Tighten the Pockets and Make them Play!

ProZack

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I have a Diamond Pro Am with 4 1/8 in pockets. Some of these balls they are shooting into the Rail would NEVER GO!!

These are the Allegedly the best both Countrys have to offer.. WHY NOT MAKE THEM PLAY.
 
Playing takes time. This is television where time = money. Plus, the fans don't like to see players miss shots...like a bar owner whose tables have buckets. His customers want their friends to see them make shots...not miss.
 
Playing takes time. This is television where time = money. Plus, the fans don't like to see players miss shots...like a bar owner whose tables have buckets. His customers want their friends to see them make shots...not miss.

Lets make a basketball hoop twice as big and see how many people watch it when it's a joke. that's what this is. my valley is a little tighter then your average bar box but it plays worlds tougher then this for sure
 
Hell, let's have them all play with broom sticks as well, then we'll really get to see who the best players are....and NO chalk either!
 
And I just had a great thought, next time let's have Diamond leave the rail cloth off the rails, that way there's no way in hell a ball that touches the rails on the way to a pocket will go in, not even if it touches a 1/2" from the pocket!!
 
Lets make a basketball hoop twice as big and see how many people watch it when it's a joke. that's what this is. my valley is a little tighter then your average bar box but it plays worlds tougher then this for sure

If it would create better television, they'd do it in a heartbeat. But on the flip side, since most basketball scores go over 100 points...why don't they make the hoop smaller? I think basketball is just too easy.

But it seems that basketball doesn't have the viewership problem that pool has.
 
If it would create better television, they'd do it in a heartbeat. But on the flip side, since most basketball scores go over 100 points...why don't they make the hoop smaller? I think basketball is just too easy.

But it seems that basketball doesn't have the viewership problem that pool has.

you got to have a balance .. I understand you don't want pockets that a ball barely fits in but jesus. In comparison the us open makes the golf course so hard it's not fun to watch. The pro's look like hacks and who wants to watch that so I understand where your coming from but you also don't want pockets that the ball its a diamond down the rail and still goes.
 
And I just had a great thought, next time let's have Diamond leave the rail cloth off the rails, that way there's no way in hell a ball that touches the rails on the way to a pocket will go in, not even if it touches a 1/2" from the pocket!!

oh god forbid someone say something bad about diamond ! you got to come in screaming like a 16 year old girl who just got felt up at a drive in making ridiculous statements. lol
 
I have a Diamond Pro Am with 4 1/8 in pockets. Some of these balls they are shooting into the Rail would NEVER GO!!

These are the Allegedly the best both Countrys have to offer.. WHY NOT MAKE THEM PLAY.

Because that would ruin the game,
Snooker - look it up.

Dale
 
I have a Diamond Pro Am with 4 1/8 in pockets. Some of these balls they are shooting into the Rail would NEVER GO!!

These are the Allegedly the best both Countrys have to offer.. WHY NOT MAKE THEM PLAY.


The table is fine. But it's new cloth and if you've ever played a newly covered table you know then that balls will slide in for awhile until it's broken in and then it tightens up and plays the way it should. It was stupid to put them on new cloth, IMO.

Lou Figueroa
 
So what are you saying???

Lets make a basketball hoop twice as big and see how many people watch it when it's a joke. that's what this is. my valley is a little tighter then your average bar box but it plays worlds tougher then this for sure

I watched every player on our team DOG BALLS!!! So if the pockets are so big, why are our guys missing so many shots and position errors off of easy shots??
 
When do Pool Players STOP supporting piss-in games?? It teaches bad form and practice habits... You get what you deserve playing 9 ball piss in anything type games.... The US is playing bad enough as it is. Plus no one, in professional pool likes to win (or lose) with this format. The 'I don't care-flip a coin' attitude that 9 ball (Texas Express) offers is NOT good for pool or NATIONAL PRIDE.

Make Change happen now!!...We (pool players) are the only way to better this sport and learn to practice (Perfect Practice) a professional level game. Stop supporting garbage pool. Just my opinion.

R
 
Yep!

looks like same size pockets for both teams STOP MAKING EXCUSES we suck

We don't have the talent to compete on the world market. As long as USA players play each other it looks great, but as soon as any other country shows up, we're in trouble, BIG TROUBLE!!
 
I have a Diamond Pro Am with 4 1/8 in pockets. Some of these balls they are shooting into the Rail would NEVER GO!!

These are the Allegedly the best both Countrys have to offer.. WHY NOT MAKE THEM PLAY.

Jeezus, you want them to miss even MORE balls than they already are?
 
from the other thread -

Time out,.,.,...

The the reason the balls are being pocketed easier this year is because the table has pro cut pockets @ 4.5 inches standard for Diamonds.

Last year , the table I set up for Mosconi cup in VEGAS had a custom railset with the pockets @ 4.25 inches...making all the difference in the world about which balls go in and which ones don't.....

The MAJOR issue,...when the pockets get smaller USA gets their BUTTS KICKED 11-2 aand Sky sports looses a whole day of LIVE TV coverage... So this year its back to the standard 4.5 inches to see if we can compete!!!!!!

That's the difference
Gordon Graham
Vegas/Seattle
425-275-8255
 
I have a Diamond Pro Am with 4 1/8 in pockets. Some of these balls they are shooting into the Rail would NEVER GO!!

These are the Allegedly the best both Countrys have to offer.. WHY NOT MAKE THEM PLAY.

Have some mercy for USA players. This table is already too hard for them.
 
oh god forbid someone say something bad about diamond ! you got to come in screaming like a 16 year old girl who just got felt up at a drive in making ridiculous statements. lol

Better than a 2 year old, with a snotty nose sucking on his thumb, crying for a bottle of formula in mommy's hand!!
 
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