jnwilliams
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I have the 4.5" pockets on my new professional, and it plays MUCH easier than my 8' Olhausen with 4 5/8" pockets.
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Yes, a professional table mechanic did my GCIV.
And nope, I don't know that. Sounds like your opinion. I respect your opinion but others have different opinions.
See the above post from jnwilliams.
r/DCP
If you decide to go 4.75" pockets, your wait jumps from 6 months to 18-24 months.
The assemblers look at the work order and go GTFOH!
boogieman
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that ping.
The Diamond plays easier than the Olhausen because of Olhausen's well known bad pocket geometry. A 4.5" Diamond will most likely play better and more fairly than an Olhausen with even 5" pockets. Olhausen rattle. I have a thread on here about fixing mine. It was a real chore but it's doable if you're somewhat handy and have the correct tools.
It's not really directly related to pocket size, the Olhausen pockets are splayed open so any ball hit over medium speed will rattle out unless you play them from where the point the facing meets the slate cutout or further into the pocket. Without putting too find a point on it, stock Olhausen pocket geometry is shit. They are decently built tables other than the pocket geometry.
Dymondwood was butt ugly imo. The new black material they have been using the past 5 or so years looks way better. (NOT the very first material after the Dymondwood factory burned down). I've been around a lot of those newer tables in commercial rooms, and have yet to see a single ding/scratch/blemish on any of those rails. Whatever that material is, its just as good as the Dymondwood was for durability.
DCP: you are going to hang up a ton of balls on the Diamond that will leave you scratching your head it didn't fall. The shelf is significantly deeper than a GC.
The only thing that might save you is you change the cloth more often than just about anyone else, so you will have the benefit of new cloth slide during much of the cloth's lifespan.
The only thing that might save you is you change the cloth more often than just about anyone else, so you will have the benefit of new cloth slide during much of the cloth's lifespan.
All that said, I do think it's a good idea to get the Diamond for you. Its nice to have a change and something new and shiny.
Oh, you'll need a ball cleaner too. The brand new ones still mark up the balls with their pocket dye. Not as bad as before, but you'll see it, especially on the light colored balls.
Oh, you'll need a ball cleaner too. The brand new ones still mark up the balls with their pocket dye. Not as bad as before, but you'll see it, especially on the light colored balls.
Buy one used. I see them on the market all the time. Nothing wrong with a five or even ten year old Diamond. I had my older Diamond Pro-Am converted from red label to blue label rails.