Racking 9 ball.....
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Very loose? The one ball in the 9's spot? Or this way given the opponent breaks from the right side. I just noticed the CB is on the left side. Switch that.
PoolSponge said:
DUDE!...thats called RACKING/slug rack/mudrack
very uncool.I think the question referes to ball sequencing....which in it's own right is a grey area because you are really only supposed to throw the balls up and put the 1 and 9 in place......BUT, yes, there are sequences that are favorable for the breaker/racker/right side /left side/runout player/banger.
Gerry
And they are? hehe
practice pattern
When I practice nine ball I set them like this to make it a little tougher.
1
83
695
27
4
If somebody kicks your ass for racking this way consistently in a set don't be too surprised.
Hu
quitecoolguy said:
When I practice nine ball I set them like this to make it a little tougher.
1
83
695
27
4
If somebody kicks your ass for racking this way consistently in a set don't be too surprised.
Hu
Look at the sequence I indicated in the rack. The first part was a joke. Wow. I had to spell that one out eh. Sorry Gerry.
The sequence to create the hardest runout possible for your opponent is what I indicated in the cuetable diagram and the CB is supposed to be placed on the opposite side it is. Reverse the rack if the opponent breaks from the other side.
The sequence to create the hardest runout possible for your opponent is what I indicated in the cuetable diagram and the CB is supposed to be placed on the opposite side it is. Reverse the rack if the opponent breaks from the other side.
9-ball
I read an article several years ago and the author and a friend spent several hours finding a consistent pattern. They're rack goes like this. I have found on a big table your opponent has to have good cue ball control to go up and down table to run out also the 8 and nine usually are on different ends of the table, so position play is key.
1
35
697
24
8
I read an article several years ago and the author and a friend spent several hours finding a consistent pattern. They're rack goes like this. I have found on a big table your opponent has to have good cue ball control to go up and down table to run out also the 8 and nine usually are on different ends of the table, so position play is key.
1
35
697
24
8
I don't worry much about the order my opponent is using, but I won't arrange the balls in a particular order. As far as I know, the rules still say that the balls should be racked at random, so I make them random. I won't complain if the rules are changed, but until they are...
This is the order Joe Tucker recommends for 9-ball, and he explains why. He also shows the racks he recommends for 10-ball, 8-ball, etc.PoolSponge said:
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I love these threads. People post rack a, rack b, rack c until almost all random racks are listed as the best rack to run or stop a run.
Get the balls tight. Squat the rock. Hope for a shot. Runout. Repeat.
All tables break different from different spots. I am not buying a rack sequence, and if I need to do that to win I will stop playing. The rules say random order.
Get the balls tight. Squat the rock. Hope for a shot. Runout. Repeat.
All tables break different from different spots. I am not buying a rack sequence, and if I need to do that to win I will stop playing. The rules say random order.
The best way to rack them is called "tight."
I guess it should also be mentioned that all of this stuff only matters if you have to break from the box. If you can break from the rail, there's very little you can do to make things difficult for your opponent when he drops 3 on the break.
Randomly, which is without intentional order or purpose. To rack otherwise is unsportsmanlike conduct and subject to forfeiture of the rack or match. Of course, that's in tournament play, and your opponent may let you get away with it in a private match.Eturnal said:
a weak spot in the rules
Bob,
We both know that "random" is only as random as the racker wants it to be. No way to prove that someone is stacking a few balls. As a matter of practice I put two balls other than the eight behind the one ball to give the person I am playing a little better perspective than putting the eight in the second row. Never had a complaint yet!
I wish that a set racking order would be put in place for all rotation games. I don't care what it is but I think the game would be better if it was consistent.
Hu
Bob Jewett said:
Bob,
We both know that "random" is only as random as the racker wants it to be. No way to prove that someone is stacking a few balls. As a matter of practice I put two balls other than the eight behind the one ball to give the person I am playing a little better perspective than putting the eight in the second row. Never had a complaint yet!
I wish that a set racking order would be put in place for all rotation games. I don't care what it is but I think the game would be better if it was consistent.
Hu
