I'm not familiar with bumpers. What's superspeeds?
My blue label plays very similarly to the gold crown it replaced,. A little shorter and a bit faster, but the gc was from pool room and dirty and the rubber was failing.
The rubber. Superspeeds are what is on gold crowns.
Mine never sagged in 20 years
Mine was starting to...rubber on tits way to bad too.
I've played on gold crowns done right by 3 table artisans and would definitely have no prob trading my newish diamond for one of those.
Sorry but Mark can be such a jerk, I wouldn’t buy from him.
FN hilarious I am.
I had heard it was only early GC4's that did
I've seen him comment of Facebook he was. I hope it's standard with 4.5" pockets also lower the price. A GC 6 tournament edition is like 4000 more than a Diamond.
The frames with the end-sill attached to the ends of the side beams are the ones that could sag. Almost all GC3 frames and early 4 frames were made this way. If bolts were kept tight and no one sat on it it usually wasn't an issue.
The GC6 at the dealer I looked at was horrible. All kinds metal sticking up just looking to destroy a pool cue
I've heard elsewhere that the fit and finish on the newer GC's was bad but I wondered if that could be setup as well?
He's very accommodating while you are trying order from him...not sure what happens after.
I had good conversations with him. I came close to purchasing from Mark but did not want to wait and price went up real good the next time I talked to him. However I’m not unhappy with the Professional. Has been said he can be rough to work with.
Would like to see the original's brought back with different finishes.
Good points. When I bought the GC4. I had no idea what a good set up was. No idea about pocket sizes, cloth, I was not a tournament or competition/money player. Just wanted a GC as I love the style. Today I prefer 4.5” and drop pockets. I Play strictly 1p or straight . The 860 Simonis is my choice … but there are other good manufacturers. Sometimes a buyer has to get started to figure out what they want or need. If the OP is a recreational player .. does not need a particular table because the local rooms have that brand he’ll enjoy whatever he gets. A buyer cannot go wrong with a Diamond or GC with the proper set up.