Green or Blue Cloth
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Green.
It's traditional, and won't go out of style as other colors may. Originally to resemble grass, as the game started on the lawn. If you are like me, your lawn may be yellow or brown, but that's another story...
I also find blue a bit fatiguing, particularly under fluorescent (or CFL) bulbs after several hours of play. I used to occasionally visit a room up in Mass that had blue cloth and fluorescent lights over each table and my eyes would hurt after a few hours. Pus the white painted GC tables with blue cloth was 1969 all over again... Cool to see the (now gone) retro room once in a while, but it was hard to really play for an extended period.
It's traditional, and won't go out of style as other colors may. Originally to resemble grass, as the game started on the lawn. If you are like me, your lawn may be yellow or brown, but that's another story...
I also find blue a bit fatiguing, particularly under fluorescent (or CFL) bulbs after several hours of play. I used to occasionally visit a room up in Mass that had blue cloth and fluorescent lights over each table and my eyes would hurt after a few hours. Pus the white painted GC tables with blue cloth was 1969 all over again... Cool to see the (now gone) retro room once in a while, but it was hard to really play for an extended period.
I wonder how come I never get requests to install the Simonis 860 Green, well...maybe 1 out of a 100, if that. All the cloth I install is the Simonis 860HR Tour Blue
Changed your statement to reflect my own opinion:
Blue.
It's non-traditional, and won't go out of style as other colors may.
I also find green a bit fatiguing, particularly under fluorescent (or CFL) bulbs after several hours of play.
Note that there is no correct answer here, as it is purely personal preference.
The Tour Blue is the best cloth for visibility. And I think ultimately it's less tiring on the eyes than other colors because visibility (separation of edges) is so good.
I do love the tradition of green. It looks great. But I'd rather play Tour Blue.
The 60's featured a lot of tan cloth, which you hardly ever see anymore. Too bad. Tan offers excellent visibility and is very easy on the eyes. Actually, other than trendiness, I don't understand why Tan is not more widely used.
I do love the tradition of green. It looks great. But I'd rather play Tour Blue.
The 60's featured a lot of tan cloth, which you hardly ever see anymore. Too bad. Tan offers excellent visibility and is very easy on the eyes. Actually, other than trendiness, I don't understand why Tan is not more widely used.
I wonder how come I never get requests to install the Simonis 860 Green, well...maybe 1 out of a 100, if that. All the cloth I install is the Simonis 860HR Tour Blue
+1 most of my requests are for Blue. Im going to be going from green 760 to Blue 860HR for all of the Diamonds @ Michael's Billiards in Cincinnati. :thumbup:
i was a die hard green guy, but I converted to blue and love it
Pool Tables are green.
I think blue really helps visibility wise. I love shooting on a table with blue, if it were up to me it is all i would shoot on.
The "Camel" or 'rich tan' type color seems to be coming back a little around me. I did the Camel for a few reasons:
1- I like to use the tan chalk to keep my shaft from bluing, so it matches the camel.
2- The lighter color makes it light up really well, even with a standard chandelier instead of a pool light.
3- The Camel's 'richness' of color makes it look really elegant on my table.
Out of the other two, I'd prefer the Tourney Blue. For some reason, the green always looks dirty, even if brand new.
1- I like to use the tan chalk to keep my shaft from bluing, so it matches the camel.
2- The lighter color makes it light up really well, even with a standard chandelier instead of a pool light.
3- The Camel's 'richness' of color makes it look really elegant on my table.
Out of the other two, I'd prefer the Tourney Blue. For some reason, the green always looks dirty, even if brand new.
From a shooting perspective, the best choice would be the easiest color on the eyes that doesn't also conflict with any ball color. Example, shooting the 8-ball on black cloth... uh, where is the 8-ball? Oh yeah, ya gotta look for the arc of light to find it. So, even if I am a "green" fan, the depth of hue is relavent. From a decor point of view, tan cloth on natural wood tables has neutrality allowing it to combine nicely with just about any room, and green, not so oddly, has a similar result.
Blue??? It's all the rage in most pool halls, and brightens even the dreeryiest of hole-in-the-wall rooms (you know, the kind that one could stick to any of the walls or furniture or their shag carpeting), but I wouldn't have blue in my house... I'll never paint my billiard room walls any shade of blue, complementary or not. Having said that, it is good to note there aren't any light-blue billiard balls in a typical rack or pool room. The other down side of lighter colors is simply that they would be easier to mark up or stain (read that as "more noticeable").
Final note... Green is good. Simonis Green, or English Green... and speaking of cloth... is there a UV protectant in Simonis cloth?
Blue??? It's all the rage in most pool halls, and brightens even the dreeryiest of hole-in-the-wall rooms (you know, the kind that one could stick to any of the walls or furniture or their shag carpeting), but I wouldn't have blue in my house... I'll never paint my billiard room walls any shade of blue, complementary or not. Having said that, it is good to note there aren't any light-blue billiard balls in a typical rack or pool room. The other down side of lighter colors is simply that they would be easier to mark up or stain (read that as "more noticeable").
Final note... Green is good. Simonis Green, or English Green... and speaking of cloth... is there a UV protectant in Simonis cloth?
Blue, brightens up the room and better visability!
I always played on green and the tables in my area are all green. I went with blue, and now I think I have a much better table than those others. Green is dreary and boring, the blue lightens things up, increase visability and seems more modern.
I'd say green if you are over 50 and blue if you're under. Let's just say if you ride a Harley or buy a Corvette , green is your color.
I'd say green if you are over 50 and blue if you're under. Let's just say if you ride a Harley or buy a Corvette , green is your color.
So, you are saying age has something to do with the color you like?
I'm relatively old school but went with Tournament Blue on my GC4 and really like it. It just seemed to me that T blue is not trendy anymore. Maybe it used to be but now it is the "other" traditional color. I've also noticed burn marks seem to show less on T blue cloth.
I have had tour Blue on my table for 6 years mainly because the lighting in my basement was not great until recently when I added a Diamond light. My basement is painted orange and green so the green looks much better and since Hurricane Irene ruined my basement, I can now make teh table green. It is being done Friday.