[header] How to rack in 8 ball [title] Locate the foot spot on the pool table. [step] Most pocket billiard tables are marked with a white dot inside a black circle at either end of the table, about halfway between the corner and side pockets. The foot spot is the spot furthest from the end of the table where the players stand during the break shot. 
[title] Place the triangle rack with its apex over the foot spot. [title] Place any ball other than the 8-ball inside the triangle at its apex.