Question about stretch index on fast speed cloth?

[jlrowe]

Ok, I have installed Simonis, CPBA and few cheap cloths on my own tables.I have never installed anything faster than 860. I know that on a 9ft table with Simonis the stretch is around 1.8. I just installed Gorina Tournament 2000 and what I came up with as the stretch index of 2.7. basically 3.5" stretch. Does this sound right? Does fast cloth have that much more stretch? What is it for 760 cloth?

 

[Sheldon]

I don't think the speed of the cloth has a lot to do with how it stretches. I'm pretty sure it's dependent on the weave.
I'm not familiar with Gorina, but Championship stretches even more than what you listed for it.

 

[bradsh98]

Ok, I have installed Simonis, CPBA and few cheap cloths on my own tables.I have never installed anything faster than 860. I know that on a 9ft table with Simonis the stretch is around 1.8. I just installed Gorina Tournament 2000 and what I came up with as the stretch index of 2.7. basically 3.5" stretch. Does this sound right? Does fast cloth have that much more stretch? What is it for 760 cloth?

Gorina T2000 and Basalt stretch a bit more than Simonis 860. Championship Tour Edition stretches MUCH more than Simonis 860, and is quite a bit faster. ProForm505 and Andy Premier are quite considerably faster than Simonis 860, though they stretch less.

Simonis 760 stretches about the same as 860. Though, you will find that each color stretches a bit differently.

The point being: the stretch does not necessarily correlate to the speed.