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DrCue'sProtege

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FYI here,
Remember how I always complained about how I rarely ever got a decent spread after the 9B break on my GCIV? And how that sort of prompted me to go and purchase the new Diamond Professional?

For the first time in a few months I went downstairs and broke some racks of 9B on the Gold Crown IV today. After 17 break shots with not one chance of running out due to impossible spreads I just gave up. Just quit. Shut the lights out and came back upstairs.

Suddenly that Gold Crown VII is starting to seem more appealing.

r/DCP
 
DrCue'sProtege said:
FYI here,
Remember how I always complained about how I rarely ever got a decent spread after the 9B break on my GCIV? And how that sort of prompted me to go and purchase the new Diamond Professional?

For the first time in a few months I went downstairs and broke some racks of 9B on the Gold Crown IV today. After 17 break shots with not one chance of running out due to impossible spreads I just gave up. Just quit. Shut the lights out and came back upstairs.

Suddenly that Gold Crown VII is starting to seem more appealing.

r/DCP
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Definitely time to upgrade to the 7. You won't regret it. Do you stream your practice sessions?
 
Are you a run out player. If not forget about the breaks unless you play in a Break only league.
My room has a dehumidifier and I still suck wind.
Research the GC7. There is feedback that the vinyl covered rails scratch. That is a deal breaker (for me).
 
DrCue'sProtege said:
FYI here,
Remember how I always complained about how I rarely ever got a decent spread after the 9B break on my GCIV? And how that sort of prompted me to go and purchase the new Diamond Professional?

For the first time in a few months I went downstairs and broke some racks of 9B on the Gold Crown IV today. After 17 break shots with not one chance of running out due to impossible spreads I just gave up. Just quit. Shut the lights out and came back upstairs.

Suddenly that Gold Crown VII is starting to seem more appealing.

r/DCP
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So you are saying after 17 breaks you had no look at the next ball after the break?? I find that beyond hard to believe. I suppose we have to take your word for it because you refuse to post a video to potentially work out the issue. I wonder how the rest of the world ever played rotation on the earlier GC's when never having a look at a ball after the break.
 
ibuycues said:
Humid as hell in Kansas! Whew!

Will Prout
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I'm in north central Oklahoma. My little building where I have my table is around 500-550 square feet. I have a mini-split and a dehumidifier in there. I am having to empty the dehu once every 12 hours trying to keep humidity @50% or lower. It's ridiculous. Humid in a drought, and it's over 100° every day.
 
If you play league/tournaments on Diamond tables, stick with Diamonds. Forget balls on the break, pro players make a ball about 50% of the time, the rest of us 5%-35%. So your opponent has the advantage most of the time after you break. Play second ball break or the cut break like the Chinese 8 ball players and bring the CB back up to the end rail.
The idea is to play defense on the break. Forget spreading 'em out and giving your opponent a clear open table.
 
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