Templates vs usual wooden racks and break balls

I am imagining the probable English (watching too many snooker matches) solution to this would be to mark the last object ball, re-rack, and then replace the OB. Is there a reason that this wouldn't be a better solution (other than tradition, of course)? It would remove the variable of different auxiliary equipment from the equation.

Thank you kindly.
There are some break balls that would be nearly unplayable if the rule was changed to "interfering with a ball in the rack." For example, a ball nearly touching the back of the rack.

Waxing the cue ball? WTF is Kaci talking about now?

... At the hall I always seem to overdraw the CB, especially when trying to stun with the CB, say, 2 feet away from the OB. ...
That could also be due to the cue ball being small from wear. Make a ring of six object balls frozen around the cue ball and if there is a gap with the last object ball in the ring, the cue ball is the wrong size. This can be a serious problem for very old cue balls.

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