Ah, the mystery reply...........
If not Simonis, than what?
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Ah, the mystery reply...........
Thanks, this was my first go to choice but unfortunately no grey color available and grey it has to be.
No thank you. If its a 7ft bar box I would but I like a worsted cloth. I would love a 9ft table too but unfortunately no room for it, as a matter of fact a 8ft will be tight with my long cue as it is.
I have had good luck with ozone billiards house brand of cloth - it’s very inexpensive, plays to my liking, and is available in grey.
YMMV, of course.
https://www.ozonebilliards.com/product/ozone-speed-billiard-cloth-steel-grey-8-foot
YMMV, of course.
https://www.ozonebilliards.com/product/ozone-speed-billiard-cloth-steel-grey-8-foot
The price is tempting but I m a firm believer in you get what you pay for. Looking at the pic of the cloth it looks so thin, like thinner than Simonis 760 which to me is too fast.
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With a 55/45 blend its probably really fast. 760 is 70/30. Higher nylon content normally equates to more speed.
I played on a table that ironically is at the house I'm closing on on Wednesday. The table had cloth like this on it and the cue ball slid so much. My guess is he used this or a similar brand cloth.
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https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=takini cloth&epa=SEARCH_BOX
This is the Takini facebook page. I have purchased several times for myself and friends over 10 years or so. Never any problems. Message them with what you want and they will get back to you with price and delivery time.
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Thanks. I'll see what colors they offer.
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I bought some 2 years ago for my new table. Plays great
I found an email address and got a quote for $150 including shipping from South Korea to Australia.
I bought the Sky Blue color which seems identical to Simonis Tournament Blue colour.
At the time they also had Coffee Brown, Silver Blue, Deep Blue and Bottle Green.
The email I used was mintable@naver.com
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I contacted them via their FB page and was quoted $160 plus $45 shipping. At $205 I m now on the fence between this and ProForm.
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In my short search, the only thing I found in grey was Championship Invitational. $99 bucks at Seyberts with free shipping.
https://www.seyberts.com/invitational-pool-table-felt/championship-invitational-cloth-steel-grey/
https://www.seyberts.com/invitational-pool-table-felt/championship-invitational-cloth-steel-grey/
Agreed! ProForm505 is a great economical cloth. Good durability, installs similar to Simonis 860HR (tight stretch), and the price is very low. Speed is also similar to 860HR.
I install a ton of it.
I think I've have heard enough, ProForm is what I will install.
A little side note is a friend of mine who also has an 8' table very similar to mine is installing ProForm too. And since he is the only friend I have in our new home of AZ having his table be almost identical to mine will be nice. I think I even convinced him since we installed new accufast cushions yesterday to go with the 3/8" 50A neoprene facings like I am. Our table will be nearly identical to play on.
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Just my opinion but there is no substitute for simonis 860. On a home table
it will last for years. So spend the extra 100 to 200 and get the best
I agree. He will always regret it if he doesn’t go with Simonis. I’ve tried various other brands of worsted cloths, not to save $ but to see if I could find a cloth I actually liked better than Simonis 860 HR in terms of playability as well as durability. inevitably, I always come back to Simonis.