Rasson table rails

Zhero

Zhero

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Had a new 9' Rasson Challenger installed in April of this year with factory rails and new simonis 860, new predator arco. I play about 1-2 hrs each day on average and the rails kind of kills the spin of the cue ball. At first I thought it's just the combination of new table cloth/rail/balls effect and will be better with time, but for some reason the problem still exists today. I'm not sure if I am describing the problem accurately, it's especially apparent when I hit with draw/stun-draw on a shot and the cue ball travels a bit before hitting the rail, it would just die after contacting the rail instead of coming out in the direction of the spin.

Also don't know if this matters, I had the mechanic reduce the pocket size from a standard 4.5" to 4.25", I think he added some shims, they are very stiff and they might be "clamping" the rails from both sides and affect the vibration of the rubber (just my theoretical self-diagnose).

Thanks for your time in advance.
 
The facings will not affect the rebound except for very close to them. Get a tape and measure exactly how far off of the bed of the table the nose of the cushions are. They should be right around 1-7/16". If they are high, it will cause the ball to slow. If low, they will hop and bounce faster.
 
Zhero said:
Had a new 9' Rasson Challenger installed in April of this year with factory rails and new simonis 860, new predator arco. I play about 1-2 hrs each day on average and the rails kind of kills the spin of the cue ball. At first I thought it's just the combination of new table cloth/rail/balls effect and will be better with time, but for some reason the problem still exists today. I'm not sure if I am describing the problem accurately, it's especially apparent when I hit with draw/stun-draw on a shot and the cue ball travels a bit before hitting the rail, it would just die after contacting the rail instead of coming out in the direction of the spin.

Also don't know if this matters, I had the mechanic reduce the pocket size from a standard 4.5" to 4.25", I think he added some shims, they are very stiff and they might be "clamping" the rails from both sides and affect the vibration of the rubber (just my theoretical self-diagnose).

Thanks for your time in advance.
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You may want to check the rail bolts, to make sure that they are tight.
 
Thanks for the responses, checked both, height is correct and bolts are very secure
 
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