Proper Pool Rack Setup

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Proper pool rack setup. Positioning the rack 1. Place the yellow no 1 ball at the top or apex of the triangle. Breaking an 8 ball rack two ways duration. Place the triangle rack with the top.

3 rd row from top middle column. The ten ball goes into the same position. In a recreational game toss a coin or do a lag test to. Sit the triangle rack on the table and place the balls numbered 1 through 9 within the triangle.

Ensure that the black 8 ball is in the middle of the pack. Straight pool balls are placed in random order in the rack for straight pool except that the one ball goes on the racker s right corner and the five ball going on the racker s left corner. Ensure the balls in the bottom left and bottom right corners are a solid and a. The placement of the 9 ball which is yellow striped prevents the player who breaks from sinking it easily on the break and quickly winning the game.

After you ve filled in the first 2 rows put the 8 ball in the center of the third row. A special diamond shaped rack is used for this game which uses only the balls numbered one through nine. The set up procedure is the same as in 8 ball but i will take it slow for the sake of details. During the game when the balls are re racked you will leave out the apex ball if only 14 balls are being racked.

Let the player who will break first rack the balls. The only requirement for professional play is that the nine ball be placed in the middle of the rack and that the one ball be placed at the top of the rack directly over the foot spot. The placement of the 1 ball which is solid yellow at the front of the rack makes it the simplest ball to hit on the break which the shooter must do according to the game rules. Like in 8 ball you will need a triangular rack only smaller in size.

Next put one stripe ball and one solid ball in the bottom corners then fill in the rest of the balls randomly. Racking up a standard 8 ball game in pool get the rack or triangle and place it on the pool table. To rack a pool table start by putting the 1 ball at the front of the rack. Most pocket billiard tables are marked with a foot.

Lil chris 1 035 110 views. Place the triangle rack on the pool table and set up all 15 balls within the triangle in random order. How to rack straight pool 14 1 continuous for the opening break in a game of straight pool all 15 object balls will be racked in the triangle with the apex ball on the foot spot. Locate the black and white dot at the end of the pool table.

Then put 2 random balls behind the 1 ball.