Canada Billiards Black Crown

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Hi all, this is my first post on this site and I have become addicted to billiards :) I had a Chinese table for a couple of years (8 foot) and after playing on 9 footers at pool halls, began resenting my old table. I bought a Black Crown (as Diamonds are hard to come by in Ontario and Gold Crowns would have been a long wait). I ordered a Black Crown which is advertised as a solid commercial/tournament table. A lot of pool halls in Ontario have these in their inventory. I love the way it plays BUT am upset about the pocket size :( The website states that the pockets comply with BCA specs but the pockets are approx. 5 inches. My understanding is that BCA has adopted WPA standards for tournament tables and pockets should be 4.5 inches. Any input would be appreciated as I am not nearly as experienced as many of the people on this site. I want to approach the manufacturer for a solution. Here is link for the table:

http://www.canadabillard.com/black_crown_ii/p2018.aspx
 
The WPA site says:

. Pocket Openings and Measurements
Only rubber facings of minimum 1/16 [1.5875 mm] to maximum ¼ inch [6.35 mm] thick may be used at pocket jaws. The WPA-preferred maximum thickness for facings is 1/8 inch [3.175 mm]. The facings on both sides of the pockets must be of the same thickness. Facings must be of hard re-enforced rubber glued with strong bond to the cushion and the rail, and adequately fastened to the wood rail liner to prevent shifting. The rubber of the facings should be somewhat harder than that of the cushions.

The pocket openings for pool tables are measured between opposing cushion noses where the direction changes into the pocket (from pointed lip to pointed lip). This is called mouth.

Corner Pocket Mouth: between 4.5 [11.43 cm] and 4.625 inches [11.75 cm]
Side Pocket Mouth: between 5 [12.7 cm] and 5.125 inches [13.0175 cm]
*The mouth of the side pocket is traditionally ½ inch [1.27 cm] wider than
the mouth of the corner pocket.

So it depends on which pocket you measured....
 
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