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  1. PoolFan101

    Anyone had any experience using Champion Mercury ultra cloth

    My Dealer recommend Champion Mercury ultra backed cloth. Is this a decent cloth and has anyone ever used it or played on it. I can get it rather cheaply. I was wanting Champion tour edition but he said it is thin and plays really fast and cost twice as much. Simons 860 was what I really looked...
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    Is Polyester bad for cue balls or close to phenolic resin

    I ended up a really solid deal on a set of Aramith Premier phenolic resin balls from my dealer. They are a really nice set and do the job quite nicely. My dealer is a Friend also and he had a set that was cheaper called Magnum made by CL Bailey. He said he has sold those for 12 years and had...
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    Is Polyester bad for cue balls or close to phenolic resin

    what is crazy tho is that Cuetec offers a lifetime guarantee on this sethttps://www.cuetec.com/products/accessories/11-104-cuetec-2-14-billiard-ball-set/ , It say 's they are made from a special cast Polyester , what is that . They must think alot of them to offer a lifetime guarantee on them
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    Is Polyester bad for cue balls or close to phenolic resin

    I figured that , The Cuetec set looked really nice but I believe they are around 70 bux . I planned on getting the Tungsten balls once he re-cloths the table. My Son ordered a new set of Aramith Crown balls but they won't be in until next week. My Dealer has a set of the Cuetec's and I thought...
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    Sib tips by tom hay(ultraskin guy)

    Tom is not the Sib guy , That is from a different person in the co. I wanted to get some sib blue tips to try and Tom sent me the link to the rep for them.
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    Is Polyester bad for cue balls or close to phenolic resin

    Hello Before I get started , yes I know the table is from 1994 and I should not care if the balls are leaving burn marks on the cloth etc , etc , etc. My Son’s table is a 1994 Olhausen with green cloth that is wore a little but bad enough to need replacement at this moment. He is going...
  7. PoolFan101

    Is National Tmt cloth good.

    Hello , I know Simons make the best felt going but it is pretty expensive. What would you consider a close 2nd in terms of quality and playability. Is National a good cloth or do you recommend a another brand in terms of being a close 2nd to Simons. Thanks
  8. PoolFan101

    Cleaned Aramith Continental Pool balls in Dawn and having issue

    Can these balls be fixed or are they ruined
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    Cleaned Aramith Continental Pool balls in Dawn and having issue

    Hello , In the thread I posted about my Son buying his Olhausen table , when he bought it the table came without balls. So We had a old set of Aramith Continental balls and a measle cue ball , We washed them in warm water with Dawn to clean them up and dried them. The cloth on the table...
  10. PoolFan101

    The Color of Money - What ball set was used - red 5 ball

    Hello , In the Scene were Eddie plays at Chalky's with Vincent at the end of Vincent's run you see a Red 5 ball, I cannot say I have seen a red 5 . Orange , pink even but cannot remember a red 5. Does anyone know what ball set that may have been . Thanks
  11. PoolFan101

    WTB - Cyclops ball set Zeus TV pro

    Does anyone have a nice used set of these or new , please pm me if you do . Thanks
  12. PoolFan101

    8 ft Olhausen table question.

    The Olhasen rep told me it was solid Oak with a American Walnut stain and the model is American Provincial it is still in production. That table today retails for $ 5000.00 , not for sure about back then in the 90's what it cost tho.
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    8 ft Olhausen table question.

    I spoke with the Rep at Olhausen and the lady was very nice and helpful She said that the table is a American Provincial with oak finish . The cloth is fair but needs new , Any recommendation on cloth and balls , he wants Tournament Blue . Thanks
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    8 ft Olhausen table question.

    My Son bought this Olhausen table well with the money , very cheap. The owner just wanted it gone. It is Stamped underneath Mfr -1-1994 so I presume that Mfr date. The owner told me the house was built in 1994 and the table was delivered to the home and has not moved since. The cloth is fair...
  15. PoolFan101

    Sharpie..

    That was neat , Mike always seemed like a good guy .
  16. PoolFan101

    10 Ball - is it played like 9 ball

    Hello , In the world of pool I grew up in there was only 8 ball and check being played with in the latter years you could sometimes find a game of 9 ball. I see today that 10 Ball is getting favored and I wanted to see how that is played , Is the rules similar to 9 ball like shooting in...
  17. PoolFan101

    Popping ball stroke

    Actually what he means is that you hit the ball with Authority , CJ Wiley showed us this during his session . He is hitting the cue ball with enough power and stroke that the ball is actually coming off the table and popping into the object ball. Cj would lay a quarter down and the cue ball...
  18. PoolFan101

    Is there such thing as a cheaper table

    My Son is wanting to get a table to start out with , Price is not to much of a problem as I have seen some nice Brunswick's on Marketplace for around 350 range. There is a 1978 Brunswick Leisure table in mint condition that looks like it was never played on . The lady said it may have had 10...
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    Is there such thing as a cheaper table

    Hello , In the Quest for a decent , but not a throw away pool table, Do they make a decent cheap table. Most of these have wood for the bed instead of slate. I have read about a few that use Dura a bond or a resin injected pressed wood that is supposed to be better quality and...
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