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Cord

Cord

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Is it some sort of weird flex to leave the template rack on the table as long as possible?
 
A ball rolling slowly over a hole in the template could change the path of the ball. There are people who put round paper reinforcers on their cloth (or similar). They could also alter the path. Assuming you are using your table to practice and not gamble for vast sums, it probably doesn't hurt.

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Cord said:
Is it some sort of weird flex to leave the template rack on the table as long as possible?
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I think they just don't care or are too lazy to deal with it. I like taking the template off as soon as it's my turn and I can. I'd rather not risk a roll off. If my opponent doesn't have similar reservations and gets a roll off, that's on them. I also don't like it as I feel as it's a visual distraction, same with chalk all over the rail. I will ignore chalk on the rail until the guy gets about 4 pieces on there then I will start sitting them somewhere else. I think it's especially sad when you catch a player using chalk to aim and/or plan routes. Anything can be a subtle shark (like leaving a half a dozen chalks on the rail) in this game. You never know.

Not everything is a mind game, but a lot is.
 
billiards_watch said:
Laziness.

We all wait for the other guy to do it. If its a runout possibility you will see the shooter removing it. I am guilty of this.
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In a tournament, if come to the table and the rack is there and I'm unable to run out, I'll leave it and play a safe. Maybe it will cause a roll off for my opponent. If I have a chance to get out you bet I'm taking it off!
 
I am reluctant to move it. Simply laziness. It has cost me often. It has been fortunate to me less often. Still laziness. If I was playing for something, I'd remove it for myself, not for an opponent. Not unless I wanted to hold up some time, or change the tempo. Make of that what you will.
 
Rack stays might work as a rule. Rack stays period could work too. IOW the session continues with the rack as it lays.

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It's not a flex. It's a show of raw talent. Back in '68, Tony Moskoni left the template on the table for 448 consecutive racks. Today's top pros won't even try to break that record because they all say the emotional toll would be too great.
 
i have no idea what it does. anyone i play we are going to play with the wood rack just like in one pocket. no gimmicks allowed.

and know what, they play and they gamble.
 
So many people are caught up in the "it might cause the ball to roll off so I have to move it". How perfect do you all play?!?! I think the odds are just as good the "roll off" will improve your position as it will hurt your position. I like to move it because it gives me a reason to slow down, which is something I'm working on.
 
easy-e said:
So many people are caught up in the "it might cause the ball to roll off so I have to move it". How perfect do you all play?!?! I think the odds are just as good the "roll off" will improve your position as it will hurt your position. I like to move it because it gives me a reason to slow down, which is something I'm working on.
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So you want luck to take even more of a factor in the game? I play good enough that I don’t need to make the game harder by having a ball can in a weird random direction I’m not expecting lol
 
Template racks effect the ways balls roll no matter how thin they are. I have seen this numerous times on TV.
 
we need a $10,000 dollar machine that sits above the table, inside the perimeter light that lowers down and sets a racked set of balls perfectly on the table like pin setters in a bowling alley.

And then we should get the federal government to mandate that every person who owns a pool table must buy one of these machines or give up their pool table. And the machines should be built in texas, by a company I start.

Or we can just keep using the $3 template racks, but whatever...
 
Benelli said:
we need a $10,000 dollar machine that sits above the table, inside the perimeter light that lowers down and sets a racked set of balls perfectly on the table like pin setters in a bowling alley.

And then we should get the federal government to mandate that every person who owns a pool table must buy one of these machines or give up their pool table. And the machines should be built in texas, by a company I start.

Or we can just keep using the $3 template racks, but whatever...
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This sounds like a conflict of interest unless you let me in on it.
 
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