Recent content by Southport Lanes

Validation - as well as just checking that I'm not missing something. Plus I haven't bought a new table in decades. I'm old enough to know that I don't know everything - and any time I think I do I should probably ask for advice :)

The Brunswick VIP I grew up with had open wire gullies. I actually considered them less dirty than tables with plastic (versus leather) drop pockets.

Getting it from a dealer, who is also handling the install. 9' GC VI (non tournament) (the only difference is the non-tournament has the standard pocket width instead of the narrow tournament width). Walnut color. Simonis 860 cloth in Simonis green. You're right the gully system costs about...

Yes. I was one of the partners.

I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on a 9' Gold Crown VI (non-tournament). I grew up playing on a 9' Brunswick VIP with a gully system. Most of my league play in Chicago has been 8' or 9' tables with drop pockets. I always preferred the gully system - though to be honest I can't really say...

He lost me when he said he was 48 and still living with his parents. There are so many things wrong with the OP's post I think I lost ten IQ points just reading it. He's in the Hall of Shame all right... but not in the way he initially intended.

Same for me. My dad always played to win - because he said the day I beat him I would know that I did so fair and square. I was probably around the same age. I consider myself a good player - but not a great one. Some nights in league play in Chicago I would play above my skill level... and...

For those of you who own a Gold Crown, how does it compare to a Brunswick VIP? I grew up playing on a 9' VIP in the 1970's, and owned the table until about 2000.