Well, I got my cloth in the mail and put it on Thursday night. It looks great. I took my time and wasn't in any hurry. I found the side pocket fold was easy, but the corners were a little more difficult to get wrinkle free. But after a little trial and error I got them to come out just fine.
One thing I can say for sure about the heavier ounce worsted cloths is that they are harder to do the rails than the lighter woolen cloths. I used the euro blue ProForm 23 oz worsted cloth. It doesn't stretch allot but I was still able to get the cloth extremely tight on the table. It still shows ball burn marks, but I have yet to find a cloth that doesn't.
I play quite a bit of pool on my table (average 20 hours a week) so I am anxious to see how the cloth holds up. My old cloth was Championship Invitational and I had it on for two years. I put it through allot of abuse and it did ok, the worst thing about it is that I wore a gully along the rails and it wouldn't roll true after awhile. It was worth the money but definitely not a quality cloth.
The ProForm cloth so far seems to be a excellent alternative to Simonis for a cheaper price. I wish they had the same color blue as Simonis but the euro blue is still nice. I have a swath of Simonis 860 HR and compared it to the ProForm and they are close but not exactly the same. The 860 HR is heavier and a bit better quality. As far as play goes I honestly cant say that one out preforms the other yet. I have played on Simonis allot and it plays excellent. I don't have that much time on the ProForm cloth yet but so far it plays about the same. It's fast but not as fast as Gorina 2000. I will post back after a month or two of play and let you know if it still preforms well. When I get home I will put up a picture of the table.
All in all I am glad I installed it myself but I wouldn't recommend it for anyone else unless your like me and enjoy doing it yourself! Saving the money was nice but a pro could have done it allot faster.
One thing I can say for sure about the heavier ounce worsted cloths is that they are harder to do the rails than the lighter woolen cloths. I used the euro blue ProForm 23 oz worsted cloth. It doesn't stretch allot but I was still able to get the cloth extremely tight on the table. It still shows ball burn marks, but I have yet to find a cloth that doesn't.
I play quite a bit of pool on my table (average 20 hours a week) so I am anxious to see how the cloth holds up. My old cloth was Championship Invitational and I had it on for two years. I put it through allot of abuse and it did ok, the worst thing about it is that I wore a gully along the rails and it wouldn't roll true after awhile. It was worth the money but definitely not a quality cloth.
The ProForm cloth so far seems to be a excellent alternative to Simonis for a cheaper price. I wish they had the same color blue as Simonis but the euro blue is still nice. I have a swath of Simonis 860 HR and compared it to the ProForm and they are close but not exactly the same. The 860 HR is heavier and a bit better quality. As far as play goes I honestly cant say that one out preforms the other yet. I have played on Simonis allot and it plays excellent. I don't have that much time on the ProForm cloth yet but so far it plays about the same. It's fast but not as fast as Gorina 2000. I will post back after a month or two of play and let you know if it still preforms well. When I get home I will put up a picture of the table.
All in all I am glad I installed it myself but I wouldn't recommend it for anyone else unless your like me and enjoy doing it yourself! Saving the money was nice but a pro could have done it allot faster.
