Green vs. Blue

Marop

Marop

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I'm getting ready to have Steve (Tablemechanic) recover my 9' Brunswick Metro. Having trouble making a decision between traditional green or blue cloth. I played on Gabriels with the blue cloth at the NYC straight pool tournament and it seemed brighter and easiier on the eyes. Just wanted to get some of your opinions.

Bill
 
I've been playing a lot on my friend's Diamond ProAm, which he has covered with Tournament Blue (I think that's what it's called.). It's quite bright and you might think too bright at first glance, but the fact is, it's really easy on the eyes and after playing for hours at a time, I notice very little eyestrain. Of course, the fabulous Diamond Light contributes to a superb environment.

In any case, despite my love of traditional green cloth, the techno blue "Tournament Blue" is a better choice.
 
i heard tan is the best choice as far as eye strain,but green comes in second ,there was a thread that had colors in order if i recall? or maybe on another site, hope this helps
 
if you're gunna go with any other color than green or blue, you're going to need matching chalks or it's going to make it streaky and different colored chalks make the ferrule off colored to my experiance. i'm a traditionalist, but have played on blue cloth in tournerments and it did seem like i could see the balls a little better.

i'd go with either, but not any other color besides those two :)
 
Well, in terms of how the brain interprets colors, blue is always going to be the best choice. It's soothing and will actually lower your blood pressure as opposed to red which will raise your blood pressure. The more you move towards blue in the spectrum, the more of a soothing effect you'll get. Green (obv.) is very close to blue on the spectrum.

In terms of personal choice, I see no difference between the two colors (blue vs. Green). I'll never look at either color as though that was a difference in how I played. I say you go with whichever color you prefer.
 
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My brother put 'Electric Blue' on his table and I think I like it better, expecially where the lighting might be a little iffey. I think you can see angles a little better than green. A small consideration too, is if you want the table to blend in with the rest of the room, or to stand out from the rest of the room.

My brother's table is in a rec room that also has exercise equipment, a jukebox, wall full of shelves, and a portable bar with a 6'6" stuffed Black Bear behind playing bartender who I named Harvey.... lol Not to mention the 13 pointer and wild pig's head on the wall ...
 
this was a HUGE decision for me about 2 years ago. i finally decided on the Powder Blue Simonis 860, and still have it on my table. i made the right choice, i believe.

the Powder Blue was, at the time IIRC, the cloth color being used for the Mosconi Cup and World Championships. someone correct me if i am wrong on that? and i think shortly after Powder Blue had its run Simonis came out with the Tournament Blue.

you cant go wrong with either, but i think you will like the blue.

best of luck,
DCP
 
Jude Rosenstock said:
Well, in terms of how the brain interprets colors, blue is always going to be the best choice. It's soothing and will actually lower your blood pressure as ....
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That must have been why my mother had every wall in our house blue, every drape blue, every carpet blue, all her clothes blue, etc. My mother was a wonderful person, but I say go with green. :D
 
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REASONS FOR TOURNAMENT BLUE:

- The most favored consumer color preference universally is blue.
- As a shade of the sky, the sea, and one of the colors of the flag, blue symbolizes security.
- Blue steadies the emotions.
- Higher energies such as communication and creativity are enhanced under blue light.
- Word associations with blue: calm, tranquil, constancy, patience, and perseverance.
- Personality descriptors relating to blue: dignified, poised, rational, relaxed, and balanced.
- The most commonly used color of chalk is blue; therefore, chalk doesn’t mark this cloth as much.
- Tournament Blue Simonis 860 is designed for MAXIMUM contrast; making it easier to see the balls.
- Tournament Blue Simonis 860 is designed for MINIMUM eye-fatigue; allowing you to play longer.
- Tournament Blue Simonis 860 is designed to be the best color under bright filming lights of televised tournaments.

Tournament Blue Simonis 860 is now available. Let your league operator, bar owner and favorite poolhall owner know.
 
I have played extensively on green, red & maroon, tan, blue, & gray felt. I rank them as follows (1=best, 5=worst): 1) tan, 2) blue, 3) gray, 4) green, & 5) red/maroon.

Tan (camel) really makes the balls easy to see. Blue & gray follow close behind. My Kim Steel will get tan or blue felt next time around.

I won't bother with the black, yellow, and purple felt I've run into.
 
Greg/Diamond said:
Simonis Cloth
and
DIAMOND BILLIARD PRODUCTS INC.

INTRODUCE



REASONS FOR TOURNAMENT BLUE:

- The most favored consumer color preference universally is blue.
- As a shade of the sky, the sea, and one of the colors of the flag, blue symbolizes security.
- Blue steadies the emotions.
- Higher energies such as communication and creativity are enhanced under blue light.
- Word associations with blue: calm, tranquil, constancy, patience, and perseverance.
- Personality descriptors relating to blue: dignified, poised, rational, relaxed, and balanced.
- The most commonly used color of chalk is blue; therefore, chalk doesn’t mark this cloth as much.
- Tournament Blue Simonis 860 is designed for MAXIMUM contrast; making it easier to see the balls.
- Tournament Blue Simonis 860 is designed for MINIMUM eye-fatigue; allowing you to play longer.
- Tournament Blue Simonis 860 is designed to be the best color under bright filming lights of televised tournaments.

Tournament Blue Simonis 860 is now available. Let your league operator, bar owner and favorite poolhall owner know.
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Greg,
While I also like the blue very much and agree with all of your points; there is one big advantage to the green - IT'S TRADITIONAL. Many of us grew up on the "green felt", and there is just something about it that draws many of us back to the traditional green.

Maybe we should say Green Felt = brings back memories of youth.
 
I really like the Tournament Blue Simonis 860. I have red cloth on my home table to go with my Buckeye room, but I much prefer the Blue used at the DCC as well as other tourneys. Traditional green is ok with me too.. Blue would get my first vote.
 
I like the blue but I am a traditionalist and prefer green for my home table. Also my wife didn't think blue would match our room.
 
ioCross said:
if you're gunna go with any other color than green or blue, you're going to need matching chalks or it's going to make it streaky...
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I've never quite understood this. Everyone traditionally has used bright blue chalk on green cloth, which leaves noticable marks and streaks all over. No-one that I know of has ever advocated using green chalk. So why do people suggest using matching chalk on cloth colors other than green?

Also I know a lot of people find that the Masters Blue chalk is really the only choice for quality chalk. (Even Masters brand of chalk in colors other than blue is not as good) If this the case and chalk marks on the cloth is your concern then wouldn't blue cloth be the ideal choice as it will not show the blue chalk marks as much?

For me however I like to be able to see the chalk marks, because that way you know if you've cleaned the cloth properly. If you couldn't see the chalk you'd be inclined to get lazy and not clean it. (Assuming this is a choice for a home table.)
 
Powder Blue Simonis 860

This is my favorite as well. Almost a cross between blue and gray.
The tournament blue is too bright in my opinion and bothered my eyes during my match at valley forge under the daimond light.

Powder blue however is perfect. Tan is also good but not with blue chalk and I don't like the tan masters.

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I prefer blue. A local place I used to play at (Greenfields... go figure) for years switched to blue over a year ago and I like it. I'm not sure why, maybe it's just a change of pace but at the moment anyway I prefer it to green.

Some people have said it's easier on the eyes, I'm not sure about that, the green has never been an issue with me unless the lighting was bad.

Alex
 
Williebetmore said:
Greg,
While I also like the blue very much and agree with all of your points; there is one big advantage to the green - IT'S TRADITIONAL. Many of us grew up on the "green felt", and there is just something about it that draws many of us back to the traditional green.

Maybe we should say Green Felt = brings back memories of youth.
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I agree, while the base color I grew playing on was green it had a blue tint...I think I mostly played on a Stevens cloth...I wasn't in the business at that time and didn't think of pocket sizes, cloth speed or anything like that.............I do know that the green that you now see is an European green that I helped bring into tournaments in 1989 with the introduction of the 860...A long story...I had no thoughts of cloth color at that time............ The comments you read in my previous post came from a company I hired called Pantone (color experts). I didn't care what color they chose...Only hired them to tell me what color should I use so as to see the balls more clearly, reduce eye fatigue and show up on TV the best..........They picked the color of Tour Blue. It was kinda funny and reasurring when about 6 months later the US tennis association changed their court color to blue, saying the players could see the ball better...It's a different shade of blue, maybe because they use a yellow tennis ball......You can google and read about this change...Greg/Diamond......I'm partially color blind so I definitely need to hire color experts.
 
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