tedkaufman said:A friend of mine recently bought a Diamond ProAm table. During the process of purchasing his table he talked to the owner of Diamond (I forget his name, but I think it's Greg.).
They discussed slate thickness and "Greg" told him there was actually only a small difference in price between 1" and 2" thick slate. So Greg tested 2" slate and found that the balls bounced on it too much. He finally settled on 1.25" thickness as the best balance of solidness, weight and playablity.