When racking, i’ve seen some people place the 8 ball top of the row of balls just behind where the 8 ball would normally go.

Official way to rack 8 ball. 3) the side of triangle rack with two corners should be facing towards you. I made this video because of the mass amount of confusion around this topic and i couldn't find a good video to refer people to in order to clear things up. Once you have got the balls tight in a perfect diamond.

Move the rack up till all the balls are pushing up on the one and feel tight. Center the rack along the foot string with the top of the triangle at the foot spot. After that, put the remaining balls behind the one.

All the other balls can be placed at random. If you are struggling, try. 1) gather all the 15 balls.

Yes, there are other ways to rack such as alternating stripe solid. A proper rack only requires a solid and stripe at. Carefully lift the rack without moving any of the balls.

Lift directly upward to ensure this. If you are using a diamond rack, the process is easy once you have the. They then jut the entire rack forward,.

It's known as pattern racking. Purposefully racking so that all the stripes/solids are in the same spot is actually illegal in the game of pool. Below is the correct way to.