Chinese all-in-one Magic Rack?

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I bought one at the Reno bar box championships.
After using it ,if I could of returned it I would of.

I don't have a problem getting a tight rack using a good wooden or aluminum rack.

And I prefer racking the balls with a rack instead of some flimsy piece of plastic.

I don't believe the magic racks rack the balls any tighter then I can do with a regular rack.

You get a different type of rack with templates than you would with a regular rack.

With a regular rack the balls are sitting next to each other. They may be touching but still just sitting there. With a template rack, the balls are trying to lean into the middle a bit, pushing against each other. That is what makes them "explode" during a break more, more energy stored and tighter contact between them.

It's like a group of people on a bus, if you stand upright with no lean, you can pack next to the others, but say the doors open, no-one will fall out. Now take the bus and pack it so that you have people leaning on each other and pushing them to the side a bit. Open the doors to release the energy inside the bus, and you will have people bouncing out of the doors due to the pressure release shoving them outward.

 

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I've tried plastic templates and Renfro's Accurack Solo. I'd choose the Solo every time. The plastic racks could never freeze up the balls in a 10 ball or 8 ball rack at the pool hall with worn balls. The Accurack Solo did. I bent up the plastic one on accident. No problem with the Solo. Only issue I had with the Solo (and it's really my fault) is that the tube cracked and the cap wouldn't stay on so at some point the template fell out and I lost it, but I'll probably order a new one soon.

I can't get my cap to stay on even with a good tube, but Accurack is great itself. Better than the MR for less than perfect balls or tables, and creates a different break also if you are into that sort of thing for a change. Good compromise between the MR loaded feel and the standard rack sometimes loose fee.