Rails slightly different heights....effect on cueball speed/english ?

[Netwrkz2000]

Hello,

Say for example your table mechanic does a sloppy job and when all is said and done, there are slight variations (noticeable by eye) in height of the noses of the cushions.

What effect would it have on the cueball speed and english?

I'm not sure, but to me it seems like the cueball would get 'trapped' under a high rail as it is moving around the table and lose some speed and english.

We have a Gabrielles Billiard table in house that was recently recovered with top of the line cloth as well. It just does not play right. The spin seems to dissipate too quickly (especially for new cloth) and a high rail is the only thing I can think of that might cause this. Any other ideas?

 

[hustlefinger]

What effect would it have on the cueball speed and english?

It has a big effect on rebounds, CB or OB. There is an exact specification for the cushion nose height, which I’ll try to find for you.

If the rail height is too low then the balls can or could possibly bounce off after contact (leave the playing surface). You can test this by banking an OB into the rail at medium speed. Also the bank angle changes – wider. And if the rail is too high then the balls react slower off the rails and have a dead feel to them.

Rick

 

[The Piper]

get your money back!

 

[hustlefinger]

…these specifications shall be to set standards for equipment used at all WPA World Championships. (January 2000)

7. Height of the Cushion
Rubber cushions should be triangular in shape with the width of the cloth-covered cushion being between 1 [4.76 cm] and 2 inches [5.40 cm] measured from the outer edge of the feather-strip to the nose of the cushion. Rail height (nose-line to table-bed) should be 63 1/2% (+1) or between 62 1/2% and 64 1/2 % of the diameter of the ball.

So for 2.25" balls, the cushion nose height should be between 1.40625” and 1.45125” or about 1.42875”.

Hope that helps.

 

[PlynSets]

Hello,

Say for example your table mechanic does a sloppy job and when all is said and done, there are slight variations (noticeable by eye) in height of the noses of the cushions.

What effect would it have on the cueball speed and english?

I'm not sure, but to me it seems like the cueball would get 'trapped' under a high rail as it is moving around the table and lose some speed and english.

We have a Gabrielles Billiard table in house that was recently recovered with top of the line cloth as well. It just does not play right. The spin seems to dissipate too quickly (especially for new cloth) and a high rail is the only thing I can think of that might cause this. Any other ideas?

The rails have to be set at a specific height for a reason. If there to low then when a ball comes in contact with them it'll jump off the table.. The lower the rail the higher it goes with less energy. If the rail is to high and you hit a ball into it firmly you'll hear a sound exactly like you would if someone was jumping a ball. The ball absorbs into the rail and is then shot down into the slate and rebounds off of that just a hair again getting slightly airborne. That noise is a dead give away of the rails being to high. If there all different heights, but seem to be close enough to the magic # that it's not launching balls or making that noise.. Then I dunno? Maybe the rails are right and the veneers are outta whack? LOL.. Who knows I've not run across that before.

I'm getting my table put in next week.. I'll tell you shopping for a table and talking to the guys in the know has been a learning experience to say the least.. K55 - K66 WTF? I thought a rail was a rail, I never knew there was different profiles on different tables etc.. etc..


DJ