I’m sure you can all recite by heart how to break in 9-ball, but what about the 8-ball break? There you go, the ultimate beginners’ guide to breaking in 8-ball ball pool: 

When breaking in 8-ball, you should break open the rack with the cue ball behind the head string and pocket a ball or at least drive four balls (not including the cue ball) to the rails of the table. Moreover, you should do this without scratching, jumping any ball of the table not to mention pocketing the 8-ball. 

1. Your target is the apex ball, in this case the 1-ball (solid yellow ball). Therefore, shoot directly in front of it (imagining a straight line from the cue ball to the yellow ball sometimes helps in aiming).
2. Grip the cue stick lightly; yet get ready to move your body powerfully to perform the power break (yes, as opposed to any other strokes in pool, when breaking the body has to move along with the arm to intensify the stroke).
3. When you are finally ready to shoot, move the weight from your back foot to your front foot and give all you have to give. 

Did it turn out to be something like this?

Please, send us videos, pics, stories or any other documented evidence of your 8-ball breaks!

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