Please describe the diamonds.

[technoid101]

Why the diamond points are on the table, that I understand. But they outline a grid. eight feet by four. 1ft.x 1ft squares. I just started getting into the "points" system and was reading an article on single bank shots where the author refered to a grid square as a diamond. I actualy thought he was refering to splitting one point, on the rail into 20 parts for aim adjustments. Can you please clairify for us poor lost in the woods souls why a table is laid out in diamonds when its realy squares?

 

[Tony_in_MD]

I really think you need to ask the person who wrote the article what their meaning was.

BTW is there a link to the article you can share, that may help.

 

[FranCrimi]

I don't know if this answers your question, but my recollection is that the word 'diamond' has more than one meaning in pool. It can be referred to as the mother of pearl or ivory symbol inlaid into the rail, which was in the shape of a diamond in some earlier and fancier model tables.

A 'diamond' also has been loosely referred to as the distance between two of those inlaid marks (or diamonds) on the rail.

 

[Bob Jewett]

Why the diamond points are on the table, that I understand. But they outline a grid. eight feet by four. 1ft.x 1ft squares. I just started getting into the "points" system and was reading an article on single bank shots where the author referred to a grid square as a diamond. I actually thought he was referring to splitting one point, on the rail into 20 parts for aim adjustments. Can you please clarify for us poor lost in the woods souls why a table is laid out in diamonds when its really squares?

There is no standard pool table with the diamonds exactly one foot apart.

On a "standard" 4.5x9-foot table, the diamond sites are 12.5 inches apart.
On "8-foot" pool tables, the diamonds are about 11 inches apart, but you have to be careful because there are "8-foot" and "oversized 8-foot" sizes available.

 

[michael4]

(not instructor)
If the cue ball hits the rail at an angle, in very general terms it will bounce off the rail at a similar angle, thus moving around the table in "diamond" shapes, as in the picture.
(yes, the diamonds could create a "grid" of squares, but they are not used for that purpose)

 

[bbb]

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[TheBook]

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The targets are not always the same distance from the edge of the cushions on same size tables.


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[bbb]

(not instructor)
If the cue ball hits the rail at an angle, in very general terms it will bounce off the rail at a similar angle, thus moving around the table in "diamond" shapes, as in the picture.
(yes, the diamonds could create a "grid" of squares, but they are not used for that purpose)

i need to try this out on a table
but you have 3 different diamond tracks converging on the same spot???