No rack ?

I just clicked on the site to watch a little of the Eurotour and I noticed that the ref is racking 9 ball by hand by that I mean he is not using any rack I have never seen this before.

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=159971

I just thought it was curious.

They use a racking template to tap small indentions into the cloth that freeze the balls together. The indentions are closer together than the balls can sit causing them to lean in toward each other and freeze. They copied the original American product called the Rack-M-Rite Racking Template, which was used in a few pro tournaments here about ten years ago, and which will be available again in a very short time, maybe later today even.
 
I just clicked on the site to watch a little of the Eurotour and I noticed that the ref is racking 9 ball by hand by that I mean he is not using any rack I have never seen this before.

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=159971

I just thought it was curious.

The use a tapping mat before the tournament starts, making small dents in the table. All balls are therefore frozen. Works fine for a short period - like in tournament over a couple of days. After some weeks, it gets harder to keep the balls frozen..

They also rack the balls two balls higher than normal, leaving the 9ball on the spot. This makes it harder to nail the corner ball on the break.

Lastly, they use the "3-points" rule, forcing the player to break hard enough to either make 3 balls, get 3 balls past the kitchen line, or a combination of the two - like making 2 balls and getting 1 ball past the line.
If you fail to do that, the inning is passed over to the opponent.

This to avoid soft breaks
 
Jack White No Rack

Years ago I went to a Jack White exhibition. He performed his trick shots and then it came time to play people in the audience some 8-ball. He gathered all 15 balls and formed a triangle with his hands against the rail. He then gave the balls a push and caught them at the spot forming what looked to be a perfect rack. I don't know if there were any gaps or not but the balls broke good. We went back to the pool hall and tried it, it ain't as easy as he made it look and only one of us had any kind of success. He did it real fast and I think that is the key.


Lunchmoney
 
Thanks for the clarification folks. Like I said I was curious on how he could get them perfect enough for the pros to not have a problem with the break and this makes sense.
 
seen quite a few do this

up in the midwest I learned how to rack 9 ball like that from Shane Mcminn and a few others. Its alot easier if you got bigger hands. I can get a tighter rack with my hands than I can with some of those made in pool hell racks you find every so often. Practice it a little bit, its a neat little addition to have in the bag.

I also learned from Shane how to Juggle balls like you may have seen Tommy Kennedy do on the table, its fun when your taking a break from practice and its great for your hand eye coordination, and timing. It always makes me laugh when people see you doing stuff like that and are thinking WTF!!! lmao

Thats what is so cool about the game, there's alot more you can learn besides making balls that will keep you interested and having fun in the long run. I been practicing playing hand ball, like mike massey its hard but I'm making headway and its really fun, same as learning to play one handed jacked up its difficult but is so different that it really challenges even the most experienced players.

Thats what the game is all about stepping up to the challenge, and there is always more than one way to skin a cat. Just ask any coonass. lmao

gotta keep it fun,
G.G.
 
Years ago I went to a Jack White exhibition. He performed his trick shots and then it came time to play people in the audience some 8-ball. He gathered all 15 balls and formed a triangle with his hands against the rail. He then gave the balls a push and caught them at the spot forming what looked to be a perfect rack.

He might well have prepped the table before the exhibition by tapping the rack area.
 
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