When Balls Wont Rack Tight

Enzo I think you got it backwards.

Moving the rack down, helps with making a wing ball on the break. If you move the rack up, it makes it easier to make the one ball in the side.

enzo said:
i found that moving them up, or high on the spot works many times. almost invariably, your opponent will think you are purposely trying to cheat. ironically, you are actually doing your opponent a favor if you move the rack up with respect to making the corner ball.... this is actually so funny, i have had so many times now in rack your own situations, where my opponent checks the rack and actually makes me correct something that would have helped him, haha.
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Neil said:
If you have to use a wooden rack, here's a little tip that I use. Rack the balls, then slide the rack forward a little bit without disturbing the balls. Odds are, the one will roll a little bit into a divot. Leave it there, and very gently, move the rack onto the one without disturbing the one. Then, push the other balls up tight.

The one is going to roll into that divot anyways, might as well start with it there.
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Neil

I know exactly what you are talking about, and i try and do exactly what you say. but sometimes even by doing this the balls just dont freeze, and you can see the balls move, and still see gaps.

Mike
 
DrCue'sProtege said:
Neil

I know exactly what you are talking about, and i try and do exactly what you say. but sometimes even by doing this the balls just dont freeze, and you can see the balls move, and still see gaps.

Mike
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That is most likely an issue with the ball size. As someone else suggested, try moving the balls around to different spots and see if they "fit" better...

Brian
 
When I'm having a helluva time getting a good rack I start off setting the 1 ball on the spot, square up the rack very carefully so it's up against the 1 and then I set the rest of the balls in place two at a time.

This usually does the trick, but not always. If I can't get it by doing that and I'm playing by myself I'll high rack one spot above the spot. If I'm playing in a tournament I'll keep trying until I get it right because the spot usually has more than one spot for the 1 ball to rest.

Oh yea one more thing I'll try if all else fails is I have a suede shaft slicker pad in my bag that I'll wipe over the rack area to try to get all the cloth dents out.
 
if their was a matched set of balls available.that means all balls in the set from the 1 to the 15 were the same size.what do you think a fair price should be.also included a machined wooden rack.

bill
 
vasilios said:
if their was a matched set of balls available.that means all balls in the set from the 1 to the 15 were the same size.what do you think a fair price should be.also included a machined wooden rack.

bill
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Between 1 and 789542 doll-hairs.:confused:
 
Vacuum well the rack area first.

Try racking. If you get a tight rack, you're done.

If not, wet a microfiber cloth and wipe down the rack area.

The combination of both should correct the issue.

If not, you likely need to re-cloth the table.
 
cigardave said:
Vacuum well the rack area first.

Try racking. If you get a tight rack, you're done.

If not, wet a microfiber cloth and wipe down the rack area.

The combination of both should correct the issue.

If not, you likely need to re-cloth the table.
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The Simonis 860 on my GCIV is only 7 weeks old. It was installed on 7 Nov 2010. I just seem to have problems getting a tight rack. seems like once i feel like the balls are tight and pull the rack away, then some balls move just a teeny tiny bit.

Mike
 
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DrCue'sProtege said:
The Simonis 860 on my GCIV is only 7 weeks old. It was installed on 7 Nov 2010. I just seem to have problems getting a tight rack. seems like once i feel like the balls are tight and pull the rack away, the some balls move just a teeny tiny bit.

Mike
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What type of balls and what type of rack? Do the balls seem to move in the same spots all the time? Or is it random?

Brian
 
I once read that because you'll almost always have balls that vary in size, even if brand new, the one common denominator is that if the balls are not perfectly round either in brand new condition or as a result of wear............................they will always be thickest where the numbers are. So when racking, try moving the trouble balls around to a point where the numbers touch eachother. It may just be a mental thang, but I've found that it works sometimes.
dave
 
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