Gold Crown vs Diamond Pockets

[dr_dave]

I stated this on another thread but after thinking about it I want to know what the deal is. And yes, I know there have been tons and TONS of info about this over the years but I don't want to take the time to check into every thread.

So, my Gold Crown IV now has 4.25 inch pockets. They are a bear. At least to me they are. Especially down the rails. However, I played on a Diamond the other day with 4.25 inch pockets, at least according to the owner. And I didn't have near the problem making balls on the Diamond that I have on my GCIV. Straight in shots, down the rail shots, cut shots, etc, etc. It seemed like the pockets on the Diamond would "accept" the balls 2-3 times easier than my GCIV now does.

Thoughts? Whats the reason for this?

There are several important factors that determine how difficult a table plays. For more info, see the table playing difficulty resource page.

As far as comparing two tables, just calculate the table difficulty factor (TDF) for each. FYI, data for many GCs and Diamond are already posted on the AZB TDF Sticky Thread. If you do the measurements for your tables of interest, please post the results on the thread.

Enjoy,
Dave

 

[Baby Huey]

Tight pockets on any table decreases the scoring possibilities. If you play pool long enough you know that any table plays well if any shot can be made with the appropriate position. By that I mean some tables are so tight that you can't score enough because the table won't let you get position. You have to be able to cheat the pocket somewhat to get the cueball to its next location. On a GC, my opinion is that once you go smaller than 41/4' you begin to lose the ability to get to the next ball after scoring. The same holds true for the Diamond.

 

[erhino41]

To offer some information and not just be a dumb ass, a miter is a very common term not specific to pool tables. A miter is basically a cut that is off of square in one dimension, i.e. when installing baseboards, one would make two 45 degree miters to join pieces in a corner. A compound miter is when that cut is off of square in two dimensions, which is what the facing of the pockets are. They are cut more than 90 degrees in relation to the straight surface on back of the rail and they are cut less than 90 degrees in relation to the straight surface on the bottom of the rail.

 

[Icon of Sin]

I stated this on another thread but after thinking about it I want to know what the deal is. And yes, I know there have been tons and TONS of info about this over the years but I don't want to take the time to check into every thread.

So, my Gold Crown IV now has 4.25 inch pockets. They are a bear. At least to me they are. Especially down the rails. However, I played on a Diamond the other day with 4.25 inch pockets, at least according to the owner. And I didn't have near the problem making balls on the Diamond that I have on my GCIV. Straight in shots, down the rail shots, cut shots, etc, etc. It seemed like the pockets on the Diamond would "accept" the balls 2-3 times easier than my GCIV now does.

Thoughts? Whats the reason for this?

r/DCP

IMO, GCs play tougher then diamonds if they both have the same size pockets. I dont know why, but it seems like diamonds take balls that are near the rails much easier.

 

[Tony_in_MD]

Do an advanced search then put in the Keywords you want. You can also select a subform like the ask a mechanic, which in all likely hood is where the answers are.

If you search on realkingcobra you get 40 pages of results. At 25 threads a page that's 1,000 possibilities. And unless the title is very specific I would have to search each and every thread, looking for the info that he mentioned. That could take the rest of the week.

Idiots.........