Racking 9 ball question?
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Bob The Hustler
Run the table, partner!
if im not mistaken, the 9 should be in the middle. is yours?
That would do it. LOL
Typically, when the 9ball is going in on the break a lot, it's because the balls right behind it are not frozen to the 9ball. As a rule, you should always try to freeze-up the balls as well as you can. Your opponent will be checking to see if the front three balls are frozen. Your job as racker is to make sure the 9ball and the two balls behind it are frozen. This should keep the 9ball in place for the majority of your racks.
A good practice is to rotate the balls behind the 9ball every time you rack. It's a simple routine to get into and will help freeze up the balls.
A good practice is to rotate the balls behind the 9ball every time you rack. It's a simple routine to get into and will help freeze up the balls.
Bob The Hustler
Run the table, partner!
I was being serious, btw. thanks
I agree with the above and will add. If the rack is tight the 9-ball shouldn't move more than a foot unless it get kicked by another ball coming off a rail. Johnnyt
The other comment I have to make is, how often the 9ball goes in on the break has a lot to do with the quality of the breaker. The better amateur and professional players are so concerned about cueball movement and pocketing any ball that they often use less power and an accurate hit. Lower rank players will typically go "all out" thus creating a lot of unpredictable movement. Sometimes, you're going to run into a D player that simply has a phenomenal break who is looking to crush the rack and doesn't care about where the cueball ends up. As a result, they're going to make an unusually high number of 9s on the break.
gpeezy
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LOL @ the above.
If the 9 is going straight in you are leaving the balls behind the 9 where they are not completely froze. See Joe Tucker
I 2nd that. His dvd will pay for its self 10 fold quickly. "Everybody's doing it". Johnnyt