Measuring pocket size

[bdorman]

When you guys talk about the size of the pockets, from where are you measuring (see examples below; the caliper placement is by the smaller <interior> jaws):

Interior part of the pocket:

Mid-cushion:

At the points:

Thanks

 

[realkingcobra]

When you guys talk about the size of the pockets, from where are you measuring (see examples below; the caliper placement is by the smaller <interior> jaws):

Interior part of the pocket:

Mid-cushion:

At the points:

Thanks

At the points of the cushions, but the miter angles, down angles, and facing material play a major roll in how pockets can play much different than others, even with the same point to point opening at the entry way of the pocket.

 

[Sloppy Pockets]

At the points of the cushions, but the miter angles, down angles, and facing material play a major roll in how pockets can play much different than others, even with the same point to point opening at the entry way of the pocket.

All this talk about a degree difference on the miters got me going down and measuring the miters on my table. They measure 144º, which is three degrees more than Diamond uses. Balls seem to want to funnel out of my pockets when hit hard, even though they measure 5" across the points. Is this normal?

I also have pretty deep shelves on my table. I can get two balls to sit almost side by side and still be inside the points. One ball will sit on the edge of the shelf with about 1/4" from a 5" block of wood set between the points. Not as loose playing as some might predict from pocket opening alone.

 

[realkingcobra]

All this talk about a degree difference on the miters got me going down and measuring the miters on my table. They measure 144º, which is three degrees more than Diamond uses. Balls seem to want to funnel out of my pockets when hit hard, even though they measure 5" across the points. Is this normal?

I also have pretty deep shelves on my table. I can get two balls to sit almost side by side and still be inside the points. One ball will sit on the edge of the shelf with about 1/4" from a 5" block of wood set between the points. Not as loose playing as some might predict from pocket opening alone.

The greater the miter angle, the higher the chances of the pocket rejecting the ball being pocketed. The wider the jaws of the pocket, the more the slate shelf is exposed, there for giving more room for the ball to sit in the jaws of the pocket when coming to rest after being rejected by the pocket. Your table don't have any deeper slate shelfs than any other table really, it just appears that way because of the size of the pocket opening.