I've used all of the template racks. Own them all.

IMO, the Outsville rack has a bit of a learning curve that if you don't know how to load it, you are gonna slug yourself or at least not leave yourself a rack remotely as tight as some of the other templates.

With the Outsville rack, I found that if I load the first 8 balls then the last ball I load it and push up on the first 8 as well so they lock together and rest back onto the last ball. I hope that makes sense.

The Outsville rack is great because it is the thinnest of the templates.

My recommendation is the Fedor Gorst Magic Rack. Balls lock in place pretty easily with that one. Alex's template isn't bad either, that one requires a bit of nudging to get them perfect, but not much at all.

Also, keep in mind, template racks are consumable. They won't last forever and will start to wear out.

I don't believe it counts.

I love the template racks and have a Diamond as well. From my experience, if you mishit the rack a little, clutters on one side rail can happen and it is usually the side you break from. I don’t know why this is, but it seems to be the case.