Drop pocket vs. gully... what is your preference and why?

iusedtoberich said:
Yes. Like every drop pocket GC. But I find that many one pocket players don’t use the holders unless they are forced to by a gulley return.
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I think you are right. i leave the balls in the pockets, but if somebody politely asked me i would happily use the holder. I think most reasonable people would as well.
 
Are you getting it from the Brunswick website or a local dealer? Just curious as to the process. Black or walnut color? The Drop pockets also save about $750.

I played on a GC6 for the first time this summer and it was super nice.
 
Oh one more thing. This is true on the GC5 (I played on one yesterday), but I'm not sure about the 6, I don't remember now, and can't seem to find a picture online of the 6 ball return box.

The GC1-4 have a narrow width ball return box. The 5 made it about twice as wide (and I forgot what the 6 did). When you bend down to get the balls out of the 5, you have to sweep your hands all over the entire width to get the balls. In contrast to the 1-4, the balls are all right in front of you because its narrower.

I didn't think anything of the bigger ball box on the 5's when they came out, until I had to play on one, and thought they changed something that worked great into something that was a hassle.
 
Depends on what you plan on doing with your home table. Drop pockets for games and matches. Gulley for practice.

I have drop pockets on home table and love it.


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iusedtoberich said:
Are you getting it from the Brunswick website or a local dealer? Just curious as to the process. Black or walnut color? The Drop pockets also save about $750.

I played on a GC6 for the first time this summer and it was super nice.
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Getting it from a dealer, who is also handling the install. 9' GC VI (non tournament) (the only difference is the non-tournament has the standard pocket width instead of the narrow tournament width). Walnut color. Simonis 860 cloth in Simonis green. You're right the gully system costs about $750 extra.
 
Scratch85 said:
Depends on what you plan on doing with your home table. Drop pockets for games and matches. Gulley for practice.

I have drop pockets on home table and love it.


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I prefer drop pockets for most practice, I can keep several balls in a pocket so they are convenient yet out of the way. If I'm playing a series of games, where the balls will be racked, I'd rather have a ball return. It seems like there's always one ball hiding out at the bottom of the pocket that I don't see and I have to walk around the table to find it.
 
sudocrushms said:
Surprised you have enough room. Most gully tables i've played on the pockets are barely deep enough for 1 ball. The GCs at one of the houses I play the sides will barely take a ball with pace without spitting it back out.
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On a 9' diamond, 6 balls fit in the side pockets, 9 in the corners. Not _perfect_ but good enough for me.
 
One thing I remember from the Poolhallistine era is if your main practice is throw 'em out, shoot 'em in; you may tend to do the same old patterns on drop pockets. With a ball return, you can mix the balls up before throwing them out .
 
It's hard to call for me. I have ball return on my Gold Crown. Benefits of both. I never considered the earlier comment about chalk dust like sand paper. If that's true it weights into the decision. For one pocket though drop pockets all the way.
 
If I ever put my Centennial 10 footer together it will be ball return because it's a snooker conversion. Castings are smaller than pool table castings and the slate shelf is deeper making the pocket opening much smaller / tighter.
 
Hungarian said:
It's hard to call for me. I have ball return on my Gold Crown. Benefits of both. I never considered the earlier comment about chalk dust like sand paper. If that's true it weights into the decision. For one pocket though drop pockets all the way.
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The nice thing about GC's is that they have an open wire gulley, no accumulation of chalk dust. Any chalk dust that gets into the ball box certainly cant be any worse than what you would find in the bottom of all 6 drop pockets.
 
Another vote for drop pockets for all reasons mentioned. Gully's tend to have more issues especially when unmaintained. There are some GC's at mylocal hall that have burrs and damage balls, or they are off alignment and balls get stuck. Balls always seem dirtier. I avoid them unless it is the only tables available.
 
fastone371 said:
The nice thing about GC's is that they have an open wire gulley, no accumulation of chalk dust. Any chalk dust that gets into the ball box certainly cant be any worse than what you would find in the bottom of all 6 drop pockets.
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I agree. Very good design compared to Centennials and Anniversaries. Those troughs are a real shitty design. I'm curious if anyone has ever designed an open wire gulley for the Cent. and Anniv?
 
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