Hi, I'm new to the forum and ahve many questions but I'll start with 2.First off I bought a 7 foot valley table a little while ago and want to upgrade the felt and cue ball to what is mostly at bars and tournaments.Is simonis 860 the felt usually used.(I have the crappy factory nappy stuff).And I have 2 cue balls a aramith same size as the object balls.And a larger heavier cue ball.Should I buy a valley magnetic cue ball or what do you think?Any help is appreciated.
cue ball/felt question
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Simonis would be great, any cueball would work as long as your not
feeding it quarters. The leagues I play in open the box and change
to a regular red dot for play.
feeding it quarters. The leagues I play in open the box and change
to a regular red dot for play.
Well, unfortunately most of the bar boxes at places I have played don't use Simonis cloth. So if you want to stick with what is actually out there on the tables then start looking around in your area and see what they got.
But if it was mine, I would go with Simonis or another top shelf worsted cloth.
thanks for the replies. well about the cue ball,my home aramith same size cue ball plays different(less draw ability) than the valley arimith logo magnetic cue ball.I read on another thread that its because the weight distribution is to the outer portion of the ball when a normal home cue ball would be evenly weight distributed.
Just for clarity, can I assume you mean "red circle" and not "red dot"?
Freddie <~~~ the red dot cueball hurts to lift it
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At 66 i have been around a little while .Probably the thing that****** me off more than anything is the thing they call a cueball on Valley barboxs. There is no reason other than everyone puts up with it. Idont care if owners open up the table charge what customers will pay and put a CUEBALL on the table. THE pool industry has the tech.to do it we just dont demand it. thats why pool isnt golf. They have standards and rules.
At 66 i have been around a little while .Probably the thing that****** me off more than anything is the thing they call a cueball on Valley barboxs. There is no reason other than everyone puts up with it. Idont care if owners open up the table charge what customers will pay and put a CUEBALL on the table. THE pool industry has the tech.to do it we just dont demand it. thats why pool isnt golf. They have standards and rules.
Just for clarity, can I assume you mean "red circle" and not "red dot"?
Yes, red circle
Yes, red circle
What games do they play in your local tournaments? Just be aware that Simonis 860 was developed for the game of 9-ball to showcase on TV. Compared to the cloth on Valley, it plays much faster. Check with a local pool mechanic or call your local Valley distributor/vendor, who may also be the local VNEA league operator.
most of the bars in my area's felt isnt the slow factory stuff I have. I believe its simonis 860 but the cue ball is the
green logo aramith (rock) .I know it's not good for draw action but am thinking it is best to practice with what I'll be playing competition on.So thinking of getting the ROCK or the cougar valley cue ball
green logo aramith (rock) .I know it's not good for draw action but am thinking it is best to practice with what I'll be playing competition on.So thinking of getting the ROCK or the cougar valley cue ball
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actually I have another cue ball also(the oversized 2.3/8 ) it seems to act alot like the green logo ball (hardly any draw) except pushes through on stop shot and doesnt give a true 90 degree angle on impact because of weight.Do you think that ball would help or hurt practice?I figure atleast teach you to use follow instead of draw alot
If you want to use the cue ball return the best one on the market (IMO) is this one:
http://www.pooldawg.com/product/valley-magnetic-cue-ball
That one doesn't use a magnet in the middle. It used flakes of it around the ball so it doesn't affect play as much as a regular magnetic ball.
I will say that if the table is for home use just leave it open and use a red dot or measle cue ball instead of a magnetic cue ball.
http://www.pooldawg.com/product/valley-magnetic-cue-ball
That one doesn't use a magnet in the middle. It used flakes of it around the ball so it doesn't affect play as much as a regular magnetic ball.
I will say that if the table is for home use just leave it open and use a red dot or measle cue ball instead of a magnetic cue ball.
That's the Cue Ball we use.
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You have 2 mutually exclusive ideas here, what you see in bars is most often NOT what you would find at a tournament. Unless you mean "a tournament held in a bar". In that case, Simonis is not the pick here, keepthe crappy factory stuff LOL. While you're at it, make sure the balls come from at least 2 different sets, set up the pockets to be 5" wide and randomly push the table around to ensure it's oddly leveled each time you play. Then you can match the typical bar valley table perfectly at your house. A few beer/body fuid spills won't hurt either for authenticity. :grin-square::grin: