How to measure a pocket

Fatboy said:
there is another problem: my diamond table looks different, that table is just too brutal.
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The tables I play on are that deep except a hair tighter and they are very brutal. However whenever I play on a table with shallower pockets I feel like ESPN needs to park the van out back.
 
I have met and played with Greg..... he is super nice guy!!

But, I gotta agree with Neil on this one. A tape measure is not hard to use and read in this case.

And yes, the ball does sit a MICRO-HAIR below the point. Not enough to make a difference.

My pockets "measure" 4". Using Gregs' method they are 4 1/32".

Should I call them "4 or 4 1/32" ???

I can't decide!

:smile:
 
Well anyways, I don't think its a big deal whether he used a tape measure or not, you know the table is right and that is all that matters. I think Greg was just giving some insight on where to measure, not neccarily how to measure (he just measured how he thought it should be done in his opinion). I think using the ball method, its just saying as far as a tru pro cut pocket is 4.5" at the opening to compare to other tables how tight or loose and how much the pocket opening really allows for in fitting 2 balls at once.

-kyle
 
Craig Fales said:
Those pockets on the Asian 10 ball championships are flawed in the angle of the opening. The faces are parallel to each other.
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I wondered how pockets like that would play. I would think the ball would drop better than pockets angled out like most. Pocket looks smaller, but I think it would play the same as the others. Anyone play on this type of cut?
 
How would you measure my pockets without a tape measure..........

"What size pockets are on your table?"

"Oh, I don't know, maybe about a ball and three quarters????"



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Craig Fales said:
Those pockets on the Asian 10 ball championships are flawed in the angle of the opening. The faces are parallel to each other.
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I disagree. Balls pocket easier when the "faces" are parallel. Especially when hit at speed. You can hit a ball down the rail at speed on my table and the ball will drop. On a buddies GC copy, which has Olhausen cut pockets, you can not pocket a ball hit at speed down the rail. It will rattle and spit back out.

The picture that you referred to actually looks to me like the mouth of the pocket is tighter than at the back of the pocket.

Russ...
 
Craig Fales said:
Those pockets on the Asian 10 ball championships are flawed in the angle of the opening. The faces are parallel to each other.
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What's wrong with that?
None of the players complained.
 
poolhustler said:
I disagree. Balls pocket easier when the "faces" are parallel. Especially when hit at speed. You can hit a ball down the rail at speed on my table and the ball will drop. On a buddies GC copy, which has Olhausen cut pockets, you can not pocket a ball hit at speed down the rail. It will rattle and spit back out.
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Billiard Congress of America Tournament Table Specification

Corner pocket mouth: between 4.5 [11.43 cm] and 4.625 inches [11.75 cm]
Corner pocket shelf: between 1 [2.54 cm] and 2 1/2 inches [5.715 cm]

Non-Tournament Specs. Corner pocket mouth: 4 7/8 min. 5 1/8 max.

Cut angles for both sides of the corner pocket entrance must be 142 degrees on both tournament and non-tournament tables.

My Interpetation... To be a legal pocket two balls must fit inside the corner pocket opening. Both sides of the corner pocket mouth must be tapered, not parallel to each other.
 
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