Simple TIPS To Break Like A Pro At Pool! 

Thanks for sharing Karl, great material!

Great video Karl! Thanks for the tips!!

You are becoming (well, already are) one of my favorite commentators and now I am really enjoying any videos you put out. You just have a genuine "good guy" vibe about you. Look forward to more videos.

I love break videos. Most important shot in the game! Thanks Karl!

Great explanation. First class

Yeah! Finally new vid! Matchroom is killing this channel! 😂🤷🏻‍♂️

Excellent, very well articulated explanation - the BEST I've seen on RU-vid!

Thank you for this video. Do you use the same rack and cue placement for all table sizes?

You the man, Karl. Love the new intro (but the pool life song is legendary though, not gonna lie). Thanks for the tips, mate!

Hi Karl, thanks for this best video on the break around. Few questions for you, hope you can answer: a) in our amateur league here in Germany we play 9 on the spot, but we have no break box (yet). So can place the cue ball closer to the rail. What position exactly would you recommend?, b) with the break box in your video you seem to place the cue ball always on the corner, yet some pro's go a little more towards the centre, I never understood why, can you pls comment?, c) would love to hear your insight on the 8-ball and the 10-ball break too! Cheers, enjoy Fulda.

Love the explanations!!! Good vid bro!!

In the past, for 8 ball, I fooled around with a pop break and squatting the cue ball. Fun to watch, but a lot of dry breaks. I started breaking with a pretty level cue (traditional stance,close to center table), but found that as I powered it up, the accuracy dropped off some. For the last couple of weeks I've been squaring up and pushing off my back foot, like you recommend, and am just destroying racks.Often with 2 or 3 balls down. ( And now girls like me too!) LOL Peace from Calgary,Canada.

Best video I've seen on breaking by a mile thanks

Very insightful video think this is the first break box video thank you

Your the man Karl’ Thanks again

wow great analisys! thanks !!

Awesome, thanks!

For the old rack style, are the tip placement on the cue ball and aiming for the 9 ball the same ?

Awesome edit and great advice!

Thanks Karlito!! Adjusting the stance looks key...It should really help my wife get more pop in the breaks...Cheers. Let play golf sometime.

Hey, my man, lovely video yet again. Love this video. Rules and breaking 101 from Mr Box office himself 😁 bring on more videos and #EuropeanOpenPool in a few days. #HeyPoolFans #PoolLife 💛🤝🏻

Yo “box office”, Benny Breaks here. Awesome video breaking everything down for the folks. You know me and my massive break so kudos to you for telling it exactly how it is. With one exception…. that back foot should be kicked out about 6-10 inches bubba. You don’t wanna be in a DEAD straight line with the rack. Kicking that foot out a little bit makes generating power a bit more effortless and allows you to roll up onto your back to on your follow through and also allows you to come up with your body in the follow through just a couple inches (like SVB).

I’ve searched a long time ago for the reason why I would break a 9 ball rack and the cue ball would fly off the table and couldn’t find anything. Naturally went away with more experience but would’ve been nice to help diagnose then. Great video thanks Karl.

Any chance we can get see some of these Shot on impact in slow mo.... so we can get a clear pic of what's too thin or full on the 1? Thank you but def. Appreciate the tips and do you have a video on how to break in 8 Ball?

GR8 tips!

Hello is the same brake for 8 ball barbox .thanks

Good video. Txs

nice video like the Power Break remind of the Japanese video that does those Break videos

Very useful!

This will be perfect if I ever get into a pro matchroom tournament. I appreciate the video and definitely learned a couple things about diagnosing my break, but how can I take advantage of my local league rules of the one ball on the spot and no brake box? Right now I’m placing the cueball just behind the line and between 1/2 to one diamond to the right of center, then aim a hair to the right of full one ball with about a tip of low right.

Miss that Pool Life song!

When did they start putting 9-ball on the spot? Been out of that game for quite some time.

I'm going to have to try this 9 ball one of these days. Cheers for another informative video Karl👍

Did you kidnap matchroom's video editor? :) :) Love the video, good stuff man!

Great video - thanks for the tips. It looked like some of the pro's were starting to move the cue ball in 1/2 - 1 full ball width towards the middle in the break box with tons of success. Any truth to that or is it just the camera angles fooling me?

Im wondering what would be the result if you hit the break with MAXIMUM POWER as you possibly can like how Django Bustamante and Johny archer do in their primes, where their backfoot kicks.

What do you look at last before you actually break. The cue ball, the one ball or the nine ball?

Is there a "Captain Morgan" break like you did some time ago? (Captain Morgen Break: with foot landing on the rail during break shot with lots of power)

What size is break box ?

Moving the 9 ball to the center spot is the reason 1 ball always go into the side. I'm not even very good at 9 ball but 8 out of 10 breaks I will pot the 1 ball in the side. BTW, are you doing snooker commentary as well? I thought I recognized your voice.

When did they change that?

Karl - CAN YOU DO A VIDEO ON THE 8 BALL BREAK? ANYTHING AT THIS POINT WOULD HELP.. THXS, Georgr

What break cue are you using and shaft.

Finally i found'it

nice tip karl but i crashied the brake like svb ha ha am just kidding . nice lessen and you been so long to add new videos .

What about when the one ball is on the spot. How do you make it in the side from there?

i see you're using a kamui kageki, how does it compare to other chalks on the same price point?

I can't break hard with closed bridge unfortunately it's just weird too because I've been trying everything to make it work

I'd be curious to hear what Karl thinks of Gareth Potts break technique, where he pushes down so hard as he follows through he bends the cue severely. If you watch Stephen Hendry's recent vid they discuss it.

UPA racks the 1 ball in the foot spot.

Without a magic rack, 1 on the spot and on random APA league tables, my most successful break is having the cue ball at 2 balls distance from the rail, aiming just a hair off square on the 1, NOT full power. The problem for amateurs, is that when they go for power, they lose accuracy. Just my observations. Happy shooting.

good video, but could you stop the camera sway, it makes me dizzy lol...

Man I miss seeing Karl in the Mosconi cup.

where to aim?

Get the average pool player practicing this for an hour or two… 👍

You forgot to show what happens if you break it with MAXIMUM FORCE WITH a SQUARE HIT AT 1

You said aaahk instead of arc🤣 when referencing the draw on the 9 ball break

Why on earth does all the pros break from that spot and dont move the cue ball more to the middle or back within the break box? Its like 50/50 if they scratch or not and 1 in 3 or 4th the 9 goes... Too risky break I think, wouldnt be better to have less chance to scratch every break and have unfortunately also less chance to make a ball on break, but at least you dont run the risk of scratching?

Why don't you break from the centre?

8 ball please 🙂

You can't just move the rack up and center the 9 ball on the dot tho. Wth?

9 in the spot, ?? That is the rule

Who's holding the camera?? so uneven and wonky at some points in the video lol

You talk about repetition and being exact. Then you play in your socks. I think the difference in height with sole thickness on your shoe is as big an issue as anything you bring up. Or it's all nonsense.

Can u just hurry up and come out of retirement

Be honest Karl: Have you hit the washing machine with the cueball yet? Mine has a crack in the plastic 😅

😢 I don't understand this. I rack the balls like you (all frozen to each other), have same break box, breaks medium to hard with my predator bk2 right towards the 9, but 1 ball always goes ONE DIAMOND above center pocket. 1 diamond to high!!!😮. The table is Brunswick GC lll. To make 1 ball in side I have to aim so thin on 1 ball so I scratch in corner pocket.. wots wrong???? 😭😡😡😡

What size is break box ?