November 22, 2004
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Tournament Preparation
Step 8
Stun two racks before the tournament. Make up your mind you will follow this step. The stun exercise will groove your stroke and set up all the other shots you will face.How often do you make a ball on the break?
Most of the players answered fifty per cent. This would put you in the ranks of a master player. Anything above fifty percent is a clear indication of a disciplined break shot, or the best case of denial I have ever heard. Most players think they make balls on every break. The fact is fifty percent is very good. The best way to make balls on the break is to use the “stun”. You will shatter the balls with the “stun”. So if you want to practice your break you don’t have to hire someone to rack for you. All you have to do is line up straight in on a ball, and stun it. If your cue ball hops up and creeps forward, you have just delivered the finest break stroke in the world. You must be able to feel it. You must know you hit the shot before the cue ball contacts the object ball. And you can master the break by simply shooting one ball. Groove that feeling, that sound and that stroke, and then use this to break the rack. Keep track of your progress, as you might want to make an adjustment later on. Make sure you make contact dead on the head ball. You should only be happy when you make a ball, and leave nothing touching each other and nothing touching a rail. The pattern you leave yourself is the determining factor on how well you broke the rack.
