How about their rails play like pin ball machines? Hahahaha
Best 7’ table other than Diamond!
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they aren't still made are they? thought they quit making tables yrs ago.
kinda goofy how you choose to take that stance when no one else does, for the attention i assume it gets you
It's not that no one agrees with him. We all know you have to play Diamond rails different. You just deal with it.
Cartune
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Saw that one too, but for the price, I would get a Diamond
I have a 7 foot Valley in my garage with great rails, 4 inch pockets and Champion cloth. It is also completely level. It plays different than a Diamond, but I wouldn't say it is worse. A well constructed and maintained Valley can hang with any bar table in terms of playability. May not look as nice, but it plays great.
Is that the one from 3-4 years ago with flush pocket castings? I’m not super familiar with Valley.
good point, I don't know. They look like an old time table and play amazingly well. John Schmidt did his 626 run on a 9ft REBCO in Easy Street Billiards, Monterey, California.
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I mean ..money.. if you don’t have it.. that’s a good reason
Your right
That’s about the only one
Plenty of reasons.
They bank short.
They are way too bouncy.
Their customer service is not good.
Did I mention they play terrible.
He is right. They are like a pinball machine. Like a skating rink. They are awful.
Careful. They’ll lump you in with me
That makes 2 of y’all I guess
You got me
You can find a used valley on Marketplace occasionally for under 500. Then you add ridgebacks and 860 HR and your cooking and still under 1k.
Hard to beat that.
If on a budget hunt, me personally, I'd look for a 7' "name" brand furniture style table. A Brunswick, Connelly, etc. I think they are better than a Valley because the rails bolt through the slate like a commercial 9' table, and they can also be taken fully apart to get into a house. The Valley style bar boxes are big awkward cabinets and the rails don't bolt to the slate. Plus, the furniture style tables look better than a Valley, IMO. 7' in the "name brands" can be found for $500-800 all day long online. They might need new cushions, but that's about it I believe.
InsertCleverNameHere
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Make it 3. Not a fan of Diamond bar tables. They all play way and I mean WAY too fast. And before anyone comes in here saying they fixed that, no they just made it less bad.
Love the 9’ though. Best tables available today.
Make it 4. Never again will I play on it. I did better playing on a snooker table than on those bar tables.