Do you outline the inside of the rack or the outside of it? I have a few racks and one is a sharp triangle, another is a rounded rack and I also have the Sarno rack. How would you outline that one?
Outlining Rack
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The rules require a line to be drawn around the triangle. If there is no such line for whatever reason you do the best you can, which I think is to allow the shooter to place the triangle on the table.bluepepper said:
I carry tailors' chalk with me and if there is no line around the triangle, I mark it, owner permitting.
alstl said:
That is what I asked and did not get any direct responses, but from Mr Jewett it sounds like the outline goes on the outside of the rack. It is a good think I did my outline on the inside
.Bob Jewett said:
Thanks Bob.
And to those questioning whether the line is drawn inside or outside of the triangle, it has to be drawn on the outside otherwise it would be of no use to the player shooting. You're using the line not so much to line up the triangle consistently but so you can tell whether an object ball will interfere with the racking process. You need to know this in order to set up for a break ball. If it interferes with the racking, it goes to the head spot -- a very different leave.
See BP's response above.metallicane said:That is what I asked and did not get any direct responses, but from Mr Jewett it sounds like the outline goes on the outside of the rack. It is a good think I did my outline on the inside
Thanks Bob and Blue for clarification as to where to draw the line.
As for drawing the line or not, I played straight pool at a friend's house this weekend and he did not have the lines drawn and I can tell you it was a royal pain to figure out if there was a decent break ball or not. He had this forest green Simonis and also did not have a spot. He says he doesn't like the clutter. The only good thing about his table was the pockets were the size of the Grand Canyon and I set my high run of the year.
As for drawing the line or not, I played straight pool at a friend's house this weekend and he did not have the lines drawn and I can tell you it was a royal pain to figure out if there was a decent break ball or not. He had this forest green Simonis and also did not have a spot. He says he doesn't like the clutter. The only good thing about his table was the pockets were the size of the Grand Canyon and I set my high run of the year.
A rack outline marked lightly in pencil so it's just barely visible would work and not be too visible most of the time, but it's his table. I hope he let you put the triangle on the table to measure.metallicane said:
No, he said that was against the "house" rules. Next time I visit, I will mark it with a pencil while he is not around. I still hate that forest green color though.
I know the lines are on Nick Varner's table in his book. That is the first place I saw it. I loved the look of the table. I am not sure if the lines are on Mosconi's table in his book. I have not read that in years.
