A few weeks ago, I was playing some One Pocket with a student of mine in Edmonton who has improved his game by many levels over the year that we worked together. His name is Richard Wear. He was just about to get down to play a shot that I knew he shouldn’t play. So I stopped him and asked him a simple question. I said, “Richard, I want you to ask yourself this question: Is the shot you are about to play the shot you want to shoot, or the shot you should shoot?” His eyes go

The power breakers hit the head ball with as much energy and accuracy as they can muster. However, unless you have acquired a great skill in controlling your cue ball while also creating high cue tip speed, you should probably not use this break. When playing on a bar box table (seven or eight foot,) I have found the second ball break to be the most effective in making a ball, not scratching, and controlling the cue ball. I find the best way to approach this break is to place