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I have owned a Red Label 9 foot Diamond Professional table since March, 1995. I spoke to the owner of Diamond Billiards and purchased the table after it had been set up for a few days at the Billiard Expo in King of Prussia, PA for Diamond. It has drop pockets, flush leather and green Simonis...

When I bought my Diamond Professional 9 foot table from Diamond Billiards in 1995, it was delivered from the Allen Hopkins trade show in PA where it was set up for a couple of days. The installer (Tony's Hustlers, Inc.) delivered it to Holden, MA and set it up with a machinist's level from parts...

I own a red label Diamond Professional 9 foot table (purchased in 1995). The cushions play very well- the balls bounce long if anything and the rebound speed is slow, allowing English to take exceptionally well.

One thing that I have not seen in this discussion is that (supposedly) Mosconi did not miss after running 526 balls in exhibition but simply stopped shooting (perhaps he ran out of time in the exhibition or was tired).

Diamond tables seem to have a reputation for banking "short" according to several posts that I have read on AZ Billiards forum. However, I have an "early" Diamond Red Label 9 foot Diamond Professional table which I purchased from Diamond in 1995 and it actually banks correctly or "long" if...

I usually clean my cue shafts after I am done playing for the night or before I play again on a different night by using magic eraser with a slight amount of water- damp, then dry immediately with a paper towel then burnish with a piece of leather made by a cue case maker. I clean the butt with...

The most serious problem caused by jumping up, in my opinion, is that it affects the length and smoothness of the follow through. There are a few things I try to do to not jump up since it is one of my bad pool habits- 1. Practice a very long (exaggerated) follow through on all shots to prevent...

Actually it is the inverse- the Diamond Professional came out with K-55 profile (slow rebounding) cushions first and all Gold Crowns prior to the GC 4 used K-66 but the GC 4 switched to the K-55's. I have a Diamond Professional - purchased in 1995- one of the very early tables. When I played on...

Diamond pool tables and banking properties I have a red label Diamond Professional table that I purchased in March, 1995 (it was set up for a day or 2 at the Alan Hopkins Super Billiards Expo in PA and then transported and set up at my house by Tony's Hustler's Inc., which assembled those...

I think Bob Jewett is correct in that a stunned cue ball at impact with the object ball will impart the maximum amount of cut induced throw to the object ball and force it toward the side (long) rail/cushion. I tend to use a moderate amount of running (left in this case) english on most cut...

Eye gaze method I have been told by a central Massachusetts advanced BCA instructor that I switch my gaze to the object ball too late. However, the following works for me: I focus on the ferrule and tip of my cue stick as it is moving back-and-forth through practice strokes to get the feel of...

I have a friend who had an antique pool table (over 100 years old) and the pockets and balls were smaller (probably 2 1/8 inch diameter but I never measured them). It was a pool table, not snooker. Also, I bring my set of Aramith Tournament pool balls to play 9 ball pickup games to the pool hall...