@syd said:

well he has the 8 ball right, so two of you moved a pool table and set it up ? you guy's must be a couple of big fella's. that or it's a kiddie pool table,LOL

Oh it’s a full size pool table. They break down in to parts. My former bro-in-law used to install them for a living so he was the ace-in-the-hole for refelting and leveling it.

The 1 and 8 are both correct in either scenario. Her bf is from Minnesōwwta and l’m not sure what they feed people up there but he is a big dude. It always sucks when you go in to give the intimidating-dad handshake and you gotta look up at the guy. 

@ibleedbrown said:

My daughter’s BF recently got in to playing pool and got himself a pool table. I’m the guy with a van so l helped transport it. We played a couple rounds during halftime yesterday, and he claims there is a correct way to rack the balls that is very different from the way l’ve racked balls at every bar l’ve ever played at my entire life. 

The way l was taught is solid-stripe-solid-stripe in a pattern all around the edge along the left hand side and follow that pattern along the edge until it curls in to the 8 ball, and the pattern never breaks, and the only 2 balls that matter in placement are the 1 and the 8.

His method is the photo below and it has my pool playing world flipped upside down. You pool players out there, which way do you rack your balls?

We played partners and my daughter and l smoked him and his roommate both games. That was pretty sweet. I’m not particularly good at pool but l have my moments. Few things can make you strut like making a really good pool shot. 

well he has the 8 ball right, so two of you moved a pool table and set it up ? you guy's must be a couple of big fella's. that or it's a kiddie pool table,LOL