Yesterday I played on 5 different 7' Blue label Diamonds where the cushions played amazing. About the same as a GC Superspeed cushion. The angles were maybe a tad shorter, but the "boingy" pinball bounce was completely gone.
I've been very vocal on this board that I don't like Diamond cushions. These 5 tables were all great. If every Diamond I played on were like these, I would have loved them.
They were at a bar in Levittown, PA, called Five Points Sports Bar. I was in a big 64 man chip tournament with about a 5k payout for first place counting the calcutta. The room was packed. I played on all 5 of the room's tables, and they all played well.
Two of the tables were in a separate section that was super cold (uncomfortably cold), the AC was different there. The other three tables were in a section where the AC was comfortable, and room temperature. Even with that temperature difference, I didn't notice a cushion difference.
The tables and balls were about 5 years old I'd estimate. The balls were Cyclop. They showed their age. Lots of microchips and scuffs for phenolic balls, and not polished. They had lost their luster, and I don't believe the room has a polisher. The floor was wood so I imagine the ball damage was from landing on the floor. They were not sticky though. The cloth looked to be about 1 year old and used daily in a heavy commercial environment. It looked to be either 860 or a knockoff worsted cloth. The bar is owned by pool players, so the tables get constant use from good players.
We played all day from noon until midnight. Below is the weather report from noon to 6pm, and from 6pm to midnight. It was comfortable both outside and inside the whole time.
I don't know what to say. I see so much variation in Diamond cushions from room to room (only talking about Blue). I sure wish they were all like this.
I've been very vocal on this board that I don't like Diamond cushions. These 5 tables were all great. If every Diamond I played on were like these, I would have loved them.
They were at a bar in Levittown, PA, called Five Points Sports Bar. I was in a big 64 man chip tournament with about a 5k payout for first place counting the calcutta. The room was packed. I played on all 5 of the room's tables, and they all played well.
Two of the tables were in a separate section that was super cold (uncomfortably cold), the AC was different there. The other three tables were in a section where the AC was comfortable, and room temperature. Even with that temperature difference, I didn't notice a cushion difference.
The tables and balls were about 5 years old I'd estimate. The balls were Cyclop. They showed their age. Lots of microchips and scuffs for phenolic balls, and not polished. They had lost their luster, and I don't believe the room has a polisher. The floor was wood so I imagine the ball damage was from landing on the floor. They were not sticky though. The cloth looked to be about 1 year old and used daily in a heavy commercial environment. It looked to be either 860 or a knockoff worsted cloth. The bar is owned by pool players, so the tables get constant use from good players.
We played all day from noon until midnight. Below is the weather report from noon to 6pm, and from 6pm to midnight. It was comfortable both outside and inside the whole time.
I don't know what to say. I see so much variation in Diamond cushions from room to room (only talking about Blue). I sure wish they were all like this.
