I drove down to take a lesson from Stan Shuffett today. I had been there a couple of months ago, Stan has a 9' Diamond and also a 10'er. Not sure if it is a Diamond or not. The last time I was there, the 9' had a couple of very small issues.
I showed up this morning and after hitting a couple of balls, I could immediately tell a difference. I later asked Stan and he said RKC had been there, put on new felt and "tuned" the table. I have to tell you, if there is such a thing as a table playing perfect, Stan's is now it. Not only that, RKC had buffed the wood and installed some carpet in the pockets to deaden the sound.
RKC may be a bit of an arrogant ***** but to be fair, WOW! It's not like most people wouldn't have killed to have Stan's table before. I would have bet big money there's no way it could have been improved that much.
In the one recent thread where RKC got into with the guy whose rails he took and hadn't sent back, I said I'd never allow him in my house. I have to take that statement back. If he were in my area and let me know, I'd have him over in a heartbeat. I have to say I still think he acted like a ***** on that thread. However, he truly is a magician at his trade craft. Just wanted to be fair and give credit where credit is due.
I showed up this morning and after hitting a couple of balls, I could immediately tell a difference. I later asked Stan and he said RKC had been there, put on new felt and "tuned" the table. I have to tell you, if there is such a thing as a table playing perfect, Stan's is now it. Not only that, RKC had buffed the wood and installed some carpet in the pockets to deaden the sound.
RKC may be a bit of an arrogant ***** but to be fair, WOW! It's not like most people wouldn't have killed to have Stan's table before. I would have bet big money there's no way it could have been improved that much.
In the one recent thread where RKC got into with the guy whose rails he took and hadn't sent back, I said I'd never allow him in my house. I have to take that statement back. If he were in my area and let me know, I'd have him over in a heartbeat. I have to say I still think he acted like a ***** on that thread. However, he truly is a magician at his trade craft. Just wanted to be fair and give credit where credit is due.