Just heard that Diamond Tables has changed their rails. Does anyone know what exactly they changed about their rails??
Thanks!
Thanks!
Diamond tables have a new rail system?
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I have a question---
Should rails be standardized? Not so much with a single manufacturer - but with "performance."
The same way golf balls have to have X amount of compression and Y depth of dimples --- should rails have between X and Y amount of rebound?
As rubber technology improves and rails become more efficient (bouncy), is that a good thing for pool? Should rails be standardized in performance and efficiency?
Not saying anything in particular with any table manufacturer, just speaking in general. What does everyone think? Should governing bodies specify performance ranges?
Should rails be standardized? Not so much with a single manufacturer - but with "performance."
The same way golf balls have to have X amount of compression and Y depth of dimples --- should rails have between X and Y amount of rebound?
As rubber technology improves and rails become more efficient (bouncy), is that a good thing for pool? Should rails be standardized in performance and efficiency?
Not saying anything in particular with any table manufacturer, just speaking in general. What does everyone think? Should governing bodies specify performance ranges?
In major snooker tournaments cloth and rails get changed regularly. It may change the way the table plays.
Players have to adapt to conditions, not the table adapt to to the players:grin:
In a poolroom, the rubber will age. The rate and uniformity of deterioration depends on the original material (For example: Northern from England; Artemis from Germany; or Chinese crap). The frequency of replacement depends on the owner, not some objective standard.
Tournament snooker tables have steel block rails, so it is not just the rubber that alters performance.
You can't standardize what sells for the lowest price.:grin::grin:
I'm sure King Cobra, will post soon.
I'm not sure there's anyone, who knows more about Diamonds than Glenn.
I'm not sure there's anyone, who knows more about Diamonds than Glenn.
Ummm...wwwwell....aaahhhh...hmmmmm....well, yes....there's sort of a change coming, not saying when or what....that's a Diamond call. But I will say... no one will have a complaint what-so-ever about the change, in fact most won't even know there's been a change it's that slight....lets just say they'll play like they've been Cobrasized
Glen
I think the rubbers on the 7' have too much rebound. It's not comparable to the bed speed and you don't need to travel that far on a 7' anyway, makes for a strange game imo. Could this be the change Glenn?
There is already a standard! where the CB when struck really hard has to travel more than 4 rails end to end {no side rails} and not as many as 5.
No, Diamond is not replacing the cushions on the 7ft's, I like them anyway, the change is not in replacing the cushions, but rather in how they play.
I'm sure any change Diamond makes on their tables will be for the better. I have faith.
For the pros YES................................
Bouncy, good for kids.
Governing bodies, no offense, but that sure is a vague term, it's more of an oxymoron statement when you use it with pool.
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hdgis1
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The golf ball analogy works fine for pool balls but not for a table. Think golf course when thinking table. Nothing defined as a must on a golf course except the size of the hole.
Chris
Chris
There's a little bit more to rails and the way they play than just cushions alone. I can take two identical tables, with the same cushions, same exact nose height of the cushions...and turn them into two different playing tables so...the problem is that the manufactures and public only know of one part of the cushion that makes any table play the way it does, and that focus is based solely on the 1 7/16"ths nose height.
As I've said before, one could blame it on the cushion manufactures when it comes to providing certain information to table manufactures as to what spec's are needed to make their cushions play at their peak....but I don't think the cushion manufactures know for sure....therefore the table manufactures are left on their own to find out....through trial and error, but again....most of them don't care either. The only company that has shown me that they care about this secret information....is Diamond
Glen
No, Diamond is not replacing the cushions on the 7ft's, I like them anyway, the change is not in replacing the cushions, but rather in how they play.
Meaning the angle of the subrail's face is being changed ?
Joey~Just guessin' ~
hmmmm...a little more involved than that, but that's a part of it
Must be groove behind the cushion or two-part subrail.
Joey~Really guessing ~