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That’s not an accurate photo - it is much brighter. It is as bright a green as tournament blue is a blue. As others have said, good LED lighting is the key. Can’t go wrong with Simonis green.

FYI, keep in mind that the cost for Diamond to supply all 6 new Artemis cushions including new rail cloth and shipping is still likely less than 1/2 of what a qualified professional mechanic will charge you for the labor.

If pockets are any tighter than 4-1/8”, the pocket facing angles absolutely must be altered from 142–143° down to no more than 140°. Otherwise, even with new cloth, the pockets become unplayable even for very high-level players to play their game and showcase their skills.

That does not look good. Did the installer draw your attention to it? If not, I would never use that installer again. There are clearly some issues with those cushion rubbers that need to be replaced. I would strongly suggest getting all the cushion rubbers replaced so they will match.

The title of your thread is confusing. To me, your pre-shot routine is the repetitive routine you go through leading up to the start of your final backstroke/stroke. As far as incorporating a pause at the back of your stroke, you have to have patience, practice it and give it time before you...

The size of the pockets is a huge degree of difficulty variable when attempting this drill. On 4-1/4” corners it is way tougher than say 4-3/4” pockets.

To claim or assume these hand movements were not done intentionally to distract the shooter is being extremely generous and ignorant, especially for a player at this level. He was in the process of getting out of his chair as the object ball was still approaching the intended pocket.

I also agree - when you get that tight, 1/8” or even 1/10” does make a difference. We have a 4-1/4” pocket table and a 4-1/8” pocket table. You can’t believe how much tougher that 4-1/8” table plays.

Yes, that makes sense. However, you have to accept that by attempting to do that, the stronger player is then more likely to try to do it right back at you, and they clearly have the better chance of pulling it off.

Nothing as nice as new cloth, if you prioritize your pool and if you can afford it. It’s obvious from your wear / burn marks that you have racked the balls at both ends of the table. No, there is no way to remove the burn marks or the breaking tracks from your cloth. When/if you do get new...

You have the right to try to 3 foul anyone any time, but a relatively good player who is thinking about nothing but 3 fouling their opponent because they scratch on the break, even with a nice ball spread, is nitty IMO. I also feel trying to 3 foul a considerably lower skill level player is...

Agreed, but I’m guessing those 10’ tables had 5” pockets - a huge difference from 4-1/2” or tighter pockets.

Yes, I’ve worn a wrist brace the past year plus. I don’t care what others think, as I have found it very helpful.

The biggest issue I’ve had with replacing the Diamond sprocket material with a different material surface is how tight the balls fit with the alternate pads when they are in the sprockets in the unit. If they fit too tight, they won’t spin properly.

Thanks, I might give it a try. I did order and receive an extra set of sprockets for my diamond dual polisher, which were not too unreasonably priced compared to the price of the entire polisher - $55 + $20 shipping for the pair of them.

The top pro pool players are generally better today for all the obvious reasons, just like they are in most of the other sports.

Because of the unique shape of a locker to hold a pool cue case and little else, they generally need to be custom made - relatively simple for any trim carpenter or cabinet maker, if you give them the specs you desire. Our lockers in our Poolroom were made by my late dad 28 years ago, are...

Sounds like a vision center issue. You think you are cueing at center ball but actually you are cueing right of center. One of our best players here has struggled with this issue for years and seems to have eventually overcome it. If I can remember, I’ll try to ask him how he solved this.

Hard to pick one match over 50+ years, but one of my earliest big matches was in 1975, a ACUI regional final 14.1 match that if I’d won would have earned me qualifying for the ACUI nationals and representing my school. I still have painfully clear memories of losing pretty badly to a far...

Nice table, I would say $6k would be a fair price for the seller and the buyer, which is likely +\-$1,500 less than what you paid for it. Keep in mind the buyer is going to have to spend at least another roughly $1,500 to get a reputable mechanic to break it down, move it and set it back up...