Your choice of cloth

I’m using championship tournament right now for the same reason lol I gave up looking for the blue. It was after the pandemic and everything was winding down and I couldn’t find it so I gave up. I think it shows burn marks too quick but I always thought it played as good as simonis . I used to suggest it when I covered peoples tables because it was quite a bit cheaper. Now it’s just about as expensive as simonis so you might as well get the best.
 
When I have mine changed next I’ll go for the tournament blue, not just cause I think it’s cool, but it actually makes the table look bigger, probably because of the lighter color.
I have a nine foot GC in green and the first time I played on a nine footer in blue I thought it was a 10 footer. I actually measured it just to make sure it was a nine foot table. I like the ‘bigger’ feel
 
EddieBme said:
has anyone tried Proline? If so for any length of time to critique the durability or how it plays?

Eddie
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I have Proline (tournament blue) on my 4 x 8 table, it's a year old (installed March 2022) and still plays and looks good, I'm the only one to play on it, but I practice/play every day for a few hours. I chose it over Simonis primarily for the difference in price, it was $275 installed as opposed to Simonis at $575. I did a bit of research and found there didn't seem to be much play difference in the higher level name brand and the others that have been mentioned in this thread. I would imagine Simonis is a better product, but to me it wasn't twice the price better.
 
Steve2022 said:
I have Proline (tournament blue) on my 4 x 8 table, it's a year old (installed March 2022) and still plays and looks good, I'm the only one to play on it, but I practice/play every day for a few hours. I chose it over Simonis primarily for the difference in price, it was $275 installed as opposed to Simonis at $575. I did a bit of research and found there didn't seem to be much play difference in the higher level name brand and the others that have been mentioned in this thread. I would imagine Simonis is a better product, but to me it wasn't twice the price better.
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Thanks Steve.
 
I covered the tables in a couple of bars in a small city, one with Simonis and one with Proline. Most players, even the better ones, don't notice much difference.
 
MitchAlsup said:
Which makes you a better player--since more people have problems with delicacy than with power.
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Andy cloth, is another one that plays really fast, compared with simonis, and has a strange texture.it's probably, due to the nylon content.
 
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Sheldon said:
I covered the tables in a couple of bars in a small city, one with Simonis and one with Proline. Most players, even the better ones, don't notice much difference.
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Thanks Sheldon.. I think that's what I'm going with. Certainly more cost-efficient.
 
gbs52 said:
What your choice of these cloths. Only using their upper end basalt. CPBA, Championship tour or Gorina. Didn’t mention Simonis cause I know it’s great and you can’t get any tournament blue. Thanks
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Tour edition 30 30 is the best cloth imo.
gbs52 said:
I’ve looked around and have not found any so far. Factory is damaged is shut down til repair.
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Billiard wholesale in silvis Illinois call them
 
EddieBme said:
Thanks Sheldon.. I think that's what I'm going with. Certainly more cost-efficient.
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Proform is more like Simonis, and stretches almost the same too.
Championship has a LOT more stretch, which make installing it on the rails a bit easier.
 
Steve2022 said:
@EddieBme I said I had Proline, I believe it may actually be Proform, it is worsted wool and looks like Simonis, sorry about that :unsure:
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Same thing. Proline Proform 505 is the full name of the cloth. They have some variations, but the 505 is the stuff that's most similar to Simonis 860.

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Thanks guys for all of the information... certainly helps me to feel comfortable making a decision.
 
I bought 9' 860 in Slate and 8' 860 in Grey last week, no problem. I don't need them immediately as I just wanted to have it available since I'm moving relatively soon. If either of those helps you out, I'll sell them to you at what I paid for them and simply re-order. PM me if you are in need.
 
tg_vegas said:
I bought 9' 860 in Slate and 8' 860 in Grey last week, no problem. I don't need them immediately as I just wanted to have it available since I'm moving relatively soon. If either of those helps you out, I'll sell them to you at what I paid for them and simply re-order. PM me if you are in need.
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Thanks so much for the offer. Very generous of you. Keep what you have... never know how hard it will be to get in the future. We're learning that. I currently have a 860 Grey on the table. It's ok for now. I do have an 9'Apple Green on hand. Not sure if I'm selling or keeping at this stage. I can handle the color but the room/table calls for Grey, maybe camel, mocha. Good luck with your move.
 
GoldCrown said:
Thanks so much for the offer. Very generous of you. Keep what you have... never know how hard it will be to get in the future. We're learning that. I currently have a 860 Grey on the table. It's ok for now. I do have an 9'Apple Green on hand. Not sure if I'm selling or keeping at this stage. I can handle the color but the room/table calls for Grey, maybe camel, mocha. Good luck with your move.
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What color grey, they have three different ones? Grey, Slate, and isn't there a new one, Shark grey?
 
jtompilot said:
What color grey, they have three different ones? Grey, Slate, and isn't there a new one, Shark grey?
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Grey..... not familiar with Shark Grey. Grey on a black table is a perfect match. Grey is good on the eyes. I haven't sen the Slate Grey
 
Yes, three greys. The slate, in my opinion, has a hint of purple in it. The other two are simply light grey and dark grey.

I have a black table and loved the grey on it. When I recovered the table in December, I could only get tournament blue so went ahead with that. At the same time, I placed an order for the other greys when the finally came available, which was about a week ago.
 
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