Position Marker

Kickin' Chicken said:
curious, what about the one in your link doesn't appeal to you?

best,
brian kc
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Doesn't look like it could expand past the border of the Magic Rack.

Look at this, should start at 58:00 and what happens after the break.
At certain point it looks like the one the referee uses, although it also clear like the one on eBay, can rest on one side of the rack but can reach to the inside of it.

https://youtu.be/tZOMD8tl7Iw?t=58m

Maybe I'm wrong.
 
I like them, comes in handy. had a friend make me one.
I rarely use it but when I need it, its priceless.
 
9Ballr said:
Doesn't look like it could expand past the border of the Magic Rack.

Look at this, should start at 58:00 and what happens after the break.
At certain point it looks like the one the referee uses, although it also clear like the one on eBay, can rest on one side of the rack but can reach to the inside of it.

https://youtu.be/tZOMD8tl7Iw?t=58m

Maybe I'm wrong.
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the one in the video is different than the one that is on ebay, however, both can do the job nicely, imo.

Whatever you use, it can be a delicate job moving, then replacing a ball, or balls, while sliding a magic rack out.

I have the same one that's on ebay and it works great. It's precisely cut to perfectly fit onto a 2 1/4" ball and it being clear allows you to see through it as you are setting it in place.

It's small, lightweight, and costs $3 incl shipping. To me it was a no-brainer.

The one seen in the video appears to stay further from the ball it's marking by touching at center ball.

The one on ebay slides right up to the bottom of the ball on the cloth but in my experience the rack can still be easily slid away.

Maybe get the ebay one and if for any reason you don't like it, then re-purpose it as a doorstop or doggie chew toy or similar. :grin-square:

All kidding aside, I think you'd like it.

best,
brian kc
 
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Thanks for your reply.
I just ordered one.
It's only 3.22.....can't go wrong...
God knows I've spent infinitely more than that on this sport...lol
 
I also have the ebay one, and just tried it with the magic rack. You can rest it on top of the magic rack, place firm pressure on it with your finger, and still slide the magic rack away from under it.

My only gripe for the ebay unit is it is a hair oversize in its cutout for the ball. The ball can rock back and forth maybe 1mm or so. I'd buy it again though, as its good enough for home and for the $3.
 
Poolhall60561 said:
I like them, comes in handy. had a friend make me one.
I rarely use it but when I need it, its priceless.
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Easy to make

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West Texan said:
I carry the ultimate tip tool in my pocket and use that as a ball marker when needed.

WT
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Or two pieces of chalk. Or an L-shaped piece of hardware from Lowe's Depot.

I had a friend make me a brass marker. It is an L with the legs each 1.125 inches long and about .33 inches in cross-section. The cross section puts the base of the marked ball at the center of the "missing square" of the L which allows marking and restoring a position. The length allows measuring whether a ball will fit on a spot.

The clear plastic marker shown should be 1.125 wide for the same reason. Does anyone know if it is?
 
This may not help you when the Magic Rack is involved, but the European billiard players sometimes use the three-coin system when they need to mark a ball. Three points determine an arc. So you pick out the darkest shadow cast by the ball you want to mark, and then you put three coins down in three different places exactly tangent with the arc of that shadow. You clean the ball, or do whatever you need to do with it, and then you replace the ball so that its shadow comes right up to and touches all three of the coins.

The hard part is then getting the coins up without touching the ball (!).
 
Tobermory said:
This may not help you when the Magic Rack is involved, but the European billiard players sometimes use the three-coin system when they need to mark a ball. Three points determine an arc. So you pick out the darkest shadow cast by the ball you want to mark, and then you put three coins down in three different places exactly tangent with the arc of that shadow. You clean the ball, or do whatever you need to do with it, and then you replace the ball so that its shadow comes right up to and touches all three of the coins.

The hard part is then getting the coins up without touching the ball (!).
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That works best with lights that leave sharp shadows. I wonder if the new LED panels would let this work.
 
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