How to Rack in Nine-Ball

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Michael Lamendola with expertvillage.com and today we're going to shoot some pool. Alright, here at Fantasia Billiards another really popular game to play is Nine Ball. Now, Nine Ball, unlike Eight Ball, doesn't use all the balls. In fact, all it uses are all the solids, including the eight, and the nine. Now, to rack Nine Ball, you make a diamond. You go in order, the one ball in front, then the two, then the three, then the four, and then, just to be tricky, we're putting the nine in the middle. Then five, then six, then seven, then eight. So, you've made a little bit of a diamond. Now, the object of Nine Ball is the make the nine ball. But, as you can see, it can be kind of a quick game because of the number of balls we've got, and there are several ways to win that aren't that time consuming. So, to rack Nine Ball, same thing, make sure it's nice and right. But, instead of doing this, just make sure your hands are on the balls, push them tight up to the top of the rack, and when you lift the rack up, move forward and make sure none of the balls move. I've got a tight rack and now we're going to play some Nine Ball."