Blue Cloth at the Derby
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Mike Templeton said:
It all started at this years Open and it looks like the blue color will take it over sometime in the future. Some colors have more inluence on human behavior than other and I think they trying to figure that out. For example red color realese agression, black takes you down, yellow bring flys, green is excaiting, blue comes you down.
Funny that this is coming up now, as I was just telling my wife about a blue-cloth table I saw last weekend. I told her that it looked like it would be great to play on because it did not reflect so much light into the players' eyes. The green seems to be almost iridescent and even distorts photos and video somewhat. Love the blue and will put it on my home table (when I can get one!).
On a similar note can anyone tell me what shade of blue they used at this years mosconi cup and world championships in taiwan.
Odds are the cloth from the WPC and the Mosconi cup are the same cloth from the US Open and the 2005 Joss Tour Finale: Tournament Blue Simonis 860
Anybody else try that tour blue on their home tables? I like the way it looks in pictures and I got a sample of it from Simonis. Was leaning toward it, but then I played a few hours on table with blue cloth and felt like I was getting eye strain, no matter what everybody says. It also felt colder somehow ... and considering my room is surrounded by snow a good part of the year, I decided a patch of green was good thing.
Same blue color was used on the diamonds at BCA in Vegas in October. The color seems easy on the eyes--especially with the Diamond lighting. While I'm at it I might as well say I really like playing on Diamond equipment. I've yet to encounter dead or "bouncy" rails like I do on some Brunswick equipment.
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Though I'd seen the blue cloth on TV before, I think the first time I saw it up front and close was at the $25,000-added Joss Tour Season Finale at Turning Stone Casino.
The theater they held the actual tournament was one of the nicest venues I had ever been to, lots of room between tables, elevated padded seats, FREE bottled water, and a couple of places to purchase cheap eats right on site. When I saw Greg Sullivan of Diamond Tables (and DCC promoter, of course), I grabbed the opportunity to ask him about that blue cloth. I remember I referred to it as "electric blue," the way they really lit up when the lights were dimmed.
He told me that studies have revealed that the hue of blue used in the "Tournament Blue" Simonis cloth has been tested to be the best color for the eyes. The tennis courts, which have always been traditionally green, are now using this same color blue because of the excellent visibility for the players.
Here's a picture of Joe Tucker standing in front of a Diamond table with the Tournament Blue Simonis cloth at that Joss event.
JAM
The theater they held the actual tournament was one of the nicest venues I had ever been to, lots of room between tables, elevated padded seats, FREE bottled water, and a couple of places to purchase cheap eats right on site. When I saw Greg Sullivan of Diamond Tables (and DCC promoter, of course), I grabbed the opportunity to ask him about that blue cloth. I remember I referred to it as "electric blue," the way they really lit up when the lights were dimmed.
He told me that studies have revealed that the hue of blue used in the "Tournament Blue" Simonis cloth has been tested to be the best color for the eyes. The tennis courts, which have always been traditionally green, are now using this same color blue because of the excellent visibility for the players.
Here's a picture of Joe Tucker standing in front of a Diamond table with the Tournament Blue Simonis cloth at that Joss event.
JAM
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Jimmy M. said:
Yes. They used the Diamond Smart tables too. In the past, they used the older Diamond tables. I didn't feel that these Diamond Smart tables were any better or worse than the older tables. One thing about these Smart tables is that if the balls hang up in the ball return, they're not real easy to get out.
Balls are easy to retrieve from a Diamond Smart Table
The opening to hold the rack at the end of a Diamond Smart Table gives access to the ball return. Merely take a house cue and rake your ball to the center of the table and it will come right out. The usual culprit is a piece of chalk blocking the chute.
Tournament Blue Simonis 860 resulted from a study to find out what color is the background to see pool balls against. When you turn on your computer, the background color is blue (Microsoft paid for the same study.) That color reduces eye strain and allows the players to clearly see the edge of any ball regardless of color. It also improves visibility for televised matches. Greg Sullivan chose this color for these technical reasons. He is color blind and the aesthetics do not matter.
The opening to hold the rack at the end of a Diamond Smart Table gives access to the ball return. Merely take a house cue and rake your ball to the center of the table and it will come right out. The usual culprit is a piece of chalk blocking the chute.
Tournament Blue Simonis 860 resulted from a study to find out what color is the background to see pool balls against. When you turn on your computer, the background color is blue (Microsoft paid for the same study.) That color reduces eye strain and allows the players to clearly see the edge of any ball regardless of color. It also improves visibility for televised matches. Greg Sullivan chose this color for these technical reasons. He is color blind and the aesthetics do not matter.
Paul8ball said:
I tried that and it wasn't all that easy. Turns out there was a piece of paper stuck in the seam of the bottom of the table. We had to get under the table and pull the paper out.
Btw, I played Greg Sullivan 1h in a tournament and he beat me pretty good. The guy has some great moves. Buddy Hall beat him in that same tournament. Greg is a real nice guy too.