- 1). Place the rack on the pool table with one of the tips on the foot spot, which is the dot sticker on one end of the pool table.
- 2). Place a striped pool ball in one of the back corners of the rack.
- 3). Place a solid pool ball in the opposite back corner of the rack.
- 4). Fill the remaining spots in the back line of the rack with alternating color pool balls. If done correctly the color order will be solid, striped, solid, striped.
- 5). Fill the next line, working towards the front tip of the rack using the alternating color scheme.
- 6). Fill the next line using the alternating color scheme, but making sure that the middle ball is the black 8-ball.
- 7). Fill all remaining lines using the alternating color pattern until the rack is completely filled.
- 8). Roll the rack in a circular motion around the table to tighten the formation of the balls, with the tip of the rack coming to rest on the foot spot.
- 9). Lift the rack using the tips of your fingers, taking care not to disturb the triangle formation. The racking process is now complete.
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