Diamond or who else?
I have owned one Valley Cougar seven foot bar table, one Diamond Pro seven foot bar table and now have a nine foot Diamond Pro with 860 Simonis. I have played on Olhhausen and Brunswick Gold Crown for many continued hours of competitive play in all games. I will take the play of the Diamond table regardless of size over any table in the maket today. The Diamond Pro uses slate slighty thicker than one and one half inch. It rolls 100% dead nuts true. The corner pockets are trimmed in hard leather and not raised making it much more comfortable to shoot out of the corners without having to raise your bridege hand to accomodate the raised metal and leather on the other tables. I like the diamond maks on the rails and prefer them over the inlaid circles. They offer a better target sight for banks and kicks. The rails are beyond comparison. To prove it, shoot the cue ball hard up and back long rail and close your eys. Listen for the distinct ""thump" as it hits the rail. Listen for the strong thump each time it makes contact with a rail. Even when the roll on the ball has amost stopped, when it hits the rail it still has a resounding "thump". I believe this to be unequaled and a testament to how true and precise a bank game can be played when done so on a Diamond table. I just returned from the Derby City Classic. I loved banking on their tables and to have participated at that level. I am practicing now for next year. Good luck in your choice of table, whatever that may turn out to be.
Cross Side Larry
"learn from the best, and beat the rest"
