APA Dr. Cue Instruction – Dr. Cue Pool Lesson 22: Suggested 9-Ball Breaking Position
www.poolplayers.com – Dr. Cue Pool Lesson 22 Suggested 9-Ball Breaking Position – 9-Ball players have a better chance of running out if they can spread the balls on the break and make a ball in the process. Learning this suggested and high percentage angle of entry to the one ball assures the best opportunity for game victory and enjoying this fast paced game even more — a simple concept with amazing results!!
@soeljams You do not however, “win”, you only advance to the next rack. A “win” is getting to your handicap spot before the other player. Being an 8, I could technically make the 9 ball 75% of the time off the break and still lose to a 1.
@tofusauce what do you wanna hear?
@antigay7 lets hear it for the antigay…. .
@soeljams What he means by “you cannot? win 9-ball on the break” is that if you sink the 9-ball on the break in the APA you don’t win the match. You only earn points for the balls that you sink. You earn 1 point for each ball except for the 9-ball which is 2 points. In the long run your better off playing for control and sinking more balls than trying to sink the 9-ball every time.
He might be a legend, but he has his bridge too close for a break shot, not to mention he nearly scratched on the break–I was always taught to try to keep it in the center with the one ball. It didn’t get kicked there either, it just came off the rack straight for the right head pocket.
why on earth did he place the cue ball on the head rail… that’s only making the opening shot more difficult
No where does he say 9 on the break it is to spread the balls out to help maximize your points after the break which is the point of apa 9 ball.
Making the nine on the snap is good, and has a small advantge as well. You get the two points and the break (which in turn may drop more). It has about the same advantage as an early nine. Plus your opponet has to rack once more, which has some mental pressure. Main point to the break is to drop some and spread the rack well. Also a 1 (hdcp) goes to 14 and a 9 (hdcp) goes to 75.
You don’t play for number of “wins” in 9 ball like the pro’s do, where only the 9 ball counts as a win.
In the APA you play for points, with the 1 – 8 being worth one point each and the 9 being worth 2 pts. If you only made the 9 on the break, you’d get 2 points and the other 8 are dead, which isn’t a win.
Where did you get your information?
Skill level 9’s only need 75 points.
Yes exactly, Increasing the maximum energy into the rack Greater increasing your chance to make a ball to stay at the table and possibly making the nine ball on the break that’s the way you should break in 8 ball or 9 ball but 9 on the break 50/50 chance , Depends on the person racking the balls also… RACK EM!!!!!!!!
it doesn’t say any where that is was for a 9 ball on the break just the way to get the maximum energy into the rack.
APA/Point Rules are all fucking stupid. Just saying.
@soeljams I think he was getting at the bigger picture. It wins the rack but it doesn’t win the match. You have to reach your designated points per your handicap to win the match.
because your going to get the table and be able to break again.
TO SOELJAMS About the 9 on the break, A win of the game, Yes… 9 on the break patch also, In the APA As long as you don’t scratch But you only got 2 points that game you didn’t win your match until you reach your points of your skill level which is 14 for a 1 to 100 for a 9 so NEXT GAME….! RACK EM…!
i have also started using this break and been pretty consistent with making a ball in and having ok position. great little advantage for my game
I started using this break vs off the rail position playing in apa, and I make 1-4 balls each time and get ok position usually, helped me point up alot, as well as spreading the balls more. perfect for my game, when you make 4 balls on your first break it seems to get your opponent off balance and pressures him to catch up, forcing errors. I am loving it!! thanx doc!!!
Wow Dr. Cue! I met and played a game with him once 😀 He lives in Cloverdale, ten mins away from my alma mater 😀 ~misctube
@Trakatero: True, but if you’re doing all the breaking, your opponenet isn’t getting any ponts…
But I agree, it’s better to play for position in 9-ball… unless you’re Dr. Cue.
Acording to APA rules, if you make the 9 on the break you win the table, but only 2 points, remember in APA the game is about points, so why would you want to only get 2 points if you can get good position to run the table and get more points…
Making the 9 on the break is a win, logically.
You can hit the 1 – 9, if the 9 goes in, it’s win. Why would it be any different?
yeah good theory there, but execution wasnt that good
Dr. Cue was incorrect in saying that you cannot win 9-ball on the break in the APA. The APA rulebook clearly states that you Can win on the break so long as no foul is committed.
you guys are telling a legend how to play!?!
u guys suck