I was at Turning Stone this past Saturday and watched some fantastic pool. I now have a few questions resulting from some things observed there. Just about every player walked over and inspected the rack prior to breaking. Most often they seemed to be looking at the front part of the rack, but often is was the entire rack. Quite often there was something they didn't like, and the opponent had to re-rack. One time I even watched the breaker rack their own balls after a couple re-racks.
So what exactly is the concern here? I get that every ball should be touching, but some breakers seemed to really look for a long time. How much of a space is bad? A millimeter? A few millimeters? And is it more important for the front few balls than the rear ones?
Educate me on this.
So what exactly is the concern here? I get that every ball should be touching, but some breakers seemed to really look for a long time. How much of a space is bad? A millimeter? A few millimeters? And is it more important for the front few balls than the rear ones?
Educate me on this.