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berlowmj

berlowmj

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Chameleon, Sardo...? Are any of these worth adding to the home pool room or is it best to play with a plain old rack, which is what we are likely to encounter in the real world?
 
berlowmj said:
Chameleon, Sardo...? Are any of these worth adding to the home pool room or is it best to play with a plain old rack, which is what we are likely to encounter in the real world?
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My opinion may seem biased since I am sponsored by Chameleon. BUT, I have also been sponsored by Sardo, Roll-A-Rack, Porper and............

In my opinion based on all of my years of knowledge dealing with these racks the Chameleon is the best yet. It does not require the banging of the table to set the balls or special markings anywhere on the table. it just racks the balls tightly without having to push down on the balls or manipulate them in any way.

I use Chameleon racks at all of the Viking Tour events on every table we play on so they are our standard. I have no problem getting a tight rack when properly using the rack.

If you want to add a mechanical rack to your home game room the Chameleon is the one I suggest.

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Mj
 
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I have both the regular plain racks and a chameleon. As soon as I used the chameleon once I put my other plain racks away and only use the chameleon. I get the racks a lot tighter with the chameleon.

I'm only a beginner and there are probably people on here who have much more experience with this rack, (some my hate it and some might love it) but I think it is great and would recommend it to anyone.
 
I thought the Chameleon was junk that was not worth the trouble. It is a pain to get a good rack with it. It would probably be fine for people that are not picky about having good tight rack throughout though.

Give me a good solid triangle rack like a Diamond rack anytime over these gimmick racks that don't work half as well. I have noticed that some beginners do like the Chameleon rack, but I have yet to see a good player that did. Not saying they aren't out there though.
 
I've found a great rack

I use Dons Pivot Rack - Although it is a hard plastic, I find it racks very tight.

Here is the website: http://www.DonsPivotRack.com





...... I have a Sardo - It's too bulky and a pain to use!

berlowmj said:
Chameleon, Sardo...? Are any of these worth adding to the home pool room or is it best to play with a plain old rack, which is what we are likely to encounter in the real world?
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This is one of the things about the Billiards industry that drives me nuts - There's no decent source for consistent, independent reviews of equipment or services. In almost every other sport or hobby you can just pick up a few magazines whose major feature other than covering the sport itself is reviewing equipment.

The only thing we get are pages of paid placements by manufacturers in Billiards Digest and Inside Pool. Yes, website and forums fill some of the gap, but it's hard to get a good overview when you have to trawl through multiple posts about multiple products. Additionally the reviews are all by different people with totally different methodologies and experiences.

We really need a Rack shoot-out, with all the major brands tested together carried out by a small number of experience people and written up by someone with reasonable reporting skills. I'm going to post a request for this in a separate thread and see what we can put together.
 
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Personally I don't think any 'passive' rack is different from any other as long as it has some structural integrety to it. The racks that impart some force to the balls (Sardo and those that have angled sidewalls etc) offer a tad more impression on the rack. However , I think the table and cloth is still the last word in a tight rack no matter what rack you use.

In a home table , as long as you start racking tight and consistantly "on the spot" when the cloth is new , eventually you don't even need rack after that. I would'nt buy anything special for a home table.

At a pool room . . . it's usually a crap shoot anyway on old cloth.
 
AuntyDan said:
This is one of the things about the Billiards industry that drives me nuts - There's no decent source for consistent, independent reviews of equipment or services. In almost every other sport or hobby you can just pick up a few magazines whose major feature other than covering the sport itself is reviewing equipment.

The only thing we get are pages of paid placements by manufacturers in Billiards Digest and Inside Pool. Yes, website and forums fill some of the gap, but it's hard to get a good overview when you have to trawl through multiple posts about multiple products. Additionally the reviews are all by different people with totally different methodologies and experiences.

We really need a Rack shoot-out, with all the major brands tested together carried out by a small number of experience people and written up by someone with reasonable reporting skills. I'm going to post a request for this in a separate thread and see what we can put together.
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I would like to see that. Most people do not have the opportunity to test racks side by side, and do an objective assesment.
 
When I bought my Pro Am it came with a new Diamond rack... and I had Glen recover the table when he set it up.

The Diamond rack combined with new cloth and in combination with my innovative rack indexing system results in perfect racks. To date, no ball has been tapped on my table.
 
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AdChalk said:
I use Dons Pivot Rack - Although it is a hard plastic, I find it racks very tight.

Here is the website: http://www.DonsPivotRack.com





...... I have a Sardo - It's too bulky and a pain to use!
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I have seen this rack advertised and feel it would be great if somebody has slightly shaky hands for whatever reason. Other than that it is pretty much the same as a hard plastic rack. A hard wood rack does the same thing.
I dont think Sardo works well unless you are using new cloth. The chameleon I have no expperience with so cant comment on it.
I feel a solid rack, whether it is plastic or wood is just fine. As long as it does not flex when tightening the balls it should be fine.
 
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