proline 505 worsted cloth

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"Chasinrainbows"
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I'm considering the proline 505 cloth but I've never played on it. Have any AZers had the opportunity to do so. Thanks Don
 
I am also curious as this was one of the types I looked at. We are also looking to replace our bar box cloth with an affordable fast replacement.
 
I've played on it right after installed on an 8 foot table in a garage. It wasn't the fastest cloth I've played on, but it was ok. It was humid in the garage as well if that changes anything. From my experience with it I would go with Simonis over this stuff, but that's just my opinion.
 
I would prefer simonis...just not sure I want to spend $200+ for it. I was curious if this cloth or something else was comparable to it by speed/quality.
 
I would prefer simonis...just not sure I want to spend $200+ for it. I was curious if this cloth or something else was comparable to it by speed/quality.

Have you checked the price on Simonis lately Simp? $300 roughly for a 8 ft table.
 
Have you checked the price on Simonis lately Simp? $300 roughly for a 8 ft table.

7' I have seen close to $200-235 depending on the site. Hard to justify that $$$ while ours is still playable (just dirty). Thinking all I can to do prep my game for 2014 :D
 
Back to the front for more opinions on this type of felt. I may just shell out the higher bucks for Simonis sigh.
 
I'm stuck on Championship 30/30 for a while. I just put my GC2 together a few months back, and it pry won't wear out for a couple years so... I am interested to see the reveiws though. Good cloth is getting more expensive all the time it seems...
 
Have you checked the price on Simonis lately Simp? $300 roughly for a 8 ft table.

$300 for a 8' table, that's nuts. Add the mechanic and your looking at $500-$600 depending on the mechanic and if rail have to be done. Simonis is good cloth...but not that good. Simonis sponsors a lot of pool and should be supported, but me thinks their over doing their pricing a bit...a big bit. Johnnyt
 
$300 for a 8' table, that's nuts. Add the mechanic and your looking at $500-$600 depending on the mechanic and if rail have to be done. Simonis is good cloth...but not that good. Simonis sponsors a lot of pool and should be supported, but me thinks their over doing their pricing a bit...a big bit. Johnnyt

Championship 30/30 for my 9' I think was $300ish.
 
I'm stuck on Championship 30/30 for a while. I just put my GC2 together a few months back, and it pry won't wear out for a couple years so... I am interested to see the reveiws though. Good cloth is getting more expensive all the time it seems...

$300.00 might be a lot for cloth but how much does it cost to buy something cheap and find out you made a mistake then pay $300.00 for cloth plus labor just to do what you should have in the first place.
 
$300.00 might be a lot for cloth but how much does it cost to buy something cheap and find out you made a mistake then pay $300.00 for cloth plus labor just to do what you should have in the first place.

This is true. Like my Dad use to say, "It only cost a little more to go first class for a one time thing". I might have pulled the trigger on Simonis a little too quickly as I just remembered that I had the last cloth I put on my old Valley in the box for over a year and this new Valley I had came with Champion Tour Edition with just one tournament on it. So I really don't know how much all brands have gone up in way over a year. Johnnyt
 
$300.00 might be a lot for cloth but how much does it cost to buy something cheap and find out you made a mistake then pay $300.00 for cloth plus labor just to do what you should have in the first place.

To be fair my good friend is a table mechanic, and charges me very little if any to install. That being said, i've played on $300 simonis that played like absolute dog shit, and $100 no name that wasn't terrible. The installation of cloth is half the battle, but there is now substitute for premium cloth installed properly.
 
The worst cloth is the stuff that you have to shave every morning, the kind that looks like shag carpeting. One place in our league has cloth like that, when the balls roll slowly you can actually see it following the marbles in the cloth left & right.:yikes:
 
The price of wool keeps rising, the Proform shows wear easier,plays fast and is great for price. Nothing compares to simonis860 and 860HR is a beast.
It's all about the quality of wool/nylon simonis uses to make the yarn they build the cloth with. everyone wants to compare to simonis..... Simonis is in a category of its own'
I've installed velocity,aramith,Proform,le qi 668,3030,860 and 860HR on poolroom tables.
Velocity and aramith have come n gone but Proform is here to stay.

Proform is your best bang for the buck when it comes to a lower priced worsted cloth.


Rob.M
 
The price of wool keeps rising, the Proform shows wear easier,plays fast and is great for price. Nothing compares to simonis860 and 860HR is a beast.
It's all about the quality of wool/nylon simonis uses to make the yarn they build the cloth with. everyone wants to compare to simonis..... Simonis is in a category of its own'
I've installed velocity,aramith,Proform,le qi 668,3030,860 and 860HR on poolroom tables.
Velocity and aramith have come n gone but Proform is here to stay.

Proform is your best bang for the buck when it comes to a lower priced worsted cloth.


Rob.M

I have Proform that I installed on my table. (I thought that the OP was meaning something else when he said proline)

Proform is good for the money. It's not Simonis but it is pretty good worsted cloth. Mine relaxed a little about 2 months after I installed it but that was a easy fix. It's not quite as fast as Simonis but is still plenty fast.
I would rather have Simonis if price wasn't a factor but I don't regret my choice.
 
There was a great thread on here a while back where an actual rep from Championship Cloth provide a TON of great info. I will try to find after bit.
 
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There are several pool table cloths/felts on the market, there are night and day differences in most brands. Not all cloths are made equal.
Some cloths brands use different yarns that go different directions for several reasons.






Rob.M
 
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