Glass Pool Table

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Worlds newesdt pool table.

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Designers and manufacturers of the most desirable ultra-modern glass-top pool tables and designer game room equipment.
Quite simply the most advanced pool tables ever and unequaled the world over.
Game play is just like a traditional cloth table, but the experience is so much more.
Break away from tradition and create a perfect synergy in your modern interior.

Nottage Design pool tables blend ultra modern styling and new patented technology.
The transparent playing area is composed of the patented Vitrik transparent playing surface on top of a 15mm toughened glass top.

Our glass is premium quality and toughened so it’s 4-6 times stronger than standard glass. Glass is very rigid and flat, and isn’t prone to sagging or warping, so provides a great alternative to slate for a game of pool.

The Vitrik playing surface replicates rolling resistance of an average-speed cloth, is hard wearing and allows spin(English) to be applied and retains consistent roll characteristics over it’s lifetime.

Completely visible integrated ball return system makes a feature of pocketed balls, no more guessing what ball just went in! The ball return is built into the frame for the ultimate aesthetics.

Created to be the ultimate pool table. Period. It fills the need for a truly unique and cutting edge designer pool table for the latest in modern interiors. Why settle for an outdated design?

Australian RRP $43,900 AUD includes GST, accessory kit and shipping to Australian metropolitan areas (with standard ground floor access and installation)

Accessory kit includes: high quality 2.25” balls; triangle; 2 matching silver cues and bridge stick.
 

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Bumping this rather than starting a new thread in the hopes someone can give me some assistance now that this table has existed for a few years. If anyone has played on one of these tables, please give me a heads up - either here or in a PM. I'd really appreciate some experiences.

My workplace is considering getting one of these. My sense is that the powers that be are mostly considering it as furniture - it's an attractive piece and a novelty - but whether or not it's actually a functional pool table is a dealbreaker.

I've been doing a bunch of research on this. There are no reviews of it from an actual player's perspective that I can find. Most of the discussion seems to be on the "holy crap this thing costs 30 grand" wavelength. My concerns are mostly -

1. Apparently you have to use their "chalkless" cues? This isn't mentioned on the website but has been in a couple of threads on here related to this. This is first of all a problem because, well, screw you guys, I want to use my own cue. But that aside, I'm wondering if a chalkless cue feels anything like a traditional cue.

2. The roll is concerning. There's a bit of video but it doesn't tell me much. Does this material accurately approximate felt, or is it just "kind of sort of in the ballpark"? I.e., if I hit a basic, simple shot, will what I expect to happen actually happen.

3. Frictive qualities of the surface - kind of related but I'm wondering how -or if - it grips. What happens if you try a masse shot? Is it even possible?

4. Someone on here mentioned the bumpers don't play like normal bumpers (i.e. they're really stiff). That is surprising to me because I see no reason why they wouldn't be able to use more or less standard bumpers. Each table comes with an option to have it covered in more traditional Simonis cloth. I'm guessing this is a non-starter with the powers that be, given that the novelty is the transparency of the table. But it seems strange to me that if they'll give you that option, why the bumpers wouldn't follow suit.

6. How the hell do you light this thing? Is glare a real issue when playing?

If anyone has any insight on this it would be much appreciated.
 
I'd never use this in a real game, maybe as an art thing if I have a mansion and a Maybach with 22" chrome wheels, so when "Cribs" comes calling it will look cool on camera.

What happens when you masse or jump? Or the balls even bounce up and down during a regular game? Think will end up with cracks in no time.
 
Glass top table

When at the BCA Expo a couple of years ago, I think there was one of those tables - or similar one.

Pretty wierd, and your question about the 'gripping' of the top is agood question.

I don't think it is gonna work very well.

If I remember, It had an almost 'rubbery' grip feel. Not the look - it was quite transparent.

At that price, why not buy like 8 Diamonds????

Mark Griffin
 
Mark Griffin said:
At that price, why not buy like 8 Diamonds????
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Well, largely because if it's going in an office it's just as much about "hey check this out, people in adjacent office towers" and "hey isn't this impressive, visiting client" as it is about being able to play pool. Actually it's probably more those other things. Traditionally styled pool tables will not look particularly at home in these surroundings.

Mark Griffin said:
When at the BCA Expo a couple of years ago, I think there was one of those tables - or similar one...

If I remember, It had an almost 'rubbery' grip feel. Not the look - it was quite transparent.
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Must've been the same one, their website has a media quote talking about the 2007 BCA Expo. I don't think anyone else makes a transparent table, anyway. And rubbery makes it sound like it'll actually be grippier than cloth.

I have no fears of the thing breaking, given how thick the glass is you'd pretty much have to throw the CB at it at 90mph, but I do think it's going to get marked up from jumps and masses. It seems they also make a frosted top, which may be better in terms of not looking beat up from play, but sort of defeats the purpose.
 
From the video of this thing, it looks real slow. The spread on the break is not good and the balls really seem to throw out an anchor as they slow. They seemed to have way over done it with the material they use for "cloth".
 
DogsPlayingPool said:
From the video of this thing, it looks real slow. The spread on the break is not good and the balls really seem to throw out an anchor as they slow. They seemed to have way over done it with the material they use for "cloth".
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Yes, particularly on the video for the other model, the G4 (which still has the same surface but looks more like a pool table), you can see the cue ball hit a rail and then almost instantly stop dead. From the website FAQ:

Vitrik replicates the rolling properties of standard felt (worsted-wool cloth). It also allows the use of spin(English). Feedback from professional pool players has indicated it rolls just like a 400g/m2 cloth – in other words slightly slower than a tournament cloth.

Spin(English) can be applied and the surface provides more friction than cloth giving a more aggressive effect.
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It seems slower than that to me from looking at it. Though the second part of that quote suggests that it would actually create the possibility of some pretty ridiculous masse shots which could be fun. I can totally see my game (such as it is, I'm not particularly good or anything) getting really messed up playing on this thing regularly, though.

I hate to judge just from the videos, but it seems like they have relatively little circulation. One of our people is apparently going to NY to try one of these things out and see how it rolls but I have no idea if she or anyone she's going with actually plays regularly.

I should have mentioned, if anyone has any ideas as to a table I could offer up as an alternative that might pass muster with the building committee (i.e. look impressive in a modern boardroom-lounge combo) I'm all ears.
 
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