Mosconi cup pockets

sjm said:
The corners played a little looser than the specs suggested they would, but the side pockets were super tough. In my opinion the table offered a fair test for the world's most elite.
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Thank you Stu. The side pockets killed many run outs. At a sharp angle there was just no pocket to shoot at. Several players remarked they looked like snooker pockets.
 
Has anyone entered the pocket information into Dr Dave's Table Difficulty Calculator? We will get a more definitive answer then just opinion. On top of that, opinion from people that have never played on the table.

There has to be a way to obtain the measurements needed.
 
jay helfert said:
Thank you Stu. The side pockets killed many run outs. At a sharp angle there was just no pocket to shoot at. Several players remarked they looked like snooker pockets.
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I think Buddy Hall, in particular, would have approved of these playing conditions. Buddy always felt that most pro players play too many shots into the side pockets.
 
sjm said:
I think Buddy Hall, in particular, would have approved of these playing conditions. Buddy always felt that most pro players play too many shots into the side pockets.
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I agree. Corners are more often the safer bet on any table.
Can't slime in shots off rails when shooting at the side pockets!
Btw, Valley bar tables in particular have relatively narrow sides relative to the corner "bucket" pockets.
One of the first thing I tell students is too avoid them (Valley sides) as much as possible!
 
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That seems very generous. Why not just have the last 2-3” of slate planed
on a 2 to 3 degree slope? Makes it even easier…..just a facetious observation.
 
I'm from the "angle is a angle" school and the main difficulty with any side shot is there is no cushion "nose line" to comfort your senses. Of course an actual cushion would provide some slack on the wide side but "brutal sides" coming from the best players sounds kinda lame. FWIW, I use my stick and point from the front or outside of the ball to the far facing and shoot it like any other shot.

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All this arguing about the table and no one on site was able to sneak down there with a tape measure to figure out the TDF?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
 
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