I agree with him that you should bring your right shoulder back on your back stroke like your going to throw a baseball hard, as you bring your body weight forward and as you bend your left elbow in, then stroke through. Very importain thing not to do that so many new amateur players do. Do not elevate your bridge hand or elevate the butt end of the cue stick unless you enjoy seeing the cue ball jump off the table. Also do not sight the cue by lifting the cue up to your eye, this is not a rifle.
charlie's right, the mechanics of the body on the break shot is more important than the actual power you use with your arm. this is a hard break for most players to get down, but some of the best breakers and pros, e.g., Bustamante, use a similar approach. also, letting the cue do most of the work when generating power, not the arm. but a good break mainly depends on how squarely you hit the rack. you don't have to break very hard to get a good spread, just gotta hit it right. hope that helps ;P
If you want power in your break you must get the body into it. The break is not like an ordinary shot where you must keep your body still.
As a long time player and martial arts practitioner this instruction makes sense.
I do not like to hit down on the cue however as the ball will go off the table sometimes. The timing of the shot is very important. I personally make a ball on the 9 ball break 70-75% of the time with a similar technique.
Is this more a lesson on how NOT to do it? Seems to me that this rise and let fly technique would serve baseball better than billiards. But who the hell am I to say?
When a cue ball goes streight up in the air its because he hit dead center but he also floated or bounced the cue ball to the target and the energy that he imposed on the cue ball has been wasted by carrying the cue up off the table in stead of transfering the energy to the rack of balls. Read the Science of Pocket Billiards by Jack Koehler, youll be amezed
you must not play very much the tables suck Evey where and watching the pros will get you nowhere
playing on new cloth you can hit with the but of your cue and make a ball where you hit the ball is much more important ,and where you hit the rack power means nothing if you loose the cue ball plus 9 ball break is for chumps everyone noes it play 7 ball or Texas 7 ball or 6 ball straight pool learn a different game my god!!
@MrHighcue1 I'm sorry but if you watch just about any professional 9 ball match, so long as players aren't using the soft break, they are using a variation of this break form. The bend in the shaft is caused by follow through + the rising of your body to dissipate energy. Even players who break off the rail get that bend as well because they're hitting through the cue ball and lifting their entire body, thus, raising the end. The bend itself doesn't do anything, but it's just a common result
@cfrosty6 It's not uncommon. Watch Thorsten Hohmann or Wu Chia Ching or any power breaker for that matter. My shaft bends like that also when I power break.
Not putting the video down, but at the begining you seemed so pissed about everyone elses technique. Im not sure if there is a right or wrong way to do it but i dont think there should be a right or wrong way, it should be whatever feels natural. For example, my freinds and i dont use any of these techniques and were fine. But there are people out there that care about that sort of thing, so if i were one of them then id say this is a good vid.
You're lucky. I'm about 4.5 miles from a pool hall. No gold crowns or diamond tables though. =( I play 9ball tournaments a few times a week, and get my practice in then when I can. I'd love to play more straight pool, but there aren't any weekly straight pool tourneys on the west coast . No weekly 1pocket either.
@ilikechiken29 - Uh, NO! The expression wasn't because something went wrong! It was utter shock and awe because the cue ball went straight up into the air and straight back down again on the table! Charlie "Hillbilly" Bryant probably breaks the balls harder than anybody today WITH accuracy!
he talks funny but he knows what to do coz on the first shot he got at least 3 balls, if you'll look over and over 2:32-2:34 on what hes doing with his body you might get a general idea
I blinked at the analogy as well, Kazbo. Confusing lesson overall. Not to mention someone's break improves 6 months after a lesson---at least part of that could be to 6 months practice, period. In any case, nice example of a break, though. Can you really warp a shaft breaking? The cue ball only weighs so much...not actually hitting the rack with the stick. I thought it just flattened tips.
ya i did notice that and if pointless to put pressure on your shaft like that ,but it still it will not warp your shat ,but i have seen a guy at my local pool hall break his shaft in half doing that .
@MrHighcue1 - You never saw Mike Sigel in his heydey. Google hm & you might see what his break shaft looked like when he broke. Probably the greatest player of the decade from 1980.
ya if your not paying for the table cloth you can get away with it and i just don't see the point, if you can explains how bending your shaft on the table helps you break i am all ears and yes i no who mike segal is, and if he is bending the cue for power i don't get it i cant even hit the ball at 100% power wright now or the ball is uncontrollable ,or can fly of the table and take out a pool light and i don't flex my cue i use wrist and body action . check out u.j Puckett theirs a good break
@MrHighcue1 - Bending the shaft on the table won't rip the cloth. Bending the shaft is mainly the result of individual technique. Mike Sigel broke that way because he was afraid of hitting his knuckles on the table during his stroke. Doing that on a Brunswick table will mess up our hand! Charlie Bryant's break freaky. On the break, his stick goes level w/the table during his follow through. I've seen it personally. He controls the cue ball too! The cue ball bounces straight up and down.
@MrHighcue1 - Bending the shaft on the table won't rip the cloth. Bending the shaft is mainly the result of individual technique. Mike Sigel broke that way because he was afraid of hitting his knuckles on the table during his stroke. Doing that on a Brunswick table will mess up our hand! Charlie Bryant's break is freaky. His stick goes level w/the table during the follow through. I've seen it personally. He controls the cue ball too! The cue ball bounces straight up and down.
@MrHighcue1 - Mike Sigel won nearly 100% of his tournament head to heads against Efren Reyes in the '80's. Of course, being from the Philippines Efren missed alot of Tournaments in the US. Efren is also quoted as saying his toughest opponent was Mike Sigel. It took Efren years to beat Buddy Hall in a tournament match. Buddy Hall was the only American to beat Efren gambling when he first came to the US (as aka Ceasar Morales) . Buddy had him rattled for years after that.
@MrHighcue1 - It seemed to me you were saying Efren was better than Sigel in the '80's, which is why I responded accordingly. Also, YES I agree with you that bending the shaft in it of itself doesn't produce more power. Some people short snap the break. By short snap I mean not following completely through. Nick Varner & Kim Davenport would bend the shaft into cloth, but they had big breaks. Charlie Bryant is right, severely bending the shaft on the break will warp the shaft.
he is bending his shaft for a millisecond during the break
i just don't be-leave that can warp it i have seen people break a shaft on the break but that's it i break with my playing cue every day and other than i half to maintenance my tip i have had no problems in the last 10 years at all if you cant break with your playing cue you should get a knew cue and if you bend your shaft like that on the break that is poor technique and you should work on your basic approach to the break .
@MrHighcue1 - Yes, but Charlie still bends it pretty severly. Sigel REALLY bent it. Go to eBay & type Mike Sigel. There is an auction for a pool Calender (insanely priced by the way), & it has a gr8 pic of Mike's crazy cue bend. His shaft would warp, & he often straightened it out on the table. If you've ever seen Mike play you know. I agree w/you too to a point. I bend on the break (not as severly) & the shaft has no issues. Poor technique is a relative term. ie. Greenleaf, McCready.
McCready has horrible technique and greenleaf was a child molester ,and once your cue warps it will always will warp back to the way it warped and if you don't be-leave me ask a cue builder . shafts can be straightened but they don't last .
plus mast people who bend there cue on the break against the table do so after the tip hits the cue ball witch make it pointless!
@MrHighcue1 - Yes, McCready & Greenleaf had terrible looking tech., strokes, but in spite of that they're gr8 players, which was my point.
A number of gr8 players bend the shaft on the break. A follow through is a follow through whether it's long like Efren's, or a short punchy stab like Allen Hopkins'. On paper, I agree it does look pointless, however you can't disregard the results these gr8 players get with it. Flawed or not. There is more than one way to skin a deer. ^__^
@MrHighcue1 - Unfortunately I don't. I had an opportunity to get a gold crown II for a gr8 price, I just don't have the space. How 'bout you? Most people I know end up piling junk on them or the wife uses it to fold laundry. A common cliche but all too commonly true. I think you're a pool purist like me so you wouldn't allow that to happen.
yes i do i don't have the room at my house but i have a practice room 1 block down from my house . i agree most people have tables and complain about the way they play and how they miss balls and cant get better ,but just wont practice . I practice at least 2 hours a day and have a nice music set up where i practice it very relaxing compared to most bars dealing with drunks who have no idea what the rules are. I also fortunate enough to have a pool hall about 3 blocks from my house.
@MrHighcue1 The cue bending is a result in proper follow through. If you want to get a lot of power, you have to strike through the cue ball.
watch?v=vpCbAQlqBpU&feature=related
Notice how his elbow is 90 degrees during the break. He's drawing his power from the shoulder and wrist, which generates more power.
If he hit the ball hard, but didn't follow through, he wouldn't get as much power. The cue bending is a natural part of follow through for many power break forms.
he is bending the cue because he is breaking off the rial and aiming low on the cue ball
plus power should be controlled not pushed to the limit every time you break but i don't no i think its a bunch of crap you can do just as well with a medium stroke without throwing your body into the shot witch takes away control of the cue ball witch is pretty much the hole game and when did one break work on every table you should have 10 different breaks because of the speed maintenance and roll
@MrHighcue1 - Oh if you go on eBay be sure to type mike sigel in quotes & be sure to click on the titles and descriptions box! You will see the calender (Mike is on the cover) more than halfway down the list.
I honestly don't understand the necessity of a ridiculously fast break. I have an average break, I've sank the 8 with it before, I've sank 4 or 5 balls with it before, as long as I follow through with my cue and hit my mark, the speed is just kind of vanity to me.
Pretty helpful! A lot of players underestimate the break, and it's a very dumb mistake. You wouldn't play golf without practicing your tee shot, so why would you play pool without practicing your break? How do you think the pros so often can consistently make two or three balls off the break and end up with a perfect shot? Because they practice the break =)
Your motion says it all "Hillbilly!" Thanks for sharing those essentials of "GREAT" breaking technique!!!! I'm really thankful for pro-players like you and Shaun Putnum who share the "REAL" information on how things are truly done!
Thanks Again and all the best in the upcoming Classics!
im from norfolk, england and i understood first time cos some of the pepole around hear talk in criptic inteligeble ways. so a texes accent is no problem.
Ya got your Filipinos, European, Germans, Taiwanese... then ya got your Big American Guys- Shannon Daulton, Dennis Hatch, and this scary monster. They're all awesome players.
Think of your body as a 3-stage rocket and your cue as the payload.
The first stage engine is your lower body - legs, hips, back. They accelerate your entire body forward to a certain speed. The second engine then fires - your shoulder, upper arm and forearm begin accelerating forward. At the last split second before impact, the third stage fires. Your wrist comes forward and your fingers tighten their grip on the cue, snapping it forward at maximum speed.
No matter where you break from, your goal is the hit the 1 ball dead center.
The best way to do that is to aim at the point where the 1 ball touches the table. That ensures that you are always aiming at the very center of the 1 ball.
If the cue ball is still going off to the sides, try taking a little off your stroke. Hitting the 1 ball squarely at a slower speed is much more effective than hitting it off-center with a lot of speed.
I'm unable to view this video or any others from utube....I signed up for a membership but nothing seems to work. Probably missing something stupid, but can anyone tell me what?
he can realy smash them balls up. It does seem to be a lot like a golf swing. one game for inside the home and one for outside, what a wonderful life.
amazing... i saw at least 3 pocketed on the break with his playing cue. and he said he wasn't breaking hard... shit. very good mechanics. seems similar to a golf swing with the weight, knees and hip movement
Yep JT, you are right. I know this guy and he's the best instructor I've ever met; and I've met a bunch. I can't wait to buy the DVD's when they hit the market.
Way to go Charlie, thanks. Pay attention here folks he's one of the best in the world & he's giving away valuable information that can not only save you a lot of time and frustration but a good break can put a few more trophies up on the mantle.
I agree with him that you should bring your right shoulder back on your back stroke like your going to throw a baseball hard, as you bring your body weight forward and as you bend your left elbow in, then stroke through. Very importain thing not to do that so many new amateur players do. Do not elevate your bridge hand or elevate the butt end of the cue stick unless you enjoy seeing the cue ball jump off the table. Also do not sight the cue by lifting the cue up to your eye, this is not a rifle.
sendahojust1 1 week ago
He's lucky he didn't kill somebody with that break
sendahojust1 1 week ago
3:55 lol the cue! xD
inspektura43 2 weeks ago
You sir...have officially ruined you shaft @ 3:52.
CovenantAkama 3 weeks ago
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CovenantAkama 3 weeks ago
Keep pressing 5, so funny
LucidInThought 1 month ago
the actual reason i was here is to see a pool ball break in half.... :p
dekieretim 1 month ago
@dekieretim haha i would like to see that
YeTenuousUmbrae 1 month ago
3:55 I don't want to warp my stick
tampacop 1 month ago
Im a firm believer in the pool billard games
TheRickRod 1 month ago
5:04 - the guy in the back
nodappu 2 months ago
yea..and that house made of bamboo and sand is located in the phillipines, where the world's greatest players come from ; )
jlezcano09 3 months ago
charlie's right, the mechanics of the body on the break shot is more important than the actual power you use with your arm. this is a hard break for most players to get down, but some of the best breakers and pros, e.g., Bustamante, use a similar approach. also, letting the cue do most of the work when generating power, not the arm. but a good break mainly depends on how squarely you hit the rack. you don't have to break very hard to get a good spread, just gotta hit it right. hope that helps ;P
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Really good speech at the beginning and a generally good video.
Laughed though when the camera panned out of this random dull place to find a giant blue pool table.
MrSovetski 3 months ago
bent the cue when he broke haha
TheSethwade 3 months ago
firm believer
midnightplume 3 months ago 13
shake ur body shake ur body
L3pO1 4 months ago
Dude sounds like "Slingblade"....."I'll take some of dem der tators"
FreeBlago1 4 months ago
why do we now have to press play on some YouTube vids?
FreeBlago1 4 months ago
im 6ft 5 i need to squat :D
091192oakleyd 6 months ago
wow that was really informative, thanks, and can I say, that is the best accent.....ever.
kereti71 7 months ago
5:06 .... Is it a bird ? Is it a plane ? No it`s superman !! Tards
gonyeah45 7 months ago
I have all ways done the body forward first naturally . I guess I picked that up from throwing a baseball/swinging a bat from age 5.
Bladerunner55217 7 months ago
3:56 omg .....
costi0505 8 months ago
lol!!! look at the guy in the corner at 5:06
KAASHU911 9 months ago
haha started off a little shaky thur but he got er done at the end! lookat that goobers reaction in the background after he hits the break at 5:06
Swampwookieee 9 months ago 2
how about you guys listen to what he says, not how he says it. :P
mrfadrummajorrr 9 months ago 41
holy fuck. what do you mean you dont want to warp it you almost broke it on the damn table
crazyboy4793 9 months ago 2
3:56 Holy bent shaft batman!
6spdsurfer 10 months ago
If you want power in your break you must get the body into it. The break is not like an ordinary shot where you must keep your body still.
As a long time player and martial arts practitioner this instruction makes sense.
I do not like to hit down on the cue however as the ball will go off the table sometimes. The timing of the shot is very important. I personally make a ball on the 9 ball break 70-75% of the time with a similar technique.
dv713 10 months ago
Is this more a lesson on how NOT to do it? Seems to me that this rise and let fly technique would serve baseball better than billiards. But who the hell am I to say?
jerryb9105 10 months ago
great technique, i started using this and i make a ball on almost everybreak and pocket the 9 on some breaks
mmckee3007 10 months ago
good segment, liked it and very informative thx
1969portsmouth 10 months ago
When a cue ball goes streight up in the air its because he hit dead center but he also floated or bounced the cue ball to the target and the energy that he imposed on the cue ball has been wasted by carrying the cue up off the table in stead of transfering the energy to the rack of balls. Read the Science of Pocket Billiards by Jack Koehler, youll be amezed
madmex1000 11 months ago
5:05 Check the guy's face in the background! Fuck up shot!
Johnnyboybravo 11 months ago
@Johnnyboybravo not fuck up, when the cue ball hit the break, it bounced really high up in the air since it was a too powerful shot
PhenixReviewz 11 months ago
wth? he might as well jump on the table. i dont think i wanna break like that. is this the best technique?
myuhdidas 11 months ago
that helps a lot though
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12345whoscounting 1 year ago
Its Friday night go play some fucking pool get off the computer
peace i am out
MrHighcue1 1 year ago
you must not play very much the tables suck Evey where and watching the pros will get you nowhere
playing on new cloth you can hit with the but of your cue and make a ball where you hit the ball is much more important ,and where you hit the rack power means nothing if you loose the cue ball plus 9 ball break is for chumps everyone noes it play 7 ball or Texas 7 ball or 6 ball straight pool learn a different game my god!!
MrHighcue1 1 year ago
i have seen Hohnman get bet to death by mike massey and i think Hohnman is doing speed pool now
MrHighcue1 1 year ago
@MrHighcue1 I'm sorry but if you watch just about any professional 9 ball match, so long as players aren't using the soft break, they are using a variation of this break form. The bend in the shaft is caused by follow through + the rising of your body to dissipate energy. Even players who break off the rail get that bend as well because they're hitting through the cue ball and lifting their entire body, thus, raising the end. The bend itself doesn't do anything, but it's just a common result
ProdigyKimXP 1 year ago
I thought he was going to break them in half...
lwkleijn 1 year ago
english please?
XXjoshXXwallaceXX 1 year ago
wow this is fucking stupid
iWearCapeIRL 1 year ago
on the first break @3.55 is the cue supposed to bend like that!
cfrosty6 1 year ago
@cfrosty6 It's not uncommon. Watch Thorsten Hohmann or Wu Chia Ching or any power breaker for that matter. My shaft bends like that also when I power break.
ProdigyKimXP 1 year ago
@ProdigyKimXP oh, ok, thanks for the reply!
cfrosty6 1 year ago
hahahahahaha
shakethatskateboard 1 year ago
Nice lesson. Thanx.
FarmaNap 1 year ago
your a dumb ass
CnK4EVER100 1 year ago
Terrible analogy, but he bounced 5 balls off the bottom rail (or pocketed them) strong break.
Odhinn222 1 year ago
Not putting the video down, but at the begining you seemed so pissed about everyone elses technique. Im not sure if there is a right or wrong way to do it but i dont think there should be a right or wrong way, it should be whatever feels natural. For example, my freinds and i dont use any of these techniques and were fine. But there are people out there that care about that sort of thing, so if i were one of them then id say this is a good vid.
idiotz123 1 year ago
Dude sounds like boomhower from King of the Hill
DCTheGuitarist 1 year ago
You're lucky. I'm about 4.5 miles from a pool hall. No gold crowns or diamond tables though. =( I play 9ball tournaments a few times a week, and get my practice in then when I can. I'd love to play more straight pool, but there aren't any weekly straight pool tourneys on the west coast . No weekly 1pocket either.
BONHZEPPELIN 1 year ago
@ilikechiken29 - Uh, NO! The expression wasn't because something went wrong! It was utter shock and awe because the cue ball went straight up into the air and straight back down again on the table! Charlie "Hillbilly" Bryant probably breaks the balls harder than anybody today WITH accuracy!
BONHZEPPELIN 1 year ago
Dude he's sweating.
MaFiaXei 1 year ago
it's ok to waggle...
Digggyyyyy 1 year ago
ummm. as long as I'm concerned you can't tear off the cloth during the break
MrSmartComment 1 year ago
just break the formation already!
ascari12 1 year ago
cheers , thankyou !
saintandrews83 1 year ago
this guy needs a class on public speaking
danthemanlutz 1 year ago 34
@danthemanlutz agreed, so could rodney morris
nimajnebrm 9 months ago
he talks funny but he knows what to do coz on the first shot he got at least 3 balls, if you'll look over and over 2:32-2:34 on what hes doing with his body you might get a general idea
asafbs111 1 year ago
i swear he almost fell from that breaking method loooool
mikeybaby77 1 year ago
I blinked at the analogy as well, Kazbo. Confusing lesson overall. Not to mention someone's break improves 6 months after a lesson---at least part of that could be to 6 months practice, period. In any case, nice example of a break, though. Can you really warp a shaft breaking? The cue ball only weighs so much...not actually hitting the rack with the stick. I thought it just flattened tips.
Odhinn222 1 year ago
i break with my playing cue every day you can not warp your shaft by breaking this guy is crazy and there is more then one way of breaking.
MrHighcue1 1 year ago
@MrHighcue1 if u notice when he breaks he puts pressure on his shaft which makes it very suseptible to wharping so yes u can
super79ball 1 year ago
ya i did notice that and if pointless to put pressure on your shaft like that ,but it still it will not warp your shat ,but i have seen a guy at my local pool hall break his shaft in half doing that .
MrHighcue1 1 year ago
@MrHighcue1 - You never saw Mike Sigel in his heydey. Google hm & you might see what his break shaft looked like when he broke. Probably the greatest player of the decade from 1980.
BONHZEPPELIN 1 year ago
ya if your not paying for the table cloth you can get away with it and i just don't see the point, if you can explains how bending your shaft on the table helps you break i am all ears and yes i no who mike segal is, and if he is bending the cue for power i don't get it i cant even hit the ball at 100% power wright now or the ball is uncontrollable ,or can fly of the table and take out a pool light and i don't flex my cue i use wrist and body action . check out u.j Puckett theirs a good break
MrHighcue1 1 year ago
@MrHighcue1 - Bending the shaft on the table won't rip the cloth. Bending the shaft is mainly the result of individual technique. Mike Sigel broke that way because he was afraid of hitting his knuckles on the table during his stroke. Doing that on a Brunswick table will mess up our hand! Charlie Bryant's break freaky. On the break, his stick goes level w/the table during his follow through. I've seen it personally. He controls the cue ball too! The cue ball bounces straight up and down.
BONHZEPPELIN 1 year ago
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@MrHighcue1 - Bending the shaft on the table won't rip the cloth. Bending the shaft is mainly the result of individual technique. Mike Sigel broke that way because he was afraid of hitting his knuckles on the table during his stroke. Doing that on a Brunswick table will mess up our hand! Charlie Bryant's break is freaky. His stick goes level w/the table during the follow through. I've seen it personally. He controls the cue ball too! The cue ball bounces straight up and down.
BONHZEPPELIN 1 year ago
@BONHZEPPELIN plus you you know effrin reyes played in the 1980s
MrHighcue1 1 year ago
@MrHighcue1 - Mike Sigel won nearly 100% of his tournament head to heads against Efren Reyes in the '80's. Of course, being from the Philippines Efren missed alot of Tournaments in the US. Efren is also quoted as saying his toughest opponent was Mike Sigel. It took Efren years to beat Buddy Hall in a tournament match. Buddy Hall was the only American to beat Efren gambling when he first came to the US (as aka Ceasar Morales) . Buddy had him rattled for years after that.
BONHZEPPELIN 1 year ago
tell me something i don't know your missing the point
,and i would pick a young buddy hall over sigel any-day ,and buddy does not break like that no shat bend .
MrHighcue1 1 year ago
@MrHighcue1 - It seemed to me you were saying Efren was better than Sigel in the '80's, which is why I responded accordingly. Also, YES I agree with you that bending the shaft in it of itself doesn't produce more power. Some people short snap the break. By short snap I mean not following completely through. Nick Varner & Kim Davenport would bend the shaft into cloth, but they had big breaks. Charlie Bryant is right, severely bending the shaft on the break will warp the shaft.
BONHZEPPELIN 1 year ago
he is bending his shaft for a millisecond during the break
i just don't be-leave that can warp it i have seen people break a shaft on the break but that's it i break with my playing cue every day and other than i half to maintenance my tip i have had no problems in the last 10 years at all if you cant break with your playing cue you should get a knew cue and if you bend your shaft like that on the break that is poor technique and you should work on your basic approach to the break .
MrHighcue1 1 year ago
@MrHighcue1 - Yes, but Charlie still bends it pretty severly. Sigel REALLY bent it. Go to eBay & type Mike Sigel. There is an auction for a pool Calender (insanely priced by the way), & it has a gr8 pic of Mike's crazy cue bend. His shaft would warp, & he often straightened it out on the table. If you've ever seen Mike play you know. I agree w/you too to a point. I bend on the break (not as severly) & the shaft has no issues. Poor technique is a relative term. ie. Greenleaf, McCready.
BONHZEPPELIN 1 year ago
McCready has horrible technique and greenleaf was a child molester ,and once your cue warps it will always will warp back to the way it warped and if you don't be-leave me ask a cue builder . shafts can be straightened but they don't last .
plus mast people who bend there cue on the break against the table do so after the tip hits the cue ball witch make it pointless!
MrHighcue1 1 year ago
@MrHighcue1 - Yes, McCready & Greenleaf had terrible looking tech., strokes, but in spite of that they're gr8 players, which was my point.
A number of gr8 players bend the shaft on the break. A follow through is a follow through whether it's long like Efren's, or a short punchy stab like Allen Hopkins'. On paper, I agree it does look pointless, however you can't disregard the results these gr8 players get with it. Flawed or not. There is more than one way to skin a deer. ^__^
BONHZEPPELIN 1 year ago
do you own a pool table
MrHighcue1 1 year ago
@MrHighcue1 - Unfortunately I don't. I had an opportunity to get a gold crown II for a gr8 price, I just don't have the space. How 'bout you? Most people I know end up piling junk on them or the wife uses it to fold laundry. A common cliche but all too commonly true. I think you're a pool purist like me so you wouldn't allow that to happen.
BONHZEPPELIN 1 year ago
yes i do i don't have the room at my house but i have a practice room 1 block down from my house . i agree most people have tables and complain about the way they play and how they miss balls and cant get better ,but just wont practice . I practice at least 2 hours a day and have a nice music set up where i practice it very relaxing compared to most bars dealing with drunks who have no idea what the rules are. I also fortunate enough to have a pool hall about 3 blocks from my house.
MrHighcue1 1 year ago
@MrHighcue1 The cue bending is a result in proper follow through. If you want to get a lot of power, you have to strike through the cue ball.
watch?v=vpCbAQlqBpU&feature=related
Notice how his elbow is 90 degrees during the break. He's drawing his power from the shoulder and wrist, which generates more power.
If he hit the ball hard, but didn't follow through, he wouldn't get as much power. The cue bending is a natural part of follow through for many power break forms.
ProdigyKimXP 1 year ago
he is bending the cue because he is breaking off the rial and aiming low on the cue ball
plus power should be controlled not pushed to the limit every time you break but i don't no i think its a bunch of crap you can do just as well with a medium stroke without throwing your body into the shot witch takes away control of the cue ball witch is pretty much the hole game and when did one break work on every table you should have 10 different breaks because of the speed maintenance and roll
MrHighcue1 1 year ago
@MrHighcue1 - Oh if you go on eBay be sure to type mike sigel in quotes & be sure to click on the titles and descriptions box! You will see the calender (Mike is on the cover) more than halfway down the list.
BONHZEPPELIN 1 year ago
i am not saying he dosent bend his cue, i am saying its stupid
MrHighcue1 1 year ago
Words...as easy to be spoken...
halsamdu 1 year ago
One of the best breaks on tour. Thanks Hillbilly!
bird80 1 year ago
did it look like he was going to pot the white off his "great" break? and then he got embarrassed and stopped it...
JamieWilliamsAus 1 year ago
lost the cue ball....
bobalitos 1 year ago
2:57
Brookskyar 1 year ago
this advice improved MY game greatly.....so i dig it.
BEATNIKCASS 1 year ago
whoa be prepared to damage the carpet at 3:56
chevyrgv 1 year ago
Work in a pizzeria, mate. What is this vid? Very bad analogy
chesterngiamzhenghao 1 year ago
I honestly don't understand the necessity of a ridiculously fast break. I have an average break, I've sank the 8 with it before, I've sank 4 or 5 balls with it before, as long as I follow through with my cue and hit my mark, the speed is just kind of vanity to me.
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gachviet 1 year ago
is he high?
ExaggerateWith8 1 year ago
LOL at 3:55
1vaxone1 1 year ago
wtf look at his cue @ 3:55 - 3:58 .
MaFiaXei 1 year ago
@MaFiaXei Nice catch :D
smartic7 1 year ago
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Thats a Powerbreak... The only way to broke your cue :D
FolkBoy90 1 year ago
fake he wasent broke that bal
uvoob4478 1 year ago
You guys are laughing, but maybe he has something to teach...
therealdmt 1 year ago
LOL why is he shakin his booty at 3:02
ayamehazakura 1 year ago
redneck win
pfkgm 1 year ago
wtf ??? is he teaching billiard or tryin to be funny?:P
Shiplu2634 1 year ago
pool playin' hillbilly y'all
miezulet 1 year ago
hillbilly pool...
MatthewDoepel 1 year ago
raring back LOL instant classic. If he's such a great breaker why isnt he on tour? LOL
scotty073 1 year ago
ive been playing pool for a long time i think this video is excellent
screenday1 1 year ago 2
5:10 watch the background, 2nd guy from the right pmsl
RyanWatchesNaruto 1 year ago
Pretty helpful! A lot of players underestimate the break, and it's a very dumb mistake. You wouldn't play golf without practicing your tee shot, so why would you play pool without practicing your break? How do you think the pros so often can consistently make two or three balls off the break and end up with a perfect shot? Because they practice the break =)
drewfla 1 year ago 9
dis vid hella helped me after watching dis i practiced on my poll table n my break is wayy better
macinassgansta21 2 years ago
'one thing i'm a firm believer in is..'
1BlVdOfBrOkEnDrEaMs1 2 years ago 3
american pool is so much easier than english pool you just whack it and it goes in cos the pockets are so big :/
Nik2555 2 years ago
this guy is THE authority on the break shot.
wildnine00 2 years ago
Your motion says it all "Hillbilly!" Thanks for sharing those essentials of "GREAT" breaking technique!!!! I'm really thankful for pro-players like you and Shaun Putnum who share the "REAL" information on how things are truly done!
Thanks Again and all the best in the upcoming Classics!
Zbotiman 2 years ago 3
@Zbotiman im sorry but is this sarcastic? haha i couldnt tell the way you put those words in quotation marks
o0J4Y0o 1 year ago
sounds to me like.........im gonna ride her back and hit her one time lol makes no sense to me lol
neeson3k 2 years ago
@neeson3k he says " im gonna rear back and hit em' one time" i know what you mean though. i can only understand this because im from texas lol
Cyanogenrocks 2 years ago
im from norfolk, england and i understood first time cos some of the pepole around hear talk in criptic inteligeble ways. so a texes accent is no problem.
bankjobBoB 2 years ago
4:23... what does he say there hahaha
DannyWrigley 2 years ago 3
Same thing at 5:13... ????
sk8dood24 2 years ago
that your mom is slobbing whore
BllueJeeper 2 years ago
Thank you for posting this.
c016501 2 years ago
worst analogy's ive ever heard.
kazbokRock 2 years ago 32
skyscraper and one storey? bahahahahahaha i know.
sowhat123 2 years ago 3
Yes, not the best analogy formation to describe disparity of knowledge and skill.
HS22181 1 year ago
@kazbokRock worst pluralization I've ever read.
haxxed 1 year ago
Ya got your Filipinos, European, Germans, Taiwanese... then ya got your Big American Guys- Shannon Daulton, Dennis Hatch, and this scary monster. They're all awesome players.
lemonite1 2 years ago
3:56 shit thats a bent cue
madkatt79 2 years ago
hahah ya then hes like " Im not breaking hard i dont want to warp my pool stick"
kylekoonhan 2 years ago
Think of your body as a 3-stage rocket and your cue as the payload.
The first stage engine is your lower body - legs, hips, back. They accelerate your entire body forward to a certain speed. The second engine then fires - your shoulder, upper arm and forearm begin accelerating forward. At the last split second before impact, the third stage fires. Your wrist comes forward and your fingers tighten their grip on the cue, snapping it forward at maximum speed.
bushputz 2 years ago 2
thanks.. can you please tell me why ,when breaking from the corners the natural path of the cue ball tends to be the middle pocket?
blueiseverything 2 years ago 3
If the cue ball is going toward the side pocket on your breaks, it means you didn't hit the head ball squarely.
If you're breaking from the right, and scratching in the left-center pocket, that means you hit the 1ball slightly to the left of center.
If you're scratching in the right-center pocket, you're hitting the 1ball too far to the right.
bushputz 2 years ago 2
No matter where you break from, your goal is the hit the 1 ball dead center.
The best way to do that is to aim at the point where the 1 ball touches the table. That ensures that you are always aiming at the very center of the 1 ball.
If the cue ball is still going off to the sides, try taking a little off your stroke. Hitting the 1 ball squarely at a slower speed is much more effective than hitting it off-center with a lot of speed.
bushputz 2 years ago
@blueiseverything learn about about tangent lines it will help your alot
tiffanypermuy1 1 year ago
This video helped me get so much more out of my break. The first time I broke like this I snapped the 8 ball on the break.
rockinewok 2 years ago
gOodjOb..
kAMuTi1986 2 years ago
you see how much he bent the cue
aidyanimal 2 years ago 2
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jgizzy 2 years ago
Haha yeah I seen that. I wasn't sure what he meant by warping the stick, but watching it again I was like 'OMG!!!!' lol almost
jgizzy 2 years ago
He's a very firm believer in many things. Good vid!
darnallt 2 years ago
lmao agreed.
crackjr21 2 years ago
nice
thx for sharing
the shoked look of the man in the background after the last break :D
ITler 2 years ago
why is he proud jumping the cueball 6ft in da air!!
when the cueball touched objectball, it didnt touch the cloth, far from it , RESULT, flying cueball.
hard though...
thespewking 2 years ago
bendy cue
mflpackers44 2 years ago
this is great!
mastercrap 2 years ago
watch his cue at 3:56
ibbiggs 2 years ago 3
poor cue
mastercrap 2 years ago 2
im a firm beleiver
123ChrissyBoy 2 years ago 33
lol nice instruction but how about some editting hmm?
helmus2000 2 years ago
"yall done got me sweatin." lawl
xadamryanx 2 years ago
Thanks, gonna practice this now!!
MonteCritso 2 years ago
thanks
i new this was too good for retardvillage
RallyMotoXfan 2 years ago 3
3:01
That's then there how we got crunk in North Carolina back in my day Goddammit!
deftdelivery 2 years ago 4
Yeh, I know how to break like pro fessionals. Finally! finally!
rcbmhk 2 years ago
very good lesson.
erlmangrl 2 years ago
3:56.
ebtricks 2 years ago
did you see him bend the fuck outta his cue on the 1st break?
wvanderwiele 2 years ago 2
ROFL! At 5:08, the guy at the far left of the screen really jumps when Charlie breaks.
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DonRossetti 3 years ago
great video. its rare a player of his caliber gives a lesson. i just wish he'd do one for one pocket.
lemonite1 3 years ago
haha i like that ....u sure can tell he's from North Carolina ....lol good shit
BCFD1217 3 years ago
and i thought im a good breaker
tttttttttttt93 3 years ago
wow its like my first time i see a break like that
tttttttttttt93 3 years ago
he can realy smash them balls up. It does seem to be a lot like a golf swing. one game for inside the home and one for outside, what a wonderful life.
MRCHAMP124 3 years ago
amazing... i saw at least 3 pocketed on the break with his playing cue. and he said he wasn't breaking hard... shit. very good mechanics. seems similar to a golf swing with the weight, knees and hip movement
magikman38 3 years ago
I saw that sweat when the folks started checking ya out!!
Bigtruck2007 3 years ago
this guy totally stole my entire name.
MrsSeductionist 3 years ago
Great tips, I really need work on my break and this will really help.
JackThrice85 3 years ago
Yep JT, you are right. I know this guy and he's the best instructor I've ever met; and I've met a bunch. I can't wait to buy the DVD's when they hit the market.
TB
TinkTheHustler 3 years ago
Way to go Charlie, thanks. Pay attention here folks he's one of the best in the world & he's giving away valuable information that can not only save you a lot of time and frustration but a good break can put a few more trophies up on the mantle.
jt10ball 3 years ago