Double Shim The Gold Crown IV?
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APA7 said:This splains a lot~ UR HOW old N UR living with mommy N daddy???????
Brian
i havent lived with mommy and daddy for years. mother has been ill since July of 1994. my dear old dad was with the 101st Airborne Division during WWII, and, by many peoples view, is almost a war hero. the famous picture of General Eisenhower talking to the airborne troops just before they embarked on their journey - my dear old dad is standing in the back of that group, but out of the picture.
i sold the house i had back in 1992 and moved into an apartment building close by them since mother was getting ill. then i rented a house right through the field, and made every effort to buy it but the landlady wouldnt ever sell. then she wanted it back for her grandson, and since dear old dad was 80 at the time and mother was just through the field in the nursing home we hit upon this idea of the garage/apartment. and since i will most likely inherit everything once they go, it seemed like a wise move at the time. after nine years, i am glad i built this place. but it is getting kind of small, thus the idea to expand.
one month after the building of this "Fonzie Pad" i fell in love with the game of pocket billiards, better known as pool. the rest of the journey most of you know. the last step is to venture out to get some competition and take my lumps. i just wish my old buddy "Dave" hadnt passed on. he helped raise my game a notch or two, and i dont consider myself a "C" player by no means. on a good day i can run multiple racks of 9-Ball. on a bad day, well, i couldnt beat Helen Keller.
hope this explains things better. thanks to all those that have offered ideas about the shims and the GCIV, and the other kind words. i knew WillieBetMore would chime in, always a pleasure to hear from Efren's buddy.....
regards,
DCP
DrCue'sProtege said:i havent lived with mommy and daddy for years. mother has been ill since July of 1994. my dear old dad was with the 101st Airborne Division during WWII, and, by many peoples view, is almost a war hero. the famous picture of General Eisenhower talking to the airborne troops just before they embarked on their journey - my dear old dad is standing in the back of that group, but out of the picture.
i sold the house i had back in 1992 and moved into an apartment building close by them since mother was getting ill. then i rented a house right through the field, and made every effort to buy it but the landlady wouldnt ever sell. then she wanted it back for her grandson, and since dear old dad was 80 at the time and mother was just through the field in the nursing home we hit upon this idea of the garage/apartment. and since i will most likely inherit everything once they go, it seemed like a wise move at the time. after nine years, i am glad i built this place. but it is getting kind of small, thus the idea to expand.
one month after the building of this "Fonzie Pad" i fell in love with the game of pocket billiards, better known as pool. the rest of the journey most of you know. the last step is to venture out to get some competition and take my lumps. i just wish my old buddy "Dave" hadnt passed on. he helped raise my game a notch or two, and i dont consider myself a "C" player by no means. on a good day i can run multiple racks of 9-Ball. on a bad day, well, i couldnt beat Helen Keller.
hope this explains things better. thanks to all those that have offered ideas about the shims and the GCIV, and the other kind words. i knew WillieBetMore would chime in, always a pleasure to hear from Efren's buddy.....
regards,
DCP
K, it's all good, Fonzie.
Brian
There are two types of pocket facings (shims) that you can buy. The good hard leathery ones and the soft rubbery ones. The soft ones should be used inside for the extra shims and a hard one on the end. Trouble is if you cut them flush with the rail and then pull the cloth tight the cloth will pull the soft shim (along with the hard one) in farther than the rest of the rail. I did a good job on 4 of mine and 2 need redoing because of this.JimS said:
Crappy tables (not necessarilly cheap) have soft shims on the end that bounce too fast.
Tight pockets do not make you shoot softly unless they are cut at bad angles. I shoot more firmly on 4" pockets because there is less margin for error, and no advantage to slow rolling a ball. If it hits the rail it almost never slides in since it misses the pocket altogether.
Cheating the pocket is a very bad habit. Most people will cheat pockets on a lot of shots when it makes it a little easier to get position, but it's much better to learn not to cheat them unless absolutely necessary.
unknownpro
well, thought i would check out this thread again. been talking to Orner Billiards in Indy about having the GCIV disassembled in the garage and moved back upstairs. the carpet arrives friday (10/19) morning, so i need to think this over very carefully and very soon.
believe the mechanic that will be doing this is the same one that Williebetmore was referring to. he's also the same one that Mark Wilson told me was one of the few he would trust working on his Gold Crowns.
any new ideas/thoughts posters? i will be calling Orner's later this morning to confirm everything, and to have them just go with the Standard Simonis 860. assume i need to let the mechanic know in advance i would want the pockets shimmed?
DCP
believe the mechanic that will be doing this is the same one that Williebetmore was referring to. he's also the same one that Mark Wilson told me was one of the few he would trust working on his Gold Crowns.
any new ideas/thoughts posters? i will be calling Orner's later this morning to confirm everything, and to have them just go with the Standard Simonis 860. assume i need to let the mechanic know in advance i would want the pockets shimmed?
DCP