Asking for a re-rack

[Barbara]

It flabbergasts me to no end how many good players will not check their racks for the most important shot of the game (other than the game ball ) and even if they do, they are standing off to the side, ready to break.

Linda,

I've had a WPBA Pro player get a little testy beyond her personality because I couldn't make the balls tight on a rack. I had to shrug it off because she just DIDN'T KNOW that the gap she was complaining about would've given her the wing ball in the side pocket off the break!

I won on the hill against her due to a bad roll that happened on her last safety play on the 9. I will attest to that, really!! This player needs a book to read!

Barbara

 

[PoolSleuth]

If you rack loosely on purpose, it is cheating, pure and simple.

Well sorry to say it is a common practice where I play, and the person who is breaking has the RIGHT to inspect the Rack, and Ask for a RE RACK...

If they do not inspect the Rack it is not my problem, by the way this is not a Big money League, as the Entry FEE is $1.00/Player, and Winning Team normally get 4-5 BUCKS for First Prize/Player....

 

[ShootingArts]

Joe Tucker's DVD's

The last time I was practicing I read every rack after watching Joe's DVD's. Obviously I didn't learn everything from watching the nine ball DVD once but my ball(s) in on the break improved considerably. I'll favor ten ball more now but I will examine all racks in competition or when gambling. The positioning of the balls in the rack and the tiny gaps that are in a rack almost every timedo make a difference. Sometimes it is best to ask for a rerack but often it is time to exploit the other player's mistake or efforts to cold rack you.

Hu

 

[Barbara]

Well sorry to say it is a common practice where I play, and the person who is breaking has the RIGHT to inspect the Rack, and Ask for a RE RACK...

If they do not inspect the Rack it is not my problem, by the way this is not a Big money League, as the Entry FEE is $1.00/Player, and Winning Team normally get 4-5 BUCKS for First Prize/Player....

True. If your opponent has no regard/intelligence as to how they are racking, you should inspect the rack for the dreaded "slug" rack. This is when the two balls before the third row of the 9-ball rack is totally not touching the forward second row.

I highly recommend "The Great Break Book" by Charley Bond which includes Joe Tucker's "Racking Secrets" which he wrote and is out of print or for sale for an unGodly amount of money if you can find it on eBay. Joe Tucker spent too much time in Snookers to just give that info away for free. I highly recommend him for lessons on any level. He's GREAT!!

All I really need to do is watch for certain balls to move when the racker removes the rack, then I might want to take a closer look. but I usually watch them re-rack. I hate to be a pain when I can see from 9 feet away.

Barbara

 

[PoolSharkAllen]

I play in a local Mens Group a couple of time a month. If I Rack for the other Team, I Rack LOOSE. If they look, and ask for a re rack I re rack, if they do not they suffer from not looking.

Asking for a Re Rack, so you Get a Tight Rack IMO is within your rights...

If you deliberately give the opposing team a loose (slug) rack, then that's unsportsmanlike conduct, bordering on cheating. You're trying to prevent your opponent from making a ball on the break so that you have the advantage.

 

[mooseman]

While I was at the 8-ball BCA tourney in Vegas I noticed all the tables didn't have the same equipment. This included the bridges and racks. I will admit I couldn't rack on tables using the plastic rack that barely surrounded the balls. Inevitably I couldn't remove the rack without moving a ball. Heck I don't believe a brain surgeon could have removed the rack. The only upside was I had to make sure I won my games so I wouldn't have to rack.........

Also I did purcase the rack secret DVD but left it in my room when checking out. Some lucky SOB now has the secret knowledge.....