Or rip the Spot off and throw in the garbage and use a sharpie and put a dot/X on the felt.
Best Non Metal Rack.
- Thread starter Beacon
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good point. old balls may not be 100% concentric. hard to freeze old rocks.
Spot won't affect racking if applied right. Also keeps you from wearing a hole in cloth.
Please don't use a Sharpie regular marker. Laundry markers are better, they don't mark the balls.
I knew I'd get the "hole in the cloth" response. I had Simonis on old home table for about 10 years and there was never a hit of a hole forming. Maybe in a poolhall, but not in home use. Andy cloth on my current table and it is close pristine after 1.5 years... and I'm not overly gentle on the cloth.
Maybe you got a second. I use a no pressure racking technique. That way the rack doesn't flex. I hold the back corners and roll the head ball back with my index finger if necessary. I do have dry hands though. (apologies to the knuckle compressors - even though that's what's wrong)
How often do you break? I've got to change the spot on my home table every few months due to a hole forming. The friction on the bed of the cloth is very high beneath the head ball on a hard break. If you break form the same exact spot without a break cloth, you will wear a hole there too.
Yep. If you play much 'hard break' games you will get a hole. If 1p your game you're fine.
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Lol yeah you got me there.
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Brand New cloth. Its definitely the rack that's leaving a gap on that ball position no matter where on the table I rack it
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Not sure, got them used
As previously stated, the original wood rack from Diamond, is excellent.
Most used balls are no longer the right size due to wear. If a ball has been replaced, it is likely larger.
Try turning the rack and use a different corner.
their plastic one works just as well. stiff construction, use one at the 'hall a lot with zero complaints.
If you want a really tight rack, the best current solution is one of the template racks.
If it's your own table, you can "train" or "tap" the table, like they do on the Eurotour. Put dents into the cloth in the right places.
Another solution is the Permarack which is a template with holes the size of "donuts" that allows you to place 15 donuts in the right locations.
But if one particular ball position is always loose with various ball orders and rotations of the triangle and on new cloth, I see only two possibilities:
You press the balls forward wrong when racking -- unlikely.
There is something wrong with or under the cloth at that position.
If it's your own table, you can "train" or "tap" the table, like they do on the Eurotour. Put dents into the cloth in the right places.
Another solution is the Permarack which is a template with holes the size of "donuts" that allows you to place 15 donuts in the right locations.
But if one particular ball position is always loose with various ball orders and rotations of the triangle and on new cloth, I see only two possibilities:
You press the balls forward wrong when racking -- unlikely.
There is something wrong with or under the cloth at that position.
I love the diamond racks, but they sometimes pinch the head ball and pull it off the stack. I've tried a million things to fix them, but even in our brand new club with perfect, clean equipment there are some diamond racks that do this. From my observations over the years, it happens more often with the wood racks than the plastic variety, but I've seen it plenty of times with each.
could just be conditions, stuff on ball/rack. never had that issue with a D'mond rack. i like the Delta a lot but you have to put leather in them to kill that damn sound.
Turn it 45°
This is the best plastic rack on the market, IMO.