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How to Rack Pool Balls: Online Billiards Lessons for Beginners

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Summary: Learn how to rack pool balls and other pool techniques for beginners in this free how to video clip lesson.

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By Richard Garcia
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Richard Garcia has been an avid pool player for the past 25 years and has played in competitive team and singles events since 1993. He has finished in the top ten percentile in both...read more

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schell1 said

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on 2/20/2009 You racked 9 ball all wrong. Rules say that you go in order. so you would go one ball at top. 2nd row would be the 2 and 3, then the 3rd row would be the 4,9 in the middle, and then 5. 4th row would be 6 and 7 and then at the bottom finishing out with the 8. you might want to redo your video!

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"This tip is going to be tips on racking the balls, the 8 ball and the 9 ball. According to VNEA rules balls are rack accordingly, while we are setting the rack, rules call for the 8 ball to be center, mix the balls up however you want but the rule doesn't say but the rule do specify that the 8 ball in middle of the rack. Strip ball in one corner. Solid ball at the other corner. When you are racking the ball you bring the balls up, you want to get the rack as tight as possible you don't want to leave no gaps between the balls. It is not always possible to get a tight rack but that is the rack that you prefer to give your opponent and you want your opponent to give to yourself. Alright now that we seen the 8 ball rack, now we will go to the 9 ball rack. Once again the VNEA rules, balls in the rack, balls will be shaped in a diamond. You got the one ball at the head spot at all times. The 9 ball in the middle. The other balls land into place. The one ball will be spotted up on the spot and once again you want the rack you want to bring the balls in as tight as you possibly can, as curiosity to your opponent as a curiosity to yourself."

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