What ever happened to the Sardo rack?

In essence, Sardo quit sponsoring tournaments and that is why you don't see them on TV anymore.

Whether or not they were "any good" is another story entirely.
 
Bob Jewett said:
The Eurotour is just tapped/trained tables. No racks. No templates. There is a special template to train the tables and I think the holes are slightly closer than the ball diameter. On YouTube you can see the players just roll the balls into the dimples. (Or that's how it used to be and maybe still is.)
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For a tournament with new cloth, this kind of cloth "training" is fantastic. Once the cloth gets worn, not only can't you get the balls tight without the rack, you can't get them tight any sort of way...
 
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The Sardos were a credit to our game and provided plenty of sponsorship for pro pool in America. The merits of their product itself can be debated, and those that offer that as the table had to be trained for it to work, the rack itself was a very small part of the equation, make a good point.

That said, Lou Sardo and his brother Carmine were very positive forces in pro pool and their contribution is not to be overlooked.
 
sjm said:
The Sardos were a credit to our game and provided plenty of sponsorship for pro pool in America. ... Lou Sardo and his brother Carmine were very positive forces in pro pool and their contribution is not to be overlooked.
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Yes, they provided a great deal of support to a lot of players.
 
Bob Jewett said:
The Eurotour is just tapped/trained tables. No racks. No templates. There is a special template to train the tables and I think the holes are slightly closer than the ball diameter. On YouTube you can see the players just roll the balls into the dimples. (Or that's how it used to be and maybe still is.)
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Yeah I've noticed that too. Wasn't sure if the were tapped dimples in the cloth or clear enforcer type stick-on racks.
 
Bob Jewett said:
The Eurotour is just tapped/trained tables. No racks. No templates. There is a special template to train the tables and I think the holes are slightly closer than the ball diameter. On YouTube you can see the players just roll the balls into the dimples. (Or that's how it used to be and maybe still is.)
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I’ve seen that in Japan as well.
 
The actual, no-shit truth is that the SardoRack was reverse engineered from alien DNA at Area51. Well, that's according to Danny Harriman. ;)
 
I was just looking through past ebay sales on my account. I came across the Sardo rack. I could not believe I got $55.00 for it plus shipping. What did that thing cost new?
The ad I did says SARDO IPT M-5000 POOL TABLE RACK. Maybe it was a special addition.
 
The Sardo Rack seemed to work pretty well in John Schmidt's high-run attempts a couple years ago.
 
The_JV said:
One is keeping the dust off part of the floor under my table....
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best rack I ever saw was a thing called roll-a-rack. Quality wood, oak and mahogany and it had ball bearings in the corners to lift the wood off oc the cloth. About $75 I think, pre-pandemic. Have not been able to find them on line after things returned to normal. Can't imagine why quality products disappear. I guess most people/bars don't want to pay the price. A 'lady' once told me, "cheap service is not good and good service is not cheap."
 
JTiche said:
best rack I ever saw was a thing called roll-a-rack. Quality wood, oak and mahogany and it had ball bearings in the corners to lift the wood off oc the cloth. About $75 I think, pre-pandemic. Have not been able to find them on line after things returned to normal. Can't imagine why quality products disappear. I guess most people/bars don't want to pay the price. A 'lady' once told me, "cheap service is not good and good service is not cheap."
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I've seen several traditional racks that have something similar. Not necessarily the live action of a rolling ball bearing, but half spheres of whatever to lift the rack off the cloth. Never understood the point of them honestly. Why have the weight of the rack localized on those 3 points...? ...and how do those points increase the odds of a successful rack..?

I'd trade the raised points for sake a properly dimensioned triangle any day.
 
JTiche said:
best rack I ever saw was a thing called roll-a-rack. Quality wood, oak and mahogany and it had ball bearings in the corners to lift the wood off oc the cloth. About $75 I think, pre-pandemic. Have not been able to find them on line after things returned to normal. Can't imagine why quality products disappear. I guess most people/bars don't want to pay the price. A 'lady' once told me, "cheap service is not good and good service is not cheap."
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I’ve used the roller rack in the past. It is not as good as the Delta 13 Elite.
 
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The_JV said:
I've seen several traditional racks that have something similar. Not necessarily the live action of a rolling ball bearing, but half spheres of whatever to lift the rack off the cloth. Never understood the point of them honestly. Why have the weight of the rack localized on those 3 points...? ...and how do those points increase the odds of a successful rack..?

I'd trade the raised points for sake a properly dimensioned triangle any day.
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Smooth moving over the table cloth. (No splinters or wood edges catching)
 
j13smiley said:
Smooth moving over the table cloth. (No splinters or wood edges catching)
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Ok, sure.... I haven't handled a rack heavy enough that needed some sort of add-on to help assist in sliding on the table. Now as far as the splintered wood thing. If that's the case then it should not be in use, and either very cheaply made or heavily abused.
 
I remember someone here on AZ years ago saying that their Sardo showed up in pieces when they bought one from a member.
That didn't sound good especially since there is a new geometrical invention called the triangle with no moving parts.
 
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