Is Simonis 860HR a durable cloth?

[bdorman]

I've recommended to our condo board that we replace the existing cloth (unknown brand) with Simonis 860HR in Tournament Blue.

Since then, I've played at two pool rooms that had Simonis 860 (don't know if it was HR or not). It could be that the cloth was just old, but the wear really showed. Not just in the rack area, but also heavy "white'ing wear" from the cue ball paths on the side rails to the one-ball position.

The condo members will be disappointed if it shows that kind of wear within 1 or 2 years. The table gets about 25 hours of play a week but none of us are monster breakers, etc. We've already agreed that there won't be any jumping on the new cloth unless you put a spare piece of cloth under the cue ball.

So what's your experience? Is Simonis 860HR in Tournament Blue a durable choice?

Thanks.

 

[PaulieB]

Not a mechanic here, but as it was explained to me ... the 860HR will show marks sooner than napped cloth but will still play true. The napped cheaper cloths won't show wear as easily but they do wear much quicker and end up with roll offs.

The small white marks don't change the play performance of the 860.

 

[ROB.M]

Not a mechanic here, but as it was explained to me ... the 860HR will show marks sooner than napped cloth but will still play true. The napped cheaper cloths won't show wear as easily but they do wear much quicker and end up with roll offs.

The small white marks don't change the play performance of the 860.

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Very well said' a premimum set of balls will prevent premature cloth wear.
Commercial pool hall play is serious abuse! I've used 30/30, 860 and 860HR in the pool rooms, and all hold up well.. I say the 860HR is my favorite to play on. If want some cloth that will take years of abuse no matter what u throw at it, then go with a backed cloth' but it plays like crap.