like all balls will.

As it travels around the table, it is very possible that one ball could kick the eight ball into another pocket, but one thing is certain: the eight ball will move off the rack and that is what increases our chances of winning on the break. . Look what I can do with this break, it's not exactly the direction I was expecting, but see how much movement we get from the eight ball? Now let's see what I can do with the eight ball this time and it's the only eight ball shot that you don't have to pay well, that will do it for today.

I hope you can use this information to improve your breaks during the game of eight ball. If you asked me what rest I prefer, I will tell you. you, the classic break, although the eight ball break increases your chances of making the eight ball on the break to win the game for a player of my level. Actually, I am more likely to break and run away from the classic break, but for you, you will have to decide which one works best for you. I hope you found this video useful. If you like it and don't forget to subscribe, take care everyone.