I grew up playing on Brunswick. I've been out of the game for a long time (mainly because of kids and work). I'm finishing my basement and calling in my order today for a new table. I only really considered two options (Brunswick and Diamond). I even looked for the used route but did not get a good feel for table mechanics in my area. I have decided to purchase a new 9' Diamond Professional because I don't think you can beat that price. Since I have been out of the game for so long I will learn to love my new table and whatever sounds it's pockets make.
How do Brunswick Pool Tables rank today?
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Yeah, it stirs the emotions and memories of years gone by. So does the more delicate sound of the soft "click" of the ball hitting bottom of a leather pocket. That memory is of the tables I learned to play on at the Y when I was a little kid.
Yeah, it stirs the emotions and memories of years gone by. So does the more delicate sound of the soft "click" of the ball hitting bottom of a leather pocket. That memory is of the tables I learned to play on at the Y when I was a little kid.
The sound a table makes is nostalgic for sure. Funny thing is that I have even considered trying to "mute" my "silent" Diamond in my home. Its interesting what folks pine after. I've read that people like the way a certain cue sounds when it strikes the ball. Fascinating.
Which one is sturdier?
Gold Crowns do not exactly have a small frame.
Just so you know, that's actually an Anniversary frame, as in pre GC.....you can tell by the way the outside edge of the frame is 45 degreed off the full length of the side which was needed to mount the ball return.
All I can say is that to preserve my own life during a massive earthquake with the building falling down around and on top of me, I would duck under a Diamond table before I would duck under a Gold Crown.
Really, I don't have much brand loyalty. I want the best car I can get for my money and I want the best pool table I can get for my money. If some manufacturer came out with a structurally superior, more durable and better playing table than either Brunswick or Diamond has on the market, then that would be the one I would buy.
I do like that Diamond seems to still support the activity of playing the game though. But that would not be why I decided to buy the table.
FYI, in the Chevy vs. Ford debate, I would choose Honda.
In an earthquake, I would choose a Verhoven carom table first...
...but a Diamond Smart table is high on the list.
I am greatly offended, however, by you neglecting to mention Dodge in your vehicle debate...
....I've owned several Ramchargers...loved 'em all...I be a Mopar man.
The optimum speed at which to hit an off angle shot changes from table model to table model, depending on the cushions and pocket facings. On the old Gold Crowns, the optimum speed was firmer than many of the tables today. It just feels good to hit the balls with more authority.
If I had to hit a multi-rail snooker for my life, I would like to be on a Gold Crown or an
Anniversary.....I like the hit of the rails.
Everything else, Diamond has Brunswick beat by a mile.
When I was younger, I used to rant that I would like to give Brunswick designers some
serious weight for some serious cash, 'cause they obviously didn't know much about pool
tables from the player's point of view.
I thought I had all the disadvantages on Brunswicks figured out....
...then I ran into GCs and Anniversaries that had ASHTRAYS for corner castings...
..now, wouldn't you like to give the guy who thought that was a good idea...
...the break and the last 8?
What you really have to ask yourself is with all the improvements Diamond made correcting so many of the GC's faults is how they could get the rails that wrong, simply ponderous
They also had a long standing problem of dye coming off the pockets onto the balls. Haven't heard much of that lately so perhaps it's been resolved?
Bottom line for me is GC or Diamond - choose your bliss. :thumbup:
Late 90s, I'm checking out a Kim Steel in Baltimore....a friend had a club in Toronto and felt having a different kind of table would be good for business....it was springtime..a little humid....so I play the standard three rail kick out of the corner....the shot was not there....
...the third rail contact would have to be where the side pocket is...told my friend to forget about them...the rails were almost snooker height...played short as hell.
Soren Sogard lost a lot of business to Verhoven because their rails were a little too quick.
A lack of research cost both companies a lot of sales.
However, in our room, I can smash a ball frozen on the long rail in clean on a Diamond, even though the pocket is a quarter smaller than our GCs...the Brunswick spits 'em out.