Thanks for the tip about "collapsing" your left arm to bring your head down closer to the cue ball for jump shots. I practiced for two hours today and now have a shot I can use in my TAP league. Didn't have a jump shot before that. Many thanks!
Yes, that is a good thing to do for people serious about practicing their break, that way you can track the balls you are trying to send in certain locations.
SVB recommendes hitting about a half tip above center into the break which allows the cueball to pop back and squat. How do you feel about this compared to what you recommend which is below ceneter
Shane doesn't hit a half tip above center all the time, I'm watching him live here in VA this week. Possibly on certain types of breaks, but even then he's hitting somewhat downward as well, and he's just getting enough follow action to help the ball go forward a bit after it bounces back from the rack. The above center tip placement isn't what pops the cue ball back, that's caused by slightly downward motion on the CB, which jumps the CB toward the rack (you can see all the marks which eventually form a line to the rack, that's where the CB lands). CB lands short of the rack, is airborne at contact, then bounces back due to 9, 10, or 15 balls pushing back essentially. This requires a lot of precision and timing and is best left to the professionals. For most amateurs, best to hit a stop shot, center or slightly below, and mostly arm motion, until you can control that pretty reliably and get a square hit on the rack. Then you can start adding body motion, hip rotation, arm rotation, playing with cut breaks, etc. Takes a LOT of practice to do well, Shane practices probably more than anyone.
If the cue ball loses the spin and hits sliding or slightly rolling into the rack, it's nearly the same as hitting a little top. Pros always told me to hit about 1/2 tip above center and to slightly elevate the back of my cue to get the cue ball to pop up like you say. I noticed in this video the instructor got the cue ball going back to the top of the rail a lot because he was hitting below center... But I've also seen pros say that you don't want the cue ball to pop up off the table at all as they say it's unnecessary. A tiny bit of draw goes way back to the top of the table because of all the forces pushing back on it with the 15 ball rack. But they say Shane is one of the best, if not the best, breakers in the game.
Well I did Sir I had to it was at 8 to 4 race he already had three when I broke I had to run five it was on a Diamond Bar Box but I did it so yes it can be done and then I only got second place because the other guy did the same thing to me 4 racks in a row 9 ball and the nine ball has to be called in this tournament
Why not? Most people break from the headstring line on the table, but I have a bad shoulder and it hurts to bridge from that position. So I typically will break from the back rail. It's only 10 - 12" further back, not an appreciable difference in accuracy or power. Once I'm healthy again, I will go back to breaking off the table bed, but honestly I haven't noticed much of a difference. And for many of my students, breaking from the rail gives them a more solid bridge and thus more power, when breaking from the table you have to have a very solid bridge in order to power up and maintain accuracy.
Thanks for the tip about "collapsing" your left arm to bring your head down closer to the cue ball for jump shots. I practiced for two hours today and now have a shot I can use in my TAP league. Didn't have a jump shot before that. Many thanks!
Hi thanks for the videos. Just a thing I do is rack the balls the same to see if my break is working the way I want
Yes, that is a good thing to do for people serious about practicing their break, that way you can track the balls you are trying to send in certain locations.
SVB recommendes hitting about a half tip above center into the break which allows the cueball to pop back and squat. How do you feel about this compared to what you recommend which is below ceneter
Shane doesn't hit a half tip above center all the time, I'm watching him live here in VA this week. Possibly on certain types of breaks, but even then he's hitting somewhat downward as well, and he's just getting enough follow action to help the ball go forward a bit after it bounces back from the rack.
The above center tip placement isn't what pops the cue ball back, that's caused by slightly downward motion on the CB, which jumps the CB toward the rack (you can see all the marks which eventually form a line to the rack, that's where the CB lands). CB lands short of the rack, is airborne at contact, then bounces back due to 9, 10, or 15 balls pushing back essentially. This requires a lot of precision and timing and is best left to the professionals.
For most amateurs, best to hit a stop shot, center or slightly below, and mostly arm motion, until you can control that pretty reliably and get a square hit on the rack. Then you can start adding body motion, hip rotation, arm rotation, playing with cut breaks, etc. Takes a LOT of practice to do well, Shane practices probably more than anyone.
If the cue ball loses the spin and hits sliding or slightly rolling into the rack, it's nearly the same as hitting a little top. Pros always told me to hit about 1/2 tip above center and to slightly elevate the back of my cue to get the cue ball to pop up like you say. I noticed in this video the instructor got the cue ball going back to the top of the rail a lot because he was hitting below center... But I've also seen pros say that you don't want the cue ball to pop up off the table at all as they say it's unnecessary. A tiny bit of draw goes way back to the top of the table because of all the forces pushing back on it with the 15 ball rack. But they say Shane is one of the best, if not the best, breakers in the game.
Well I did Sir I had to it was at 8 to 4 race he already had three when I broke I had to run five it was on a Diamond Bar Box but I did it so yes it can be done and then I only got second place because the other guy did the same thing to me 4 racks in a row 9 ball and the nine ball has to be called in this tournament
Are your clinics free?
Yes, I do them monthly here in Jacksonville. We suspended them last year but hope to start up again soon
Do you sell peri cue products at Billiard factory?
No they do not
on a 8 to 9 footer, i wouldnt use the rail for a head on 8 ball break
Why not? Most people break from the headstring line on the table, but I have a bad shoulder and it hurts to bridge from that position. So I typically will break from the back rail. It's only 10 - 12" further back, not an appreciable difference in accuracy or power. Once I'm healthy again, I will go back to breaking off the table bed, but honestly I haven't noticed much of a difference. And for many of my students, breaking from the rail gives them a more solid bridge and thus more power, when breaking from the table you have to have a very solid bridge in order to power up and maintain accuracy.
your audio cuts out all the time on all the videos.
A bit of text about nothing but a good video
Why no 8 ball break? We are hackers and play 8
Not sure what you mean - I demonstrated and talked about the 8 ball break in the video...