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matt123
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Joined: 20-May-2006
Posts: 160
From: Wales
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Posted: 2007-11-17 23:32
Just read the article on soft breaks at the WPC and what they did to prevent them..
Why not just have a rule..like...4 ormore balls have to pass the middle or something along those lines?
What is the official 9 ball break rule?
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malaguista
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Joined: 14-Mar-2006
Posts: 1176
From: Spain
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Posted: 2007-11-18 07:58
Either pot a ball or make 4 balls contact a rail.
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striker
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Joined: 27-Jul-2006
Posts: 431
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Posted: 2007-11-18 14:02
took away the art of 9ball for me a little with the soft break,love to see a good old crack of the break and the white bein controlled with skill.just made it a little predictable at times with the tapped tables.
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Cletus
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Joined: 09-Feb-2007
Posts: 282
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Posted: 2007-11-19 15:33
yeah for me too, but daryl progressed under both mediums.....................
or maybe adopting a familiar 2 beyond the headstring may do the trick
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mal_clarke
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Joined: 16-Nov-2006
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Posted: 2007-11-20 09:13
I fall kind of down the middle with this. Watching a player make a ball and nicely control for a good run is nice to watch, however it is slightly predictable as you move up the skill levels. 9-Ball looks so easy on T.V. that the run outs after the soft break make it boring sometimes, so for TV in particular I can see where the rule benefits. I think as long as it is alternate breaking it gives people a chance. Then it is down to "holding your serve", and waiting for your chances on your opponents break to take advantage of the match. [ This message was edited by: mal_clarke on 2007-11-20 09:14 ]
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striker
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Joined: 27-Jul-2006
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Posted: 2007-11-20 09:30
good shout mal,alternative break would be ok even with the soft break
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