Finally Made It To Evansville

In the ‘90s there was a bar called Breakers, that also had an elevated bar with brass railing. It was much larger than O’Brians.


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DrCue'sProtege said:
As some will recall in a previous thread I was going to drive down to Evansville to the Washington Square Mall and play on their Diamond tables. I wanted to see how they compared to my Gold Crown IV.

Well, I finally made it to Evansville today. And what a waste of time. I couldn't have been more disappointed. The tables were in awful condition. The cloth was horrible. It was dirty, spotty, slow, etc, etc. And the lone 9-footer wouldn't even work. I had a guy helping me and he said the coin mechanism must be broke.

So I guess I am back to square one. Maybe I should just go and buy that Diamond Professional and get it over with. Either way, I would think a big city like Evansville would have had better tables to play on. That was simply pathetic.

r/DCP
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I just received a diamond professional (8') three weeks ago. Got rid of an olhausen 8'. wow. I really, really like it.
 
iusedtoberich said:
If buying a new Diamond, I'd recommend the barbox. The shelves are not as deep as their 9' tables (the slate is cut differently, even with the 4.5" pro-cut pockets ordered on both). If your goal is to pretend you're a good player, the barbox will help immensely. Shorter shots make everything easier. I'm actually thinking of getting a barbox next. I'd rather have fun at the table than get frustrated. YMMV.
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I wondered what your thoughts were on the Diamond barbox. I think those are a good test for players all the way up to about FR 750. Not sure I would ever want to spend my practice time on one, but if I had room for 2 tables I'd consider getting one.
 
BasementDweller said:
I wondered what your thoughts were on the Diamond barbox. I think those are a good test for players all the way up to about FR 750. Not sure I would ever want to spend my practice time on one, but if I had room for 2 tables I'd consider getting one.
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I just bet against a 21yr old 622 playing the ghost on one last night. Race to 5 for cheap. First set he didn't get BIH. Ghost wins I think 5-1. Second set same. Maybe score was 5-2. Third set I let him move the CB 1 foot after the break. 5-3 I think. Last set double or nothing for everything. I gave him the true ghost this time, BIH after the break. He lost hill-hill.
 
BasementDweller said:
I wondered what your thoughts were on the Diamond barbox. I think those are a good test for players all the way up to about FR 750. Not sure I would ever want to spend my practice time on one, but if I had room for 2 tables I'd consider getting one.
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I do like the Diamond barbox a lot. The thing is, the rail bounciness is still there, but I'm pretty used to it now. However, it's a byproduct of the room's atmosphere. I play in some rooms (the one last night), and the bounce is ok. Other rooms an hour away it's like a pinball machine. It just is what it is. That's my only main gripe about Diamond, always has been. It is a really well built table though.

The pockets on the 7' pro-cut are way better than the 9' pro-cut. The pocket shelf is shorter on the 7'. I wish the 9' had the same shelf. I think they'd be a lot more fun to play on in that case.
 
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