Cloth Speed
dave y.
I had Simonis 860 on my table in the basement, and it was way too
fast, from when the cloth was new until it was old and dirty. I then
replaced it with Champsionship 3045 and guess what--the cloth is way
too fast!
The table is an 8 foot Brunswick Bradford, if that matters.
dave y.
( My definition of too fast is the ball keeps rolling beyond where I
expect it to stop, to the point where it's almost uncontrollable. And
the last few inches can get a little squirrelly. I never play on
tables in rooms or bars that I see uncontrolled roll like this.)
Ron Shepard
dave y. <nos...@myhouse.com> wrote:
I guess it is possible for pool cloth to be too fast, but this
sounds sort of like you're complaining that sex feels too good or
something. You probably aren't going to get much sympathy for your
"problem". :-)
On the other hand, if your home table is fast, and you are
practicing to play in a tournament where you know the tables are
slow, then it might be useful to be able to temporarily slow down
the table a little. I don't know of a good way to do this. You can
mist your table with water, and that will slow it down, but it only
lasts for a few minutes.
$.02 -Ron Shepard
Mark0
The new cloth is always squirrely (especially a nappy cloth) until it gets
broken in. Roll-off the last few inches relects either nap or cloth that
was stretched unevenly. It'll probably settle down but if it doesn't
think about restretching it....
--Mark0
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dave y.
My complaint is not fast per se, that I could adjust too. it's that
the deceleration rate is not consistent. You can see the cueball
slowing down, but then instead of stopping where you expect, it
seems to have a few more inches it wants to roll.
I tried misting on the 860 cloth, and it did work for a little bit,
but then the cloth seemed to get even more squirrelly. I
wonder if water + chalk dust is maybe not a great idea.
dave y.
Jim
Live with it. My Championship cloth is still fast after 4 years.
Jim
Ron Shepard
dave y. <nos...@myhouse.com> wrote:
> [...] I
> wonder if water + chalk dust is maybe not a great idea.
No it's not. You should vacuum the table first to remove the chalk
dust. I wrote that in a different thread, but I should have repeated it
here too.
$.02 -Ron Shepard
Mark0
Especially if the mechanic used water putty on the seams! Sounds like an
uneven stretching deal to me. Look closely at the weave on the table. Is
it 'square' to the rails or does it run all over? (Again, it usually
relaxes some over time).
--Mark0
Author of Secrets to a Perfect Pool Table Recovering Job
http://www.mccauleyweb.com/secrets.htm
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