Ko Pin Yi explains main differences between Chinese and American tables

The bit about potting down the rails and potting into middle/side pockets was very familiar to me as when I moved from playing English pool to 9 ball on U.S tables. I couldn't believe how easy it was to pot down the rails and how hard it is to pot into the middle/side pockets on a U.S table compared to a U.K table.

Why do balls come off the cushions at different angles between U.S and Heyball tables? Is it the material of the cushions, the height of the cushions or something else (the dimensions of both tables other than pocket size/shape are the same as far as I understand).
 
uk_9_ball_convert said:
The bit about potting down the rails and potting into middle/side pockets was very familiar to me as when I moved from playing English pool to 9 ball on U.S tables. I couldn't believe how easy it was to pot down the rails and how hard it is to pot into the middle/side pockets on a U.S table compared to a U.K table.

Why do balls come off the cushions at different angles between U.S and Heyball tables? Is it the material of the cushions, the height of the cushions or something else (the dimensions of both tables other than pocket size/shape are the same as far as I understand).
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If you've ever seen snooker-type cushions up close, they do not come to a sharp edge like ours do. They have a small, flat facing. Seems to make them livelier. I don't know if that also causes them to bank shorter, or if it's the difference in the composition of the rubber.
 
I've also heard that the newer snooker tables with the steel backed rails rebound faster due to being so much stiffer.
 
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