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Ten Top Break Shot Tips

By Matthew Sherman, About.com

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Hide in the corner

Use that corner pocket, wisely

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Pool & Billiards Break Tip #7: Practice in the Corner

Crush the cue ball in a corner pocket for break practice. For psychological reasons, including less apprehension about leaping the ball off the table or colliding with the racked balls, players who deliver weak break strokes can smash the same cue ball into the corner.

See what feedback you can absorb from this practice, but loosen a bit if the room owner insists you are abusing a corner pocket.

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