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mreightball

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Hello:
Just a consensus, which Bar Box do you think is the best to play on and why? And also what felt do you like on this table?
Thanks
Ron
 
For players that can only fit a 7 foot table in their home and don't want to or can't spring for a Diamond Smart table, Brunswick, or other expensive table maybe a Valley is the way to go. I'll be the first to say a Valley is not near a Diamond, but with a good brand and grade of cloth and a set of Glen's (RealKingCobra) Ridgeback rails the Valley plays better, harder, and truer than any other Valley set-up. It can give a new Valley the 6 and out.

I had mine covered with Championship Tour Edition and then put on the Ridgeback rails and I can honestly say the it plays way better than ANY Valley I've ever played on, new or old, and I've played on 100's of them. They have Ridgeback's for other tables like Global and other bar box brands and I believe they can custom make Ridgeback's for just about any table. Mine plays as good as any 7 foot table now except a Diamond. Johnnyt
http://shop.ridgebackrails.com/main.sc
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Which is the best to play on?

1000% a Diamond Pro-Am Smart Table with the 4.5" pockets and Blue Simonis Cloth. (hey you asked)

They play true and everyone plays the same!
 
with what goal in mind?

mreightball said:
Hello:
Just a consensus, which Bar Box do you think is the best to play on and why? And also what felt do you like on this table?
Thanks
Ron
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Ron,

The first question is with what goal in mind? The Diamond is the flat out best seven footer I ever played on, bar none. I also don't doubt that JohnnyT knows what he is talking about when he says the ridgeback rails greatly improve any other bar table but a Diamond and they aren't expensive.

However, there are two schools of thought about a practice table. One is to practice on the best table you can practice on and adapt to the tables you compete on. The other thought is to practice on exactly the table you compete on. Same table, same rails, same cloth, same balls. If you are going to spend more than 75% of your time on your practice table then I think matching what you compete on as much as possible is a good idea. To compete on a bar box, leave it like a typical bar box, trick it out if you are practicing on a seven to compete on a nine. If you are still going to get plenty of playing time on the bar box tables you compete on tricking out your practice table is fine too.

Hu
 
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