[header] How to rack a pool table [title] Start off with the 1-ball at the front of the rack. [step] This is also called the " apex " of the rack [title] Make sure that the 8-ball is in the center of the rack. [step] The center of the rack is the middle of the triangle. 
This should be the third row down counting from the top. [title] Make sure the bottom corner balls are a stripe and a solid.