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nine o nine

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Was wondering how many table lengths is normal for a 9 footer with a break speed shot from the headstring? I can get 4 1/2 lengths...slow normal or fast on new 860HR? Mitch
 
4.5 to 5 lengths is exactly what I get on my Diamond 9ft with blue label rails and 860HR.

Friends that play on my table say its on fast side but not too much.
 
nine o nine said:
Was wondering how many table lengths is normal for a 9 footer with a break speed shot from the headstring? I can get 4 1/2 lengths...slow normal or fast on new 860HR? Mitch
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I couldn't measure my break speed using your method. When hitting with full power, my cueball is slightly airborne. The cueball would fly back at me and probably damage something.

I would say a "good" break speed would be 4+. I can go up and down table 4 lengths with my playing cue and a firm stroke. I do this every so often at league, and call it my "power lag". But I can hit it a little harder when breaking.
 
My Gold Crown 1 with 860 and Artemis cushions goes 4.5 to 5 table lengths, about the same as Blue Label Diamonds in our area.
 
I've always wondered if this damaged the rails in some way. Is this how "dead" spots are made on rails?
 
4.5 is on the slow end. I know because that's what my table is. I think 5 to 5.5 is ideal. The 9 rail test that has been mentioned on here in the past is an even better guage of how your rails are responding.
 
5.5 is fast nine ball tables. I can't relate to that as that has ruined pool in my eyes.
You should have to stroke to get around the table.
 
peppersauce said:
I just tried this on my table...I get right at 4 table lengths up and down with a good, firm stroke and I can't seem to get 9 rails going around the table. I get 8 consistently, though only just. I have 860HR on my GC and Diamond black cushions.
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If you can't hit 5, then you won't get 9. If you can hit more then 5, you won't get 9 either unless the 9 rail shot is corrected for cushions banking short.
 
BasementDweller said:
4.5 is on the slow end. I know because that's what my table is. I think 5 to 5.5 is ideal. The 9 rail test that has been mentioned on here in the past is an even better guage of how your rails are responding.
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More than 5 means the cushions are to fast because the sub rails are built wrong.
 
fastone371 said:
So that puts 4 1/2 to 5 rails right in the "money" zone?
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Yes, the 5 and 9 work together. If you can't get 5 times the length of the table, you won't be able to get 9 banks around either. On an older red label 7ft, I've done 7 times the length of the table but couldn't get 9 rails around because of the banking short on every rail, scratching almost everytime in the corner pocket after going 5 rails. And the cue ball shouldn't be hopping off the end rail going the length of the table on the first bank.
 
Ok I guess I notice a pretty big difference between 4.25 to 4.5 and getting 5. The difference seems pretty big to me when I compare my table to a faster GC or Diamond.
 
I hit myself in the nuts once trying to get 9 rails with an airborne CB! Be careful out there:grin-square::grin-square:
 
I get 4.5 on 860HR on an 8 foot table, without having the cueball bounce off of the first rail. Seems right.
 
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