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The easiest way to measure break speed is to record the sound of the period from the cue striking the cue ball to the cue ball striking the object ball, and calculate the speed from the duration. Mark the spot on the table for both where the center of the object ball is and center of the cue ball is and measure this distance. Perform the break. Record the sound and use a computer program that allows sound file editing, such as Audacity. Find the 2 peaks, the first being the cue to cue ball and shortly after, the cue ball to object ball. This should be measured in thousandths of a second (this is Time). The difference between the two times is the elapsed time of cue ball travel. The distance between the 2 points on the table minus 2 1/4 inches (distance from edge to center of each ball, times 2) is the distance travelled in that time period this is Distance). Use the following formula to calculate the speed the cue ball travelled this distance inthe measure time -
Break Speed in MPH is = Distance / 12 x 60 / 88 / Time
Multiply by 1.467 to get feet per second. Multiply that by 12 to get inches per second.
It is worth noting that if you do exactly the same break with a 19 ounce cue and with a 21 ounce cue, both with the same tip, the fastest speed will be with the lighter cue because acceleration is the primary factor in producing a fast break.
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