Just put new Championship cloth on 100 year old BBC. I want to break it in for a perfect rack. Would a Magicrack or Accurack be best.? Or other options???
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Racking on new felt
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PracticeChampion
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I have a magic rack, I have used a accu-rack and both make a perfect rack on any table, so yeah I'd say those would be a good choice
There are several systems that place donuts on the cloth in the right places. And there is the way they do the Eurotour which is to tap/train the table.
i was going to suggest that but forget the correct terminology
thanks bob
just use a good triangle rack and 'tap in' the headball.
You can remove the donuts (page savers) any time. They don't damage or mark the cloth.
I’ve seen that in Japan is several places z I first heard of it long before template racks were around. It works. I’ve also tapped balls in to new cloth and it worked out fine-but is not my favorite solution. Once SVB did it for me, he happened to show up right when the cloth was being finished up-12-13 years ago.
The reason to tap the table is that you have no template to deal with. It's faster after the table is tapped. It works. It does take some maintenance as the cloth ages.
Templates work, too.
Triangles work too, but get an accurate one if you're going that route, like the Delta-13.
IMO: Variations of positioning will eventually leave ‘trained’ divots wider than optimum. Marking the cloth (and the D-13 triangle) with very accurate alignment lines will likely delay that. Always leave perfectly racked balls overnight, and gravity will do the training.
P.S. I notice when racking, and the balls are really tight/correct, pausing a few seconds before lifting usually allows the balls to settle and not roll off.
P.S. I notice when racking, and the balls are really tight/correct, pausing a few seconds before lifting usually allows the balls to settle and not roll off.