How to Power Break an Eight Ball Rack

Place the cue ball., Aim your cue stick., Aim your shot., Shoot., Follow through., Practice.

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Place the cue ball.

    This depends on your bridge-hand
    - the hand that is on the table during your shot.

    Left Handed Bridges:
    Place the cue ball far enough from the right rail so your hand has enough room to use either an open or a closed bridge.

    Right Handed bridges should do the opposite.
  2. Step 2: Aim your cue stick.

    Your cue stick should strike the cue ball right at the center of the cue ball. , You should aim for the cue ball to strike the second row of balls in the rack. , Blast the cue ball with a straight shot using a medium-hard to hard stroke. , Do not pull your cue stick up right away.

    Your cue stick on any shot should follow through the shot 4–6 inches (10.2–15.2 cm). , First start off just practicing the shot, then add the rack.
  3. Step 3: Aim your shot.

  4. Step 4: Shoot.

  5. Step 5: Follow through.

  6. Step 6: Practice.

Detailed Guide

This depends on your bridge-hand
- the hand that is on the table during your shot.

Left Handed Bridges:
Place the cue ball far enough from the right rail so your hand has enough room to use either an open or a closed bridge.

Right Handed bridges should do the opposite.

Your cue stick should strike the cue ball right at the center of the cue ball. , You should aim for the cue ball to strike the second row of balls in the rack. , Blast the cue ball with a straight shot using a medium-hard to hard stroke. , Do not pull your cue stick up right away.

Your cue stick on any shot should follow through the shot 4–6 inches (10.2–15.2 cm). , First start off just practicing the shot, then add the rack.

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