Color
- Thread starter OtterBoy
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Looks ok to me. I'm sure you will find opinions are like a**holes. That's the nice thing about owning your own table. Its your choice. As for best color, most billiard professionals prefer tournament blue. It is easiest on the eyes after long sessions of play. I personally have tournament green on mine.
For that table and set up, your choice is fine.
If you want to become a serious player, eventually you will want to upgrade to a better table. Then just standard green or tournament blue is the way to go.
At the end of the day, what you have is great and much better than nothing.
Stick with what you have and spend your money on lessons or books.
If you want to become a serious player, eventually you will want to upgrade to a better table. Then just standard green or tournament blue is the way to go.
At the end of the day, what you have is great and much better than nothing.
Stick with what you have and spend your money on lessons or books.
It really is what YOU like! I have 860 tournament blue because I play long sessions which is agreed upon that it's easier on the eyes, and all the tables I shoot on for leagues have the same color.
I spoke to the people at the diamond booth at the sbe. I asked why the usually put light blue on their tables. The said that that color made it easier to see the balls with that background. Makes sense, i find that the light blue shows every spot. Doe not hide small light stains like a darker color.
If you are or plan to shoot in a league and tournaments on bar tables, I would go championship brand felt with the green. If it's strictly for a home, do whatever color you prefer. My thoughts are to try and shoot with the same cloth you will be shooting on in tournaments. Just my opinion.
I know this might seem like an odd question but can anyone tell me what colour of blue cloth was used before tournament blue simonis was introduced because I distinctly remember a different colour being used around the time the Mosconi cup was first played in Vegas
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Green and Blue.
My wife was kind enough to let me put a pool table in our finished basement. So, I let her pick the color. Win/Win. I have a tan cloth with black rails on a Pro- 8 Medalist table.
Now that she is used to the table, I might recover it in the near future with Green or Blue.
I think the Green cloth stays nicer looking longer than the standard 860 Tournament Blue cloth. Rumor has it that the Blue 860 cloth stays better looking, but plays slower.
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Now that she is used to the table, I might recover it in the near future with Green or Blue.
I think the Green cloth stays nicer looking longer than the standard 860 Tournament Blue cloth. Rumor has it that the Blue 860 cloth stays better looking, but plays slower.
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What color for a pool table? Why the color of money, of course ... GREEN.
Nice setup.
Anyone ever accuse you of pattern racking?
Ken
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The "standard" colors are green, blue/green and lately more bluish hues. If you like how your cloth plays, no reason to spend $300 to get it replaced. Wait till it's worn out and then look for other colors if you like.
Tan also works well, I heard at least one pro talk about how he liked the tan color cloth used on the Camel tour. That's about it really for a "player's" table. Many people that buy a table as a recreation thing, something to do when the TV is broken, get red for some reason. Or black. Seems many cloth colors are there because they match the decorations in the room, not for playability.
Also, you should get new racks, from the pictures it looks like you have one of the crappy ones that don't have enough space behind the balls for your fingers and are also shaped poorly to give a good rack.
Magic Rack is great, but you should also keep a regular quality rack around.
Tan also works well, I heard at least one pro talk about how he liked the tan color cloth used on the Camel tour. That's about it really for a "player's" table. Many people that buy a table as a recreation thing, something to do when the TV is broken, get red for some reason. Or black. Seems many cloth colors are there because they match the decorations in the room, not for playability.
Also, you should get new racks, from the pictures it looks like you have one of the crappy ones that don't have enough space behind the balls for your fingers and are also shaped poorly to give a good rack.
Magic Rack is great, but you should also keep a regular quality rack around.
purple paisley, plaid, or urban camo would be great
My GC2 with my Wine colored Simonis 860 cloth. Old pic, the room is a little more populated now, but you get the idea. I still like the cloth color....I did catch hell for it from the hard cores here when I first posted it... I use Masters burgundy chalk....and don't listen to everyone who says anything but blue calk ruins ferrules, it doesn't. I clean the tip with a dry towel when I'm done playing, the ferrule is still white.
As much as I really like this color, the next time I replace the cloth, I'll likely do tournament blue. I don't care for green. its fine for a pool hall or bar, but I want something a little different at home.
As much as I really like this color, the next time I replace the cloth, I'll likely do tournament blue. I don't care for green. its fine for a pool hall or bar, but I want something a little different at home.
