pockets ?
Make it 139 degrees minimum and 4 1/4 minimum ?
Make it 139 degrees minimum and 4 1/4 minimum ?
Should the BCA change the specs on corner
- Thread starter JoeyInCali
- Start date
I'd like to see 139 degrees minimum and 4 1/2" maximum corners... with 5" standard sides on any 9 foot table.
I like that !
I dont know how much miter angle matters but I think 4 1/4" would be too small. My GC is 4 1/4" to 4 3/8", when it is time to recover I will have pockets opened to 4 1/2"+. When I play on a Valley it is obviously much easier cause of the big pockets but I may not be taking full advantage of cheating the pockets simply because on my tighter table that I play on all the time I can not cheat the pockets as much. Going from a tight pocket to a big pocket table gives you confidence but its hard to say if it really makes you play better.
Angles less than 141 will make tighter pockets play easier.
More than 143 make tight pockets play tougher. The WPA
pocket specs are 4 1/2 in. with an angle of 142+1 degree.
As the mouth of the pocket gets tighter, so does the back.
A 143+ pocket angle shimmed out 1/4" makes balls rattle.
.
Last edited:
I have a nice accurate protractor, I will measure my pocket angles and let you guys know. I know it seems very easy to rattle a ball on my table, sometimes it almost looks as if the ball is actually starting to fall but gets kicked back out, although it must be an illusion, I dont think that would be possible.
Better spec the shelf deep also. Makes a huge difference on ball acceptance and is directly related to pocket angles.