You preferred a Diamond but In 2 minutes you couldn't find a Rebco website and went to preferring a Rebco table over Diamond???
Best 7’ table other than Diamond!
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I think the poster was trying to quote the person who said they prefer the Rebco and it’s half the price.
To me the first question is whether you want to play in tournaments or leagues etc and if so what they play on.
In my area, 90% of league and BB tournaments are on Diamonds, maybe 10% on Valleys (although one place just got the Predator tables). I found Diamond BB to be very fast when I first tried them but now I feel very comfortable on them. If I couldn’t afford a Diamond (and since the new good BBs from other manufacturers are similarly priced) I would get a used Valley with Ridgebacks to try to approximate the Diamonds as best I could.
In my area, 90% of league and BB tournaments are on Diamonds, maybe 10% on Valleys (although one place just got the Predator tables). I found Diamond BB to be very fast when I first tried them but now I feel very comfortable on them. If I couldn’t afford a Diamond (and since the new good BBs from other manufacturers are similarly priced) I would get a used Valley with Ridgebacks to try to approximate the Diamonds as best I could.
If you read the 2nd quote it reads like you prefer Rebco and then mention that they are 1/2 the price of a Diamond. sorry for the confusion.
Just to make clear, I prefer REBCO 7ft tables to 7ft Diamonds. And the good part is they are 1/2 the price of a Diamond. That said if you play league or tournaments on Diamonds, better practice on one. I like 9 ft REBCO tables also. Bob makes a great table, IMO.
I see. As you can see in post #41 above those are quoted from posts with your name, in your original post that I quoted there is nothing there saying that it is a quote from someone else. Confusion solved.
InsertCleverNameHere
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Thank god you guys sorted that out. I was getting worried.
I had this set up once upon a time, it was great.
dendweller
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Corners look at little soft on the overhead of the tournaments the Rassons are played on. They are tight but doesn't appear they left much shelf for getting them that tight. I'd like to see an overhead of the Olhausen, I had one, it was not hurting for shelf but that was quite a while ago.
olhausen are very well made tables and look good in a home. since when you buy you are going to be putting on the cloth fix the rattle issue that bothers many.
they are cheaper than diamonds and brunswick. look better in your home. and can be found easily used from others that didnt use their home table or are moving for great prices.
they are cheaper than diamonds and brunswick. look better in your home. and can be found easily used from others that didnt use their home table or are moving for great prices.
I just got back from BCAPL in Vegas and they had Predator tables out there. The pockets were a bit loose for my liking but they seemed to bank and play well in my opinion.
Scrunge19
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The pockets on those tables were terrible. They were too wide, cut straight to allow poorly struck balls to fall, and the cut of the slate came almost to the center of the pocket between the two points. Couple all that with new cloth and you could make balls even if you hit a full diamond up the rail.
dendweller
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That's how it looks in the overhead of the matches I've watched.
I played on a Predator barbox at last year's Expo for about 20 minutes. It played perfect to me, including the pockets. The only thing I didn't like was the "tink" sound the balls made when hitting the pocket.
You guys are forgetting that most players, even serious players, can't run a rack on a Valley. Easy pockets are ok imo. (And the Predator pockets are nowhere as easy as a stock Valley). Super tough pockets like on a 9' Diamond take the fun out of the game. Medium tough pockets like on a 7' Diamond (shorter shelf than the 9' with the same pocket cut) is about the max difficulty tables should be for 99% of the players, imo.
You guys are forgetting that most players, even serious players, can't run a rack on a Valley. Easy pockets are ok imo. (And the Predator pockets are nowhere as easy as a stock Valley). Super tough pockets like on a 9' Diamond take the fun out of the game. Medium tough pockets like on a 7' Diamond (shorter shelf than the 9' with the same pocket cut) is about the max difficulty tables should be for 99% of the players, imo.
dendweller
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Overhead I was referring to was at a pro event.