Best home table?

AMF makes a decent home table, but if I had to have a furniture table it would be a Olhausen. You learn to play around the Olhausen rattle. (the corners like to spit out balls that are hit with speed down the rails no matter how good the ball was hit!)
 
phreaticus said:
Some will call this blasphemy, but Delta’s (Canadian company, Chinese made) Gold Crown 5 copies which they call the “President V” actually do look & play very close to the real thing. Local dealer sells them & one local poolhall has a batch of them. When I investigated them about 2 years ago, they were available in 7, 8 & 9 ft sizes & were about 40% cheaper than a true Brunswick GC6.

From the OP’s original question, its not clear if the key issue for no GC or Diamond is budget, looks, or both. But in terms of performance on a budget, I think one of these would be the best answer.

Cheers
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Looks are one thing. What's under the surface is most important and what separates the Gold Crown from Brunswick's other offerings.
 
rexus31 said:
Looks are one thing. What's under the surface is most important and what separates the Gold Crown from Brunswick's other offerings.
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Yes, absolutely. I personally wanted an older rebuilt GC and ended up with a new GC6 for those reasons. But I have crawled around underneath the Delta’s & played on them, and honestly they do look & play pretty darn similar… I think some of the Asian pro events are played on similar tables…
 
Jtompilot, your brother in law? For God's sake tell your dopey sister she can pick out the color.
 
wacokid9ball said:
IF that's the case, he should take up Pickleball
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Pickleball is a good an righteous game that will improve your pool game.*


*might not actually improve your pool game.

Olhausen would be my vote. I had one for years. It was a nice table. Looked good in the house and the pockets were only mildly infuriating.
 
AE Schmidt, American made and beautiful tables.

I have a 9ft'er that I practically stole off FB marketplace but for the dollar amount you threw out you could call them up and get something custom made that would make his wife happy and be a hell'uva good table.
 
the idea of the leather pockets is that the table is very quiet. you can play when someone is asleep or in another room and doesnt want to hear pocketing balls.
olhausen or old brunswick tables do fine.
if you have to make the rails and or pockets like a diamond you can, just pay the price.
 
jtompilot said:
No Diamond, No Gold Crown. Want leather pockets.

What’s the best new home table for a reasonable price, let’s say 5 grand?
Will any of them play close to a GC or Diamond?
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If you can find one Connely Ultimate would be my choice. Slate is THICK.
 
jtompilot said:
No Diamond, No Gold Crown. Want leather pockets.

What’s the best new home table for a reasonable price, let’s say 5 grand?
Will any of them play close to a GC or Diamond?
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I think if you get a Brunswick furniture style table with superspeed cushions it will play close enough to a GC for home play.
 
SFC9ball said:
AMF makes a decent home table, but if I had to have a furniture table it would be a Olhausen. You learn to play around the Olhausen rattle. (the corners like to spit out balls that are hit with speed down the rails no matter how good the ball was hit!)
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Ghost of OBC said:
the pockets were only mildly infuriating
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I have an Olhaussen and have to agree. The cloth is pretty beat up on the facings making it worse but it does teach you to be precise. I've noticed the better I get the less they rattle. It still amazes me how I can miss balls that don't touch anything but pocket facing. I've heard that better pocket facings and new cloth go a long way to curing the rattle.
 
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