Diamond Red Label, Blue Label, Etc.

[Cmate]

Red or blue you say?

 

[Bob Jewett]

... A true leader in that firm would have pushed for longer term investment - nope - all over again they just chased quick table sales until the bottom started to drop off- get it while you can mentality.

I think the top executives of Brunswick probably did the right thing for Brunswick. Things might have gone differently if they had sold off the billiard/bowling stuff four decades earlier, or maybe five. That part of the company had little chance to get resources when it was under 10% of sales and stagnant. When they finally sold it, I think it was down around 2%.

 

[mikemosconi]

I think the top executives of Brunswick probably did the right thing for Brunswick. Things might have gone differently if they had sold off the billiard/bowling stuff four decades earlier, or maybe five. That part of the company had little chance to get resources when it was under 10% of sales and stagnant. When they finally sold it, I think it was down around 2%.

My point was that they watched the pool resurgence of the early/ mid 60s die out - I’m sure that in the mid 60s pool related products boosted Brunswick profits far more than 10% of total corporate earnings.
So by 86 - as you say , pool was under 10% of total corporate earnings. However, this second resurgence was real, it was right there- they had a choice- INVEST in a long term billiard profitability strategy or just ride the wave again with cursory tournament sponsorship and high profile pro sponsorship.
They decided on the latter strategy- which tells the world that Brunswick did not have any true passion for this game any longer - no one in the top echelons who could stand up and say that they would go all in on a true long term billiard promotion strategy that would have to include long term investment in a youth movement for the game.
I get it, spent my whole career in business strategy and high end corporate sales, so Brunswick milked all they could from pool - Again - fell by the wayside regarding pool branding and in came Diamond - that’s how things work when companies don’t truly have passion for their products- just short term profit motives.

 

[SUPERSTAR]

All diamonds suck. Doesn't matter which label. And whoever designed that extra shelf of slate so that a ball inside the hole wouldn't actually fall in the hole, is retarded.

 

[GoldCrown]

What does all of this label stuff mean?

And will my new Diamond Professional be a red label? blue label? some other kind of label?

What's the difference here?

r/DCP

Red Label means the red label is red.
Blue Label means the label is blue.
No label means there is no label.... Hope this helps.

 

[jtompilot]

Red Label means the red label is red.
Blue Label means the label is blue.
No label means there is no label.... Hope this helps.

You know if you were any good at pool you could have made a nice poem out of that

 

[Slickstick9]

View attachment 883754Red or blue you say?

best comparison yet.
can't stomach the red

 

[GoldCrown]

You know if you were any good at pool you could have made a nice poem out of that

I'm no good at pool but ain't no fool. And I ain't no poet but know how to blow it... Can miss on demand

 

[bbb]

Red Label means the red label is red.
Blue Label means the label is blue.
No label means there is no label.... Hope this helps.

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[GoldCrown]

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Wait a minute...stop the music....I'm a label expert... Remember the jingle Mabel Black Label?

 

[Cmate]

best comparison yet.
can't stomach the red

Glenlivit is as low as I go for Scotch, as far as Rye, the cheaper the better!

 

[GoldCrown]

Glenlivit is as low as I go for Scotch, as far as Rye, the cheaper the better!

Cheap booze and cheap women

 

[Lawnboy77]

You just showing your lack of Knowledge.
I opened the first room in Denver in Aurora CO early 90's, can't remember Exactly but we had At least sixteen Brand New 9' Red Labels installed by Tonys Hustlers, great worker/setup man.
The rails were wrong and the only way I could bank ANY ball with confidence was to pound it like Thorpe.

Shit rails/wrong angle/obj ball got ''pinched'' downward because of the poor design, the structure it self was ok, also no rake holders, I had to drill pilot holes in the legs then installed a rest peg for the rake handle.

Did you own the room down off S. Havana? Fairly close to where Havana turns into Hampden. That was a great place!