I am just getting sick of sloppy racks, I hadn't even considered that people could try to set up their own rack for an 8 ball break. I'm not sure how one would even do that, but cheaters always find a way. Anyways, thanks for the replies.
In my pool leagues (M8 bar league) the opponent racks, which I hate, I would much prefer to rack for my own break. In many videos I've noticed many people racking for themselves in tournament play.
In the UPA Official 8-Ball Rules I found:
The M8 rulebook specifies the oppenent should rack...
When I play with my son usually I can only take "hard shots" in his opinion, which usually means bank shots and combos. Sometimes I'll let him call my pocket on the 8 ball like 12squared suggested, but I've yet to win that game.
Another game we play is before the game either I pick or he...