Head string and foot spot markings
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boogieman
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that ping.
I use one of my wife's craft sharpies I stole borrowed. It's a pink colored marker. It works great on tournament blue. The line is clearly visible when you're looking for it, but it kind of blends in at a distance. I like it as it's less distracting than black sharpie.
middleofnowhere
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You don't really need this to mark your table but the best permanent marker that you can buy is called
Milwaukee inkzall (Google it)
you can buy it at home Depot or some hardware stores. One of the big differences is the point is made of some type of material that doesn't get fuzzy and makes permanent nice marks all the time.
Whatever the ink is I'm not sure, but you can even write on greasy material you can write on something that's wet it doesn't matter. I use them in my shop to Mark steel when I'm going to cut it.
Just as a side note some pro golfers including Tiger Woods, like them for marking their scorecards they have nice fine points.
Here is the best part you buy this fantastic marker and you get like two of them for like $2.29 at home Depot..
Back to Marking your table on the spot where the balls are racked you really do need to use one of those stick-on spots. If you don't you'll have a hole underneath the one ball in no time from breaking.
I made this mistake on my tables in my pool room I marked them all off but didn't use head spots and wound up with holes under the one ball.
What I had to do was take some little bits of the cloth and kind of grind it up mix it with a little rubber cement and fill the holes in and then go ahead and put on a spot that solve the problem.
boogieman
It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that ping.
FYI, if you're using HR it might be a wise idea to play on it for about 3-4 months before marking. It stretches differently than most and you might end up with some slack if the installer doesn't stretch the piss out of it. If you mark the table, you might end up with two sets of marks if you need to re-stretch. Trust me, I know!
You could temporarily use chalk like from a chalk board or tailor's pencils are white and I don't think permanent. Hopefully someone knows for sure.
I’ve seen this recommended on AZB
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I kinda like the white idea - and you can easily find white tailor's pencil to try it out temporarily.
How do you plan to mark the head string and foot spot? Here's what I've done in the past.
pj
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Marking the headstring sort of depends on what games you play. If a ball frequently needs to be judged in-or-out, then yes. Otherwise, distraction/effort not worth it. Rare occasion ‘eye-ball’ usually sufficient.
I use a Deluxe Micro uni-ball, not because it's special, because it's what I use at work and I often forget them in my pocket so I have a stash at home - and it seems to work pretty good.
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Didn't distract me when I had it, but I agree it isn't really needed. More decorative than practical maybe.
pj
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Another thing to consider is whether you'll want to be able to break from either end. If so, you might only need a couple of spot stickers, one for each end, with no other markings.
pj
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pj
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When I first put marks on my table (rack outline for 14.1 and a bunch of the little white circles for easy setup of drills) I thought it would bother me but about two weeks later I didn't even notice it. It actually helped a little because prior to that I was a fanatic about stuff being on the table, or chalk being in the way, now, I'll shoot with a piece of chalk 1/4" from my bridge hand (on the rail of course) I don't even notice it.
One more option to consider: no markings at all.
A local pool hall has no markings on its tables, not even spot stickers - with no fixed spot the head ball position varies a little and the punishment is spread out.
pj
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A local pool hall has no markings on its tables, not even spot stickers - with no fixed spot the head ball position varies a little and the punishment is spread out.
pj
chgo
