Secrets of The Power Break

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Secrets of the Power Break. If there’s any secrets in the pool-world this would be the best kept one. This video includes 16 vital keys to the power break and your job is to bring it all together as one thing to make it work for you.So you want to know how to power break, huh? Well you ound the right video.After 2 and a half straight hours to bring it together video-maker and pool player John Disque shows us how it’s done.
Pool tips galore in this video and it might be the most valuable information on the internet. When it comes to pool instruction no one does it better and it keeps on getting better.
This video goes way past the basics and has every pool instructor on RU-vid wishing they could break.
The truth is: the power break is something most players could master if they would just take the time to work on it, dial it in and stick with. Then you'll have to maintain it and adjust it according to the table you're playing on but they almost never do this. It's often the last thing of their game that they work on and they're putting themselves at a great disadvantage.
Get the edge on everyone else and start working on this break today!
The Break Series
Part 1. Finding The 9 Ball Break Spot • Finding The 9 Ball Bre...
Part 2. Controlling The Break • Dissecting The 9 Ball ...
Part 3. Secrets of The Power Break • Secrets of The Power B...
Part 4. Dissecting The 9 Ball Break • Dissecting The 9 Ball ...
Part 5.
Part 6.
Part 7.
Part 8.
Part 9.
Part 10.

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@JosePolanco-my7nb 14 дней назад

the best explanation I have seen for breaking up

@JohnDisque 12 дней назад

I put a lot of work into this video and it sat on the net for a long time before it started getting a little attention. Thanks for stopping by, I hope I was able to help you. Peace

@JosePolanco-my7nb 12 дней назад

@JohnDisque hi, john, that is the way I adopted to use in my game, thank you very much

@StefanWeber-xv2dn Месяц назад

"It's not available to break so hard, it's better to control the white ball".... said an older player to me when I asked him why he breaks very soft. This is about 30 years ago, it was in 1993 in Königswinter, Germany, during the 9-ball WCC. I was a bit confused because never saw softbreaking in 9-ball before. The name of this guy was......Grady Matthews! I remember this day like it was yesterday! RIP Grady

@JohnDisque Месяц назад

You can do both. Players that can't do both break soft and make excuses for themselves. Grady was a One Pocket player. If you don't think a power break is important than this video is not for you. Peace

@jerrycasey1053 2 года назад

A Yapp is really something. He was good a couple years ago, now he can take anybody. I really appreciate the detail you put into the list, I have been trying to develop this break for a few months now and some of your tips are great for me.

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

Well - that's always good to hear. Yeah - I think Yapp is exactly what's been needed in the pool world for a long, long time. Maybe that will become a trend and the sport will begin to heal our ugly scars. I always know when someone has what it takes when I see them working on things that no one else works on - particularly their break, their mental game and their stroke. If you look at the pros - they can all run-out. Ultimately what separates them is: their break. Different things work for different people. The key is to find what works for you and get consistent with it. Peace

@cheflonniewhite2292 2 года назад

Thank you for helping us get better. 👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾💪🏾💪🏾

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

That's the point. My intention is not to be any instructor or teacher or self-appointed leader. My intention is to be the friend that many of you/us never had. I'm the guy in the corner of the guy who's struggling and just giving you the little kick in the ass that you need and getting you back on the road to progress. And my peace and love kicks the shit out of their hate and fear.

@cliffturner7150 Год назад

Enjoyed your video John. Will go to work on it. Keep the faith.

@JohnDisque 11 месяцев назад

You got this! The toughest part of 9 ball to master and it's never really mastered. Being consistent with it is apt to drive the strongest men crazy but hey.... if it was easy everyone would be doing it. Peace

@procrastinator6902 4 месяца назад

15:04 When it all finally comes together, it feels so good. Just like a great golf drive!

@JohnDisque 4 месяца назад

Well said. That's exactly what it's like. Peace

@billyperkins5115 Год назад

Hi John, I practice my breaks again today (2hr) with much better results I was able to get the cue ball to stop more often normal. I went back through you video step by step and I’m improving. Thank you,

@JohnDisque Год назад

That's great to hear/read, Billy. Keep it going. It's a lot of work but it's worth it and this work is what makes the big difference between average players and great players. I'm in your corner. Peace

@tommyvalentino511 7 месяцев назад

Great video sir

@JohnDisque 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for stopping by Tony. Good luck with your game.

@james3339 6 месяцев назад

I’m still in the stage of just trying to stay down and power through with a loosely held cue. The standing up stuff doesn’t work for me. If I had my own table, I’d practice your break more, but on a coin op, it’s just not worth it. I do love how natural you make it look.

@JohnDisque 6 месяцев назад

The break is the hardest part about 9 Ball and by hard I mean "learning to be consistently good." If you take a look at a pro tournament of 128 players about 1/2 of them are quite capable of hitting a gear, stringing racks together and winning the tournament. The one thing separating them is the consistency of their break and the most consistent on that particular day is going to win the tournament. You can wind up the greatest player in the world... If your break sucks you're not going anywhere and the pros are going to destroy you. Those who work on it will meet their goals. Those who don't will come up short. You'll also notice that every pro has a different style. They focus on what works for them. so this video is not saying, "Hey - copy me and do it my style." It's saying, "Here's 16 things that might work for you." Try them and if 1 or 2 works keep them and build off them and try to perfect them so you too can be more consistent." Peace

@HillbillyIslandLife 2 года назад

Spent some time with Yapp and his crew in Battle Creek. They were cool and down to Earth. Good to see in up n coming players. Yapp will be around for a long time!

@theaveragejoebody 2 года назад

Yapp is great. He finally just got home after a couple months on the road

@HillbillyIslandLife 2 года назад

@@theaveragejoebody Tell him the short Amateur that played in Battle Creek with him and Han said Hey! Doubt he remembers me but I'll always remember him

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

Everyone I've spoken to likes this guy. Steve (Old McDonald) McDonald who's in the background running many of the Diamond Tournaments including the Big foot Challenge at the Derby was hanging out with me and telling me all about him. My question was: Where the hell did he come from? One day I never heard of him and the next day he's beating every big-dog on Planet Earth. Fact is - he's been grinding it out at all these tournaments for years but always got knocked out around in the middle of the pack so no one paid much attention. Lately he's been putting it all together and shot through the middle straight to the top. Something clicked and he stopped settling for mediocre. Did you and I discuss the SVB time-out controversy when he was playing Yapp? If that wasn't you - check it out. Rollie Williams has a great video on it. It finally concludes with one of the greatest displays of sportsmanship I've ever seen in the pool world.... and the sportsman was Aloysius Yapp. Great player / Great human being. It's refreshing to see. Peace!

@theaveragejoebody 2 года назад

@@JohnDisque it was a true act of sportsmanship for sure.

@HillbillyIslandLife 2 года назад

@@JohnDisque Singapore 🇸🇬

@BillyBobBoJangles 2 года назад

bridge and step in and power and many things yessir you the man ❤️

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

Thanks Jake I'll be contacting you in a few days.

@lesterweinheimer665 2 года назад

That's a heck of a break you're really moving that 9-ball around. Was heading toward the top right pocket alot.This is going to take a little athleticism. I might be a little too old to get this down but I'ma definitely give it a try. Thanks John. Good picture of you and Buddy! You doing a great job and you're the best at explaining. Like finding out that you need to put a lot of weight on your bridge hand and really plant it on the table. Excellent teacher. Always enjoy your videos.

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

Hi Lester... Getting the 9 Ball moving is a result of breaking closer to the center. It's the 2 Ball, which is in the back of the rack, bouncing off the bottom rail and coming straight back into the 9 ball. There have been times I tried to get it down to a science but it's impossible. The only thing you really have any control over is the wing-ball, the cue-ball and the 1-ball. All the rest is "hit and hope." Yes - weight on the bridge-hand is vital. This is also important in regular shots. Of course you don't have to put as much weight on everyday shots as you do on your break... but it's more than a lot of guys and girls know... A flimsy, delicate bridge is not good. (I'll be covering this issue in another video soon). Peace!

@lesterweinheimer665 2 года назад

Adding a little weight to your bridge hand on the Shot helps me to stay down on the shot 2. Earl has talked about that before

@bobmullen1645 3 месяца назад

Thank's again. 🎱🙂

@JohnDisque 2 месяца назад

You got it! It's what I'm here for. Peace

@BillyBobBoJangles 2 года назад

i freakin love you bro great videos 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

I try to cover all the details of whatever issue the video is focusing on. A lot of creators are making 4-5 minute videos saying, "this is what you do," and most of them have no clue of what they're talking about. They're not covering how to do it, why to do it, when to do it, etc... It's a factory of shit but the newer players don't know so they keep gobbling it up. (I will never, ever do that to you guys). Peace

@mhf1979 2 года назад

John thanks for another nice video. About the open bridge break is more like it got more speed then power that is what I felt about it. Have a great evening 🍻Cheers brother

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

That could be it... I'm just not sure how they're keeping the stick down and I'm going to have to focus in on it and figure it out. You have a great weekend too. Peace

@mhf1979 2 года назад

@@JohnDisque you see Earl his break is a lot of speed then power if you notice

@AlexM-sk3lw 11 месяцев назад

Great video John. I have been working on all the items mentioned and having some amazing success. Question is where is the optimal landing spot for the cue ball. I noticed on my table theres a ton of spots about 6 inches away from the rack. Watching slo mo replays shows my cue ball bounces off the slate then bounces up before hitting the 1 ball in the rack. Should it bounce or should I be getting the cue ball traveling shorter/longer with more or less elevated cue at impact? Whats the right way to look at this? Thanks!

@JohnDisque 11 месяцев назад

Hi Alex - Thanks. If I understand the question right............. Longer... When you really have the break dialed in you'll see the cue-ball is off the table on the break and if it comes down before the rack it's going to bounce up and hit the ball at the top and you won't be able to control it. You want to cue ball coming down and hitting the 1-Ball at the same, exact time it hits the table. This will result in the cue-ball bouncing back and the spin on the cue-ball will be killed so all it can do is park itself in the center. Peace

@AlexM-sk3lw 11 месяцев назад

@@JohnDisque Got it. Whats the best way to get the cue ball traveling further in the air if Im already feeling maxed out on cue ball speed averaging 18-21mph.

@dustygallaway9300 2 года назад

John where are you hitting the cue ball center center-low center-high ?

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

Just 1 hair of top. Like not even a millimeter. Peace

@BillyBobBoJangles 2 года назад

i like to also work out and strech and hit a couple push ups and work the arms before hand and wear boots becouse helps me stay down more

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

Boots help you stay down? You mean like work-boots? That's interesting. If you get some time explain how that works. Peace.

@BillyBobBoJangles 2 года назад

it depends on where they line up bro if they want a cut break or a wide open pop to the middle

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

The cut-break and the power break is two totally different things. I haven't made the video on the cut-break yet, which is a whole lot softer than a power-break....., but I'll cover it soon. On a 9 Ball break... where you break from comes down to finding the break spot on that particular table..., on that particular day. I covered this issue extensively about 2-3 weeks ago. I've covered 3 parts of a long break series that could wind up 50 parts long because there's so many topics. Each pool game (8 ball, 9 ball, one pocket, banks, etc) calls for a different style of break and that 8 or 9 videos right there.

@billyperkins5115 Год назад

Hi John, Great video! I have been working on my power breaks for weeks now and I get a good break but my cue ball jumps back then drives forward from spin I Guess top spin? But I can’t stop it in less I hit softer the it don’t bounce back ?

@JohnDisque Год назад

Hi Billy, Yeah a little too much top. You don't want this because it increases your chance of scratching and it decreases your odds of having a clear shot on the 1 ball. I usually use center ball and maybe a hair of top (like 1/4 of a tip) because it helps to park the cue ball instead of bouncing off the rack and rolling backward, up table. It just depends on the table and how tight the rack is. You can help it - it's just going to take a little more work to keep your elbow up just a little longer. Peace

@billyperkins5115 Год назад

I’m getting it ! more often than not still not making a ball all the time, but the Cue ball and 1 ball is working out most the time. Thank you VERY much, I had a very weak break shot before this video.

@drick2659 2 года назад

You have a very powerful break. My question is you didn't make a comment on how you wrap your elbow back almost as if you have a Keith McCready backswing. Any reason you do that?

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

Yeah --- I developed that when I was a kid and didn't want to mislead anyone with it. It's just one of my quirks. If you're rising up on the back of your cue and your elbow is straight up you're limited on how high you can rise while keeping your elbow in-line. This would make it difficult to come through the shot while having a level cue at the cue-ball hit. The whole reason for rising up on the back of the cue is to have more travel-distance and therefore develop more speed. Because I didn't have any instruction or guidance this is how I taught myself to do it. We all have subtle quirks in our game..... If they're hurting you then you fix it. If they're helping you then you accept it. Peace.

@MikeBilliardsFun78 2 года назад

hi , when i saw the one tip lean back i don't do that consistence where i notice bad break , oh and Wednesday night i have good night in league night 1 out of my 5 games i have 1 run out table after opponent dry break. 2 of the games should have been lost but me my team mate took advantage of it .The opponent call me beast well my shooting was ok except my break . Before 2018 i was consistence on break just somewhat lost it .that 1 run out i have i end up banking the 8 ball cross side for the finish .

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

Well - just recognizing when you have a runable table is a step above most players. You should examine what led-up to the bad position on the 8 ball and work on that... along with your break. You're doing good.... just keep progressing and try to figure out what changed in 2018. Peace

@cheflonniewhite2292 2 года назад

My cue ball gets airborne sometimes. Have you ever used a accurack temple?

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

Yes - I have used them and they're OK but I prefer the one I'm using now, made by Cyclone. The company that made them gave them to known players in America just to get feedback and input from the players before they began mass-making them and distributing them..... They never got marketed or sold to the public because Cyclone went on to bigger things and needed their money to market those products. Peace

@BillyBobBoJangles 2 года назад

one step above top for me personally start from bottom then go to 1 above top pop it but visualize the walk and the pull back and the follow through

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

It's good advice Mr Jake. Ultimately it comes down to what works for each individual player. The toughest thing is to be consistent with the break but it's always the last thing players work on.... while being the most important part of pool. No one wants to shoot one shot and then rerack over and over. It takes work and at first it doesn't seem like any progress is being made.... but knowing the something is wrong is just as useful as knowing something is right. Peace!

@BillyBobBoJangles 2 года назад

alabama jake here thank you john 🤟

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

Hey!!! The world famous Alabama Jake! I hope everything is going well for you.. How's your dad doing? We're going to do this video!

@HillbillyIslandLife 2 года назад

How's your 10 ball break? Hope to see that next Ole Wise One

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

I will definitely cover that Ronnie. No one around this immediate area plays 10 Ball but I've been meaning to cover it more because it looks like that's where everything is heading. Yup -- I will put the 10 Ball break on the list! Peace!

@HillbillyIslandLife 2 года назад

@@JohnDisque I have it down on a bar box. Pops up and sticks in the middle. Not so much on the big track yet. Its my weak old ass

@BillyBobBoJangles 2 года назад

max eberle helped me as well

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

Mad Max. He's a great instructor and an old friend of mine. He's different - but in a harmless way. He used to run his own website and had an email list but I haven't seen it in awhile. Max knows what he's talking about and deserves more credit than he gets. He's helped a lot of people. Peace

@BillyBobBoJangles 2 года назад

your right about find the line but you have to visualize where you want the cue ball to go you taught me brother its mental from there i cant wait to play with you in real life your only couple hours away

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

Yeah - You have to see the line on every pool shot but most players don't know this or don't understand what it means so I'm always covering it The Bayou area and all around it is my favorite part of America. It's filled with hard-working, hard-partying people who've always treated me well. The French were treated badly when they first arrived in America so they kept migrating further south. They became the first people to treat Native Americans with respect and they joined forces and became friends to live and function together in peace. It's what Mardi Gras is all about and it's a wonderful thing. Speaking of all that --- I may be coming down sooner than you think. I hate winter and I'm due to escape the pressures of where I am.... at-least for a little while. Cheers

@BillyBobBoJangles 2 года назад

throw the body quickly after the visualize

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

I once threw my body into the break so much that I lost my balance and wound up on the floor. And I wasn't even drunk. It was quite embarrassing but the break was still good.

@Arzidaz 11 месяцев назад

Weight of your break cue?

@JohnDisque 11 месяцев назад

595.34 grams unless I remove the extension - that's another 44.96 grams.

@cheflonniewhite2292 2 года назад

Hey how tall are you? I'm 6'3 and it seems like I'm close to the back end of the cue.

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

6' By jacking up on the cue for the break is just relative to where you normally hold it. This will give you more speed and control, because it's not about power - it's about the speed of the cue-stick. People mix these things up and the cue-manufacturers have capitalized on and marketed 25oz break cues, which do nothing but make it harder to get the right speed. Peace

@cheflonniewhite2292 2 года назад

@@JohnDisque great knowledge. I'm beginning to see that because I hit them with force the ball spread good but nothing goes in.

@HillbillyIslandLife 2 года назад

Finally.......lol

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

LOL Yeah -- I've been promising this one for a long time. I forgot to label this video part-3 of the break-series but that's what it is. There's a lot of issues in the break and then there's the different break-methods for different games and with each video on this topic that I cover it brings up more and more topics. We could wind up with 100 videos just covering the break and if that's the case.... let's do it! LOL Peace

@HillbillyIslandLife 2 года назад

@@JohnDisque I'm in

@danespen5772 2 года назад

Aches and pains at your age is no good. Join a gym and hit the weights is the cure. I've been lifting most of my life. I'm almost 76 with no aches or pains anywhere. Lifting iron really is a magic cure and at your age the transformation will be dramatic. Give it 6 months. Come to think of it, you could make some videos about it too.

@JohnDisque 2 года назад

I have free access the a great gym with all the latest equipment right here in this building you see in my videos but I never seriously considered using it until now. I'm constantly telling players to do everything in their power to avoid screwing up their backs and if you look closely at some of my videos you'll see me cringing as I struggle to get up from some shots. Maybe it's time to take my own advice, by taking your advice, eh? I will give this a twirl and keep you posted. Peace

@danespen5772 2 года назад

@@JohnDisque I've weight lifted off and on all my life. In my 40s I let myself go and my feet and back hurt. I even had a doctor tell me I had arthritic changes in my spine. Starting at age 50 I got back into working out regularly. No pains since then. I believe a human body needs to be stressed to stay healthy. If you don't your unused muscles turn to crap. Work with the weights, none of that yoga crap. Measure yourself first. In a few months you'll see a change that will motivate you. Yep, peace.