Johnny Archer Break Technique Slow Motion

Here is a break shot taken from one of the IPT's challenge matches. Archer has one of the best breaks in the game of pool. This short video shows just how good it is. You can watch him a lot at www.internationalpooltour.com

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• pool
• billiards
• snooker
• archer
• strickland
• efren
• reyes
• jeanette
• lee
• allison
• fisher

[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...

[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!

[sendahojust1]

He breaks like he is trying to spear someone through

[chubsmagoo]

@MiK3i Quiet you fuckin limey

[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.

[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!

[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

[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!!!!

[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.