Best Triangle Rack???
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How are you doing buddy? Hope everything is good with you and the new table. Here is what I have heard from numerous people, but of course, you should go check it out yourself before spending the big bucks on the rack.
As the sardo tight rack, I have one myself, but never got to use it lol. So I can't speak much for it, but experience from others is that either they hate it or they love it.
Delta racks, I hear a lot of people say they are the best racks out there, but IMPO, that is pretty steep for a rack. So if I decide to pay that much for it, I would really hope that the money is well spent.
By all means, if you like the sardo, I say stick with it, but if you really want to try something new, go ahead and try a Delta. I am sure there should be plenty of guys out in the board that has used both of those racks and can give an honest opinion about them. Good luck my friend, hope all is going good.
Chino
As the sardo tight rack, I have one myself, but never got to use it lol. So I can't speak much for it, but experience from others is that either they hate it or they love it.
Delta racks, I hear a lot of people say they are the best racks out there, but IMPO, that is pretty steep for a rack. So if I decide to pay that much for it, I would really hope that the money is well spent.
By all means, if you like the sardo, I say stick with it, but if you really want to try something new, go ahead and try a Delta. I am sure there should be plenty of guys out in the board that has used both of those racks and can give an honest opinion about them. Good luck my friend, hope all is going good.
Chino
the club rack by diamond i think. works like a charm. It was used at
the us open for a while. Just a plane ole wooden rack but its made solid and
never warps. the delta 13 is good but its kinda loud.
the us open for a while. Just a plane ole wooden rack but its made solid and
never warps. the delta 13 is good but its kinda loud.
Duffy Rack
I own a Duffy Rack. I bought it a year and half ago and racked tons of games with it. The Duffy Rack "... is precision cut to perfectly fit a set of 2 1/4 inch balls. Made of rock maple, with mahogany corners and splines, it is engineered to keep its precise shape for a lifetime. The weakest part of any rack is the corners." (http://www.duffyrack.com/). I bought it because I could get it customized for my pool room; see attached pic. It racks the balls tight, either 8-ball or 9-ball. The price was in my budget, just under $60 including shipping and lettering. It's also has a production number. I think they used to use this rack for a specific pro event 10+ years ago. If I was in the market to buy a new triangle/rack today, I would buy the Duffy Rack or the Delta 13.
Cheers, Mark
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I own a Duffy Rack. I bought it a year and half ago and racked tons of games with it. The Duffy Rack "... is precision cut to perfectly fit a set of 2 1/4 inch balls. Made of rock maple, with mahogany corners and splines, it is engineered to keep its precise shape for a lifetime. The weakest part of any rack is the corners." (http://www.duffyrack.com/). I bought it because I could get it customized for my pool room; see attached pic. It racks the balls tight, either 8-ball or 9-ball. The price was in my budget, just under $60 including shipping and lettering. It's also has a production number. I think they used to use this rack for a specific pro event 10+ years ago. If I was in the market to buy a new triangle/rack today, I would buy the Duffy Rack or the Delta 13.
Cheers, Mark
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Sweet Marissa
www.Bella-Muse.com
I've never been a fan of the Sardo, and any tournament player I know hated them. The general consensus seems to be that Diamond racks are the best, which I agree with. Simple, gimmick free, and gets the job done well.
I like my Diamond rack. Can't beat it.
9BallPaul
Banned
read the forum first
There's a recent thread on this subject that contains six pages of responses. If you're interested in racks, it's worth finding.
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=134823
There's a recent thread on this subject that contains six pages of responses. If you're interested in racks, it's worth finding.
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=134823
Heard a lot of things about the Sardo, but I have never used one... why does it leave indentations?
Second that.
There's your answer. The Diamond is the nuts.. imo.
The Sardo leaves indentations because the balls have to be tapped in place and this leaves a mine field of dents in the cloth that may send a slow-roller off course.
Sardo "tap-racking" the table
Jason:
Unlike a standard rack, the Sardo operates by compression -- that is, there are fingers in the hood of the device that press down and inwards on the balls, compressing them into the cloth. Also, according to the instructions that come shipped with the Sardo, you initially prepare your table to be "Sardo ready" by measuring and making marks on your cloth with a Sharpie marker, marks of which you align with marker arrows on the sides of the Sardo rack itself. This ensures accurate placement of the rack each time according to the foot spot. With constant use of the Sardo (especially if you're meticulous in aligning the marks on your cloth with the arrows on the sides of the device), the device compresses the balls into the same spots on the cloth, creating indentations. You're in essence "tap-racking" your table.
Hope this helps!
-Sean
Jason:
Unlike a standard rack, the Sardo operates by compression -- that is, there are fingers in the hood of the device that press down and inwards on the balls, compressing them into the cloth. Also, according to the instructions that come shipped with the Sardo, you initially prepare your table to be "Sardo ready" by measuring and making marks on your cloth with a Sharpie marker, marks of which you align with marker arrows on the sides of the Sardo rack itself. This ensures accurate placement of the rack each time according to the foot spot. With constant use of the Sardo (especially if you're meticulous in aligning the marks on your cloth with the arrows on the sides of the device), the device compresses the balls into the same spots on the cloth, creating indentations. You're in essence "tap-racking" your table.
Hope this helps!
-Sean
Call me crazy... but I have never used anything to rack with besides a basic regular old wooden triangle...seems to work just fine 
My wife was presented with a Delta-13 Rack from the OB Cues ladies 9-ball tour, and I've never seen a rack that does a better job. (22 + years playing competetively)
When racking, there are no gaps between any ball. 9-ball, 10-ball or full 15 ball racks.
I see why it's used on the pro circuit.
Any wood rack will eventually get loose due to the wood getting compressed. Wood is a cellular material. Even hard woods get compressed some. This doesn't mean you can't get a good rack out of them, it just means you may have to work a little harder at it.
It all comes down to value. Is the cost of a Delta-13 worth it? If it was not given to my wife, I don't think we would ever own one.
The rack we were using before we got it, was a plain, no frills wood rack, and it did what we needed it to do...
When racking, there are no gaps between any ball. 9-ball, 10-ball or full 15 ball racks.
I see why it's used on the pro circuit.
Any wood rack will eventually get loose due to the wood getting compressed. Wood is a cellular material. Even hard woods get compressed some. This doesn't mean you can't get a good rack out of them, it just means you may have to work a little harder at it.
It all comes down to value. Is the cost of a Delta-13 worth it? If it was not given to my wife, I don't think we would ever own one.
The rack we were using before we got it, was a plain, no frills wood rack, and it did what we needed it to do...
Actually they do have one gimmick, but it's a good one. The notch on the back leg of the triangle that aligns with the long string (center line). I've added a notch on all three legs of my home rack. It's a great simple idea.
Paul
Sweet Marissa
www.Bella-Muse.com
It doesn't. You "prep" your table to use the Sardo rack by hammering indentations into the slate using a provided grid. Then you are supposed to use the Sardo to slide the balls up to settle into them, but most people give up on it and use their hands to place the balls in the divots since you don't actually NEED the Sardo rack after you've butchered your table.
I tried one of these and will buy it some day, it worked well.
