I like the Diamond racks but I have a pet peeve. There is a Diamond on the front of the rack for a reason. Seems like most people don’t notice the center mark on the back of the rack. I think I noticed one without the mark, but most have it. If the table has the line from the spot to the rail you can align the rack better. It now drives me nuts to see the diamond on a corner instead of the apex or the rack used upside down.
Does a Good Triangle/Rack Make a Difference.
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The Racks, the felt, the slate, the balls eventually will get dirty and get bad, but the most important thing is getting rid of that damn sticker on the spot. For God’s sake, please don’t put it on the table! Use a Sharpie or something and just mark a dot or a cross on it. Jesus Cry!!!
You know which ones I’m talking about…
There were great racks made of ABS.
I have the metallic Delta-13 rack, loves the loud noise it makes when racking… also have a wooden triangle that a carpenter made for a pool hall (that closed) and it works just as good. Wood wears with time, metal doesn’t.
But really who uses racks these days? I’ve been on the Magic Rack wagon since day one and never looked back.
The guy that invented it out of Hong Kong used to be a regular on this forum, I met him in Hong Kong when the magic rack was still in prototype state and been using them since they got into production.
To me the problem are cheap spots. The old Master spots were pretty good. The best I’ve seen are the Simonis spots. Super thin woven material. Although I see from their website that they may not work on Teflon coated cloth.
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Did you know that table spots are not only to mark the head and foot spots of the table, they actually help to protect the cloth from damage.The foot spot is…
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Thanks for all the input.
I was originally asking because of the nice wood racks currently listed on the FS Forum -- if I had a home table I'd buy one.
Someday someone is going to invent a titanium rack that breaks down into three attached sections that somehow snaps together for a nice tight rack and can then be broken down again into three stackable sections. IOWs, something you can transport to the PR.
Lou Figueroa
I was originally asking because of the nice wood racks currently listed on the FS Forum -- if I had a home table I'd buy one.
Someday someone is going to invent a titanium rack that breaks down into three attached sections that somehow snaps together for a nice tight rack and can then be broken down again into three stackable sections. IOWs, something you can transport to the PR.
Lou Figueroa
Someone posted about that foldable metal V rack they use at Ultimate Pool. It’s definitely portable - and to my surprise the poster above says it works well.
If you're playing a game with hard breaking it is unwise to proceed with no spot sticker.
Unless you like that hole that develops...
qolbrand
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they use that for ultimate pool?? is it “the v-rack” or just something similar?
when broken down it fits in the big pocket of my case. i keep it in the back pouch of the drivers seat in my car, though. its secondary function is a terrifying weapon.
qolbrand
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no, “the v-rack” is the name of the product.This is what they use. Not sure if it’s the same as what you have.
looks like the site is down but the facebook is still up.
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another nice bonus is the felt pads keep racking to a reasonable decibel level
I find it funny that people gripe about the racking noise of Delta Elite w/o inserts. It makes noise for what….3-5 seconds when you rack…. OMG.,… what sensitive ears some people must have?
qolbrand
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its not a BIG deal but it is nice when it is quieter.
I agree but when you look at the gripes & moaning over the noise, it’s like some men are having menstrual cramps.
3-4 seconds of noise apparently is too much to tolerate racking pool balls. To each their own I suppose but really
if that is bothersome, their mental stamina and concentration could be diminishing and they haven’t noticed it yet.
3-4 seconds of noise apparently is too much to tolerate racking pool balls. To each their own I suppose but really
if that is bothersome, their mental stamina and concentration could be diminishing and they haven’t noticed it yet.
A friend of mine offered to make me some leather inserts for mine and I refused. I don't mind the sound.
sudocrushms
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I second this. Issues with racking are almost always worn/dirty/mismatched balls or the table being trained inconsistently.
I'll add that the rack being clean is important too. I've had even the good racks hold onto the 1 because they've got gunk where the ball touches and it sticks. Easily solved with a towel and a bit of iso. Maybe one of the few benefits of the AeroRack?
For templates: I've used Turtle Racks for a couple years and absolutely love them. Lower profile than many templates and they last forever as long as you take care of them.
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How loud they were......because a solid break is nearly noise free,right?
Turtle racks work fine for most games but for 14.1or 1 pocket, it isn’t suitable and you really need to rack the pool balls.
The opening break shot and object balls reaction requires the object balls not be impeded or affected by a plastic template used to form the 15 balls rack pattern. A template helps for pool games using a hard struck break shot but otherwise it’s not intended to be used in straight pool or one pocket. You want a honest tight rack that is formed sans any template.
sudocrushms
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I play primarily 10b, but yeah if I'm playing 14.1 or 1p obviously use the actual rack.