Johnny Archer Break Technique Slow Motion

[sendahojust1]

He breaks like he is trying to spear someone through

[bicmyflic25]

secret is he always finishes with the tip of his cue damn near in the rack., and its all one explosive movement.

[californiagil]

Wow, he extends so much on his follow through he almost fouls the cue ball with his cue... But he hits it hard!

[BustaK1]

Man see that follow through? Wicked to watch that in slow motion!

[dv713]

Johnny has a great break and this was at the now defunct IPT 8 ball tournaments. I went to the one in Fla. and it was very well done, I even spoke to Johnny a bit.

It is sad that you only see 9 ball on TV as in my opinion 8 ball requires more strategy to win consistently. It is also easier to make a ball on the break. In my observations in 9 ball a ball is made on the break about 70% of the time. In 8 ball it is about 50%. You are however more likely to get a shot after the break in 8 ball.

[dv713]

Johnny has a great break and this was at the now defunct IPT 8 ball tournaments. I went to the one in Fla. and it was very well done.

It is sad that you only see 9 ball on TV as in my opinion 8 ball requires more strategy to win consistently. It is also easier to make a ball on the break. In my observations in 9 ball a ball is made on the break about 70% of the time. In 8 ball it is about 50%. You are however more likely to get a shot after the break in 8 ball.

[Strummify]

graceful end, like a conductor

[lazymuthafukka]

weight transfer breaking technique

[lakunas23]

@lazymuthafukka Wrong. He hits the break with speed, and thatswhy he jumps up. Pure weight shifting does very little for the power, its more of a finesse. Such ''big'' breakers don't jump up for more power, they hit it so fast that they fly up. Smaller players tend to use more of the body break.

[dukenthaylor]

Then he said something I'll never forget. IF YOU KNOW HOW, YOU CAN COME PRETTY CLOSE TO DOING IT EVERY TIME! But, at that moment, his theory was too brilliant for me to comprehend, so I bolted. Later that year, I realized, when I saw him on TV beat Efren Reyes for the 9-Ball Open, that he was JOHNNY FREAKIN' ARCHER!

[dukenthaylor]

I once played 2 9-ball games and 4 8-ball games with a guy in a Green Brook, NJ pool parlor. We were the only ones there. He let me win one 9-ball game, and later ran the rack on me in an 8-ball game. HE WON THE OTHER 4 ON THE BREAK! Bizarre! I thought he must've been using telekinesis, or some shit!

[BMWLDRider]

@dukenthaylor

No....he was using a loose rack slightly off center....old hustlers trick

[dukenthaylor]

@BMWLDRider thanks! i'd sure like to see you performing a neat trick like that! if you have the time, can you post an unedited video of yourself demonstrating it, while - to the best of your ability - trying to duplicate johnny's performance? thanks again!

[wenhsiang3]

the follow was very long...

[LukeQuixoteofSanJose]

That's awesome. If I tried that the white would hit the big bloke's girlfriend at the bar, smack in the back of her head...

[MiK3i]

@LukeQuixoteofSanJose there's just no skill whatsoever in this game. twatting the balls on the break as hard as you can. how is that skill? get a snooker player on there!!!!

[cpuwrite]

@MiK3i The FIRST thing that you didn't notice was that he hit the Q-ball low to make it bounce back instead of into a pocket. In fact, it had so much reverse spin on it that it popped up in the air after hitting the rack. The SECOND thing you didn't notice was that instead of just hitting it and stopping, he followed through. This allowed the Q-ball to deliver more energy when it hit. Finally, you failed to notice where the Q-ball hit the rack so that one of the balls would sink. Lotsa skill

[claus191272]

@cpuwrite Actually there is no backspin on that break, he its it dead center, that's the best way to concentrate all the stroke energy on the qball, the ball jumps because the cue hits downward, compressing the ball and making it leave the surface, it hits the first ball on the top, that's why the qball jumps and stops in the middle of the table once landed.

[chubsmagoo]

@MiK3i Quiet you fuckin limey

[Solartje]

greath!! another slowmo of a good breaker. thanks for posting. I can see alot of similarities with thorstens break, but there are also alot of differences... lovely to watch. To bad the video wasnt shot from where the guy in the back was standing.

[aardvaark069]

incredible immediate speed from back to followthrough. That's tough to do for me.

[lakunas23]

@aardvaark069 Though to do for a lot of people. I compete a lot, and will be very fortunate if I can develop or sustain such a great break. This is one of my favourite breakers.

[aardvaark069]

@lakunas23 Slow twitch, fast twitch. I guess some are simply quicker than others. genetics.

[infinitepandas]

tremendous

[alwayzoriginO]

ive seen johnny @ a 9-ball tournament about 5 yrs or so ago @ mr cues II in atlanta. broke and made 6 balls on the break, had a straight in shot on the next ball, and dogged it.. maybe he was a lil surprised himself that 6 balls went in.. he has an awesome break but weird things happen i guess

[malky211]

what's so special. i dont get it

[red88alert]

its a great break shot thats whats special!!!

[wraithman07]

lol, you know what sound effect this needs? Howard Deans BYAAAH! lol

[devindrabhagwandin]

wow

[iannie007]

Awesome. Love that follow-thru.