More Early Impressions Of The Diamond Professional

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I've also noticed three more things with regards to the new Diamond Professional.

1) The side pockets play tough. I've hit some shots into the side pockets facings and they have bounced out. Shots that I though would go in. Is this typical of Diamond tables?
2) The table plays faster than my Gold Crown IV.
3) My runout/screwup percentage is better on the Diamond than the Gold Crown IV. Not sure how to explain this but I seem to have a little more confidence playing on the Diamond. There have been several times so far where, after the break, I have said outloud...."If I make this first shot I should get out...." And alot of times I do. Yesterday I had about eight (8) chances where I felt I should run out. I hosed up five and got out three times. And one of those that I messed up was due to a ball skidding.

r/DCP
 
Do you play basketball. Is it the hoop.
Baseball. The field.
Tennis. The court
Have you considered it might be your level or your skill. Are you a professional player?
An instructor once said to me blame the equipment not yourself… trust me that does not work. Please post a video of your best games.
 
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GoldCrown said:
Do you play basketball. Is it the hoop.
Baseball. The field.
Tennis. The court
Have you considered it might be your level or your skill. Are you a professional player?
An instructor once said to me blame the equipment not yourself… trust me that does not work. Please post a video of your best games.
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He won’t respond to logical questions about is ability. Why he focuses so much on table runs outs is boggling. He should be doing drills
 
GoldCrown said:
Do you play basketball. Is it the hoop.
Baseball. The field.
Tennis. The court
Have you considered it might be your level or your skill. Are you a professional player?
An instructor once said to me blame the equipment not yourself… trust me that does not work. Please post a video of your best games.
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I have a buddy who believes that there's absolutely nothing wrong with his golf game that can't be cured by his checkbook... 😁
 
DrCue'sProtege said:
I've also noticed three more things with regards to the new Diamond Professional.

1) The side pockets play tough. I've hit some shots into the side pockets facings and they have bounced out. Shots that I though would go in. Is this typical of Diamond tables?
2) The table plays faster than my Gold Crown IV.
3) My runout/screwup percentage is better on the Diamond than the Gold Crown IV. Not sure how to explain this but I seem to have a little more confidence playing on the Diamond. There have been several times so far where, after the break, I have said outloud...."If I make this first shot I should get out...." And alot of times I do. Yesterday I had about eight (8) chances where I felt I should run out. I hosed up five and got out three times. And one of those that I messed up was due to a ball skidding.

r/DCP
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You have to get the table broken in and get used to playing on it. Almost certainly looking at a month or more playing by yourself. Start logging hours actually hitting balls. Pick one set of balls(pool balls that is) and play with them too. One playing cue, one type of chalk, one glove if you use such a thing. Once you get a hundred hours of hitting balls with a consistent setup then test the table again.

Go to the fargo rankings and find the top eight through twelve. Find their videos. How often are they breaking and running. You may can look at AtLarge's stats. Break and runs might not be as common as you think.

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replying to his comments about running out 3 times out of 8 that he thought he had a good chance to.
i doubt either would be able to do that. assuming he did.
 
Patrick Johnson said:
The table has nothing to do with that.

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It's all about player skill rather than the table, but I do find that games feel different based on the table type.

Like when I play against my buddies on a 6.5 foot table with huge pockets, the racks go by a lot faster. The shots are easier to make, but there's more pressure to choose the right pattern and run out since my opponent is less likely to miss a shot and give me another chance at the table.
 
When we say a table is faster than another, I can think of only two reasons:

The cloth and the cushions.

New cloth is usually faster, and of course the type/brand is important. That’s not a function of “it being a Diamond”, is it?

Cushion rebound characteristics influence how much speed is absorbed by balls coming off them. This IS a function of the “table.”

Am I in the ballpark?
 
GoldCrown said:
Do you play basketball. Is it the hoop.
Baseball. The field.
Tennis. The court
Have you considered it might be your level or your skill. Are you a professional player?
An instructor once said to me blame the equipment not yourself… trust me that does not work. Please post a video of your best games.
Click to expand...
It's the indian....not the arrow.
 
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