The Break
As the first shot in a game of snooker, it is important to get a good break. The best break is to cause as little disturb
ance to the reds as possible and to get the white back to the baulk cushion.
To play a good break the player should aim to hit the end red about half ball, whilst playing right hand side on the white. If both parts of the shot are judged correctly then the reds should move very little, apart from the two corner reds, which should bounce off the cushions and back to the pack. The white should follow a route, back down the table through the pink and blue, off the cushion near the green and onto the baulk cushion.
In the break shown the white is good but one red is left over the top right pocket. This red usually bounces of the cushion and rolls back to the pack, showing that the player needed to make a better contact with the reds.
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