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I'm a relative beginner, too, and here's what I can contribute based on my recent experience going through this. People will respond by advocating for the cue they won, the decision they made. It's not necessarily objective. Once you get up into $100+ dollars, you really can't go wrong, and...

I guess I will staple. What length staples should I use, for bed and rail? I'm uusing a pneumatic stapler that takes T50 staples. Also, I've seen various things, what do you recommend for staple spacing?

Thanks. Now that I have it, I realize that, since my slightly-used Lucasi custom cue came with three shafts, I could have just put a phenolic tip, or WhiteDiamond tip on one of those shafts and I would have been all set for breaking. For jumping, I really have to learn and practice more before...

He competes on a bar box, so who cares? :) The pocket size is the last thing I would be concerned with, playfield size matters much more, in my opinion. (He didn't say if the table he competes on has Pro-cut or League-cut pockets.) But, even more important, is to practice the fundamental...

Interesting. I've never before heard that there might have been ordering options for GC tables. My pocket angles vary, which I hope to correct when I recover and do a little refurbishment. I think it's both the difficulty of measuring angles precisely with a metal protractor on a...

I get a kick out of these threads, because there's a cadre of table geeks on here who just assume that anyone who gets a GC will just have to have the rails reprofiled and extended and install new rubber, and anyone getting a diamond red label will just have to convert it to blue. The OP...

What's that? Is there a rule that you must sink a ball on the break?

I noticed that a couple of the corner pockets rattle out balls apparently more frequently than before. Could this be due to loose rail bolts? What's the torque spec for the rail bolts? Thanks, jv

I just looked at a bunch of pictures of GC IV's online, and I don't think any of them have labels or score counters on the rails.

I'd like to make a gauge as a template for "original" Gold Crown I pockets.

@Bob Jewett Thank you! I love that snooker has a standard, and enforces it. I wish pool were thus. Then people could compare their performance to anyone, anywhere, and amateurs could play on the same "court" as pros. Somewhere, in one of the Brunswick Gold Crown manuals, I recall seeing a...

This! I had a couple of knuckleheads when mine was set up, and I'd rather live with my own sub-par job than someone else's. Plus, I have the time to do it over and over until it comes out right. Geoff has a point, stapling might be a better idea for me for the bed, since the rip-up and...

Thanks very much, Geoff.

Thanks Geoff. I'm not sure how the stretch recommendation I posted is being interpreted; when the vendor says "about 1"-1.5" in width and 2"-2.5" in length will give the best result,"" I don't think they are saying that's the maximum stretch for the cloth, and maybe they aren't recommending it...

Thank you! Now I feel bad about being so strident. The rules and laws are confusing, and unfair, in my opinion.

The Gold Crown slate for a 9' table is 57 x 107". The cloth is 109", "relaxed." You're going to stretch it 2 to 2 1/2" in length when installing. I would think it would be fine. If it's a problem, you could use one of those duck-billed Vice Grips, no?

Here's what I found for CPBA Competition, apparently from the manufacturer, on the Amazon page for this: "Stretch index: Stretch about 1"-1.5" in width and 2"-2.5" in length will give the best result." (I assume they are talking about a 9' table, but they don't specify.)

That is absolutely incorrect. Are you just making this up, or did you read it somewhere? If you read it, please supply the reference. From the Fish and Wildlife website: The sale of African elephant ivory items across state lines (interstate commerce) is prohibited, except for items that...

You neglect that there's a down angle on those. I bet they will drop without forcing them.

I bought CPBA Competition from a Chinese vendor for $120US plus $6 shipping. Got it in two weeks via FedEx International Priority. CPBA Pool cloth for 9ft tables (Competition) (Price is now up to $140.)