=it's about the BREAK==
The Break
So many pool games have their turning point right at the start, following a good break or a bad break, that it's no exaggeration to say the break is the most important shot. When we break the balls we want three things. First, you want to have enough force to send a ball or balls into pockets. Second, you need to scatter the balls enough to have a chance at running the rack. And third, you need enough control for the cue ball to end up in the best possible position to make your next shot.
The break shot is the hardest you will ever hit a cue ball. If you hit the cue ball this hard and your stick is not level to the table, you can bounce the ball off the table. Always keep your cue as level as possible. Everything is magnified when breaking.
If you hit the cue ball a little above center when breaking, you could miscue, or the ball may race forward out of control. This often leads to a scratch. In addition, that forward spin that the cue ball has is wasted energy. Instead of breaking up the balls better it goes to spinning the cue ball. And if you hit it even a slight bit below center, the cue ball comes racing back toward you while you end up with a crowded cluster of balls for a break. The draw that you gave the cue ball was wasted energy too.
Ideally the cue ball should be struck dead center. Hit that target ball as square as possible. When done correctly the cue ball will bounce straight off the rack and stop. It has no spin or wasted energy.
Position the cue ball as close to the head string as possible (the head string is the imaginary line between the second diamonds of the rails that passes passing through the cue spot). Anything behind that is just adding friction to the cue ball on the way to the rack.
https://www.billiards.com/article/the-break
https://billiards.colostate.edu/glossary/
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