Lines on table?

[Saturated Fats]

Anyone ever drawn lines on home table cloth to form a pattern of squares like many table diagrams have? The lines would be drawn horizontally to connect the diamonds and vertically to connect the diamonds.

It looks like it would help a lot in practice. I'm wondering if anyone thinks it would hinder normal play in any way.

 

[MitchAlsup]

For trick shots--might be a good idea. Eric Yow uses lines on his table to describe the curvature of the trajectories he is trying to ustilize.
For normal pool--not so much.

 

[Mr Hoppe]

Seems like a waste of time. You can use 3 ring binder hole reinforcering stickers if you want to temporarily mark ball positions for practice, but if you must mark the whole grid, a chalk line would help speed the process.

 

[DaveK]

I put a small dot (fine tipped Sharpie, they're good for more than just making rings !) at each diamond intersection. They do make positioning set shot practice easier and are hardly noticeable during play.

Dave

 

[Apocalypse2017]

If you have old cloth that you plan on replacing soon, then I would say break out the masse cue and a Sharpe! Otherwise not so much.

 

[8pack]

Anyone ever drawn lines on home table cloth to form a pattern of squares like many table diagrams have? The lines would be drawn horizontally to connect the diamonds and vertically to connect the diamonds.

It looks like it would help a lot in practice. I'm wondering if anyone thinks it would hinder normal play in any way.

I did ,looked like this picture and a whole lot more.

I got to know the table very well by doing this..the play ground on which we play never changes..

 

[TheOneGnat]

I put a small dot (fine tipped Sharpie, they're good for more than just making rings !) at each diamond intersection. They do make positioning set shot practice easier and are hardly noticeable during play.

Dave

I did the same thing. Quicker than setting up the hole protectors when doing multiple drills, and no one that came over to shoot noticed enough to comment.

 

[Bob Jewett]

I've seen two tables prepared like that by obsessed fanatics.

If you try it, I'd recommend using a tailor's chalk (available at your local arts/crafts/dressmaking store) to do the marking. Just marking the whole-diamond intersections seems like it would be enough.

 

[8pack]

I've seen two tables prepared like that by obsessed fanatics.

If you try it, I'd recommend using a tailor's chalk (available at your local arts/crafts/dressmaking store) to do the marking. Just marking the whole-diamond intersections seems like it would be enough.

I just realized i might have issues,thanks Bob.

 

[JB Cases]

I've seen two tables prepared like that by obsessed fanatics.

If you try it, I'd recommend using a tailor's chalk (available at your local arts/crafts/dressmaking store) to do the marking. Just marking the whole-diamond intersections seems like it would be enough.

That's what I use. I use white, pink and blue. Brushes out easily.

 

[Mr. Bond]

use laser lines instead

 

[Ratta]

hu,

not the badest idea. Sure all of the things which were shown up workin also. But on a *pure* trainings-table? why not?
I prefer drawn lines. I don t like thoses stickers.