I got a 9' Brunswick Gold Crown table about 9 months ago. It's one of the toughest tables I've ever played on, and it's all I've been playing on. It's in a humid basement. The balls are always hard to open up. The corner pockets are 4.25", and the sides are 5". I think the pocket cut and hard facings are also an issue with lots of rattles. The slate has a few significant wobbles that I have to keep in mind on slow shots or a shot to center pocket will miss.
I just don't know if I'm expecting too much from myself under these conditions. My high run before I got this table was around 60. I haven't come close to that in all these months even though I feel like I've become a better player and shooter practicing on this table. Maybe 40 is my high run on this table so far. I'm working on a recording setup so I can share the occasional run, but I doubt anyone wants to see a 40-ball run.
Anyway, I'm curious what percentage lower you would expect your runs to be under these conditions compared with a standard table. Whatever your high runs are, what do you think they'd be under these conditions?
I just don't know if I'm expecting too much from myself under these conditions. My high run before I got this table was around 60. I haven't come close to that in all these months even though I feel like I've become a better player and shooter practicing on this table. Maybe 40 is my high run on this table so far. I'm working on a recording setup so I can share the occasional run, but I doubt anyone wants to see a 40-ball run.
Anyway, I'm curious what percentage lower you would expect your runs to be under these conditions compared with a standard table. Whatever your high runs are, what do you think they'd be under these conditions?
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