Do you have any experience installing Pro Form worsted cloth? I will be installing some on an 8' table but I have never used it before. Is the stretch more comparable to Simonis or Velocity Pro? Thanks in advance :thumbup:
Opinions on Pro Form cloth??
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ChrisShanklin
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It's extremely similar to Aramith Tournament
isn't the aramith the same as velocity pro?
no - different
I've used the proform a couple times. Honestly i didn't like it very much. If i recall it seamed thicker with less stretch potential than simonis. Talk about knuckleburn. Which makes it a bit trickier to get the rails looking pretty.
I'm installing it on my table right now. Ive done 3 rails and it seems to stretch a bit hard, although I don't have any experience with worsted cloth. My only real concern is that I got it pre-cut and there is barely enough material to wrap around, stretch and staple the rails. I find myself stapling right next to my fingers and after doing 3 rails they were very sore from not having much material to pull hard with.
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I'm sure it plays fine for being half the cost of simonis and barely more expensive than titan.
Thanks for the confidence boost.
The upside is you get a nice worsted for a few bucks more that Championships' overpriced Titan.
Burlap? :lol: Now that would be Centennial.
There may be a bit of similarity with true 3030 considering PF came from the same mill.
ChrisShanklin
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I like it way better than Velocity Pro I find that to be way too thin.
Velocity is going to be history - unless Bailey finds another mill to produce it.
Got just over 850 + games on mine right now and have to say, I have no complaints from myself or anyone who has played on my table. Still looking good too!
Well, here's my opinion (at least from a mechanic's point of view). This cloth is a lot more elastic than Simonis. It wasn't too bad to install on the rails, although I would prefer to install Simonis. You can really strech this stuff when you're installing the feather strip. As for the bed cloth, I had no problem getting 4" of stretch side to side using the glue method for an 8' table. You can tell its a few steps behind Simonis but for the price its not a bad alternative.
OTLB
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I just got some and will do a test in a poolroom vs Simonis and Basalt. Can't wait. I hope it lasts but like my friend Al Conte said. " time will tell".