Hello. I have a nice walnut 9 foot Diamond Pro Red Label table at home that I have had since new. I had stopped playing for many years but recently started back, and focus almost 100% on one pocket. Anyhow - I was getting the table recovered with Simonis 860 but once recovered I was really disappointed in how it played. The local installer (nice guy in Charlotte NC) said not only were the Artemis rails spongy, but that the Red tables were known to "trap" the balls due to the slightly higher point where the cushion hits the ball. So when I play, all of the rails seem "dead" vs the halls I frequent that have newer diamonds.
According to my installer, this is a common issue with these Red Diamonds. The balls not only make a "thunk" sound when coming off the rail, but they simply don't rebound with the same speed. For example, when I try to slow roll a long rail bank as a speed I know would work at my local hall, it comes 2 diamonds short because of what I perceive is the ball being trapped under a cushion that's too high.
Anyhow - looking for more affordable solutions vs. selling table and getting a new one or even getting new table top from Diamond. Seems like there would be a custom solution with custom cushions, or modifying some part of the table to make this work.
Thanks for your help. I live near Charlotte and am glad to pay top dollar to get this right.
According to my installer, this is a common issue with these Red Diamonds. The balls not only make a "thunk" sound when coming off the rail, but they simply don't rebound with the same speed. For example, when I try to slow roll a long rail bank as a speed I know would work at my local hall, it comes 2 diamonds short because of what I perceive is the ball being trapped under a cushion that's too high.
Anyhow - looking for more affordable solutions vs. selling table and getting a new one or even getting new table top from Diamond. Seems like there would be a custom solution with custom cushions, or modifying some part of the table to make this work.
Thanks for your help. I live near Charlotte and am glad to pay top dollar to get this right.