slow table speed gc3
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I am not a pool table expert but I am a pretty experienced troubleshooter and maybe the answers to these can help
Questions:
1. when you say slow do you mean coming off the cushions? or in general?
2. If you roll a ball into the cushion does it come off at approximately the same speed or slower?
3. Is there any 'hop' to the cueball when going into a cushion with speed?
4. Do the cushions provide the same bounce regardless which rail you go into?
5. Are there any rail bolts missing?
slow in general...
it does come off at approximately the same speed or slower
no hop to the cue ball
all rails bounce about the same
no bolts missing.
it just really feels like I am rolling the ball on sand as far as speed. it rolls slow even without hitting a rail.
it does come off at approximately the same speed or slower
no hop to the cue ball
all rails bounce about the same
no bolts missing.
it just really feels like I am rolling the ball on sand as far as speed. it rolls slow even without hitting a rail.
runninracks
StrokeAholic
Ok, are you saying it's slow because the other tables in your area you play on seem to play faster, because that's more likely the case.
Is there any way to do this without removing some staples and looking under the rail cloth? I can't envision a way.
But I also can't fathom restapling once the excess is trimmed off. Maybe wth canvas pliers, but not by hand. There's nothing to grab. ("that's what she said...")
No seriously is there a convenient way to restaple? Or make an assessment without having to break off fingernails?
I highly doubt the cushion's are the original cushion from 30 years ago, they would have got rock hard a long time ago and have been replaced long before now. With out more feedback for the OP, all this is, is a guessing game.
Hey Glen, when my cushions on my GCII were replaced by Josh he gave me back my old Monarch Super Speeds, they seem to be in real nice condition, Josh said the same thing. They seemed to play well too but I couldn't have the rails modified and pockets tightened using the old cushions. That kinda surprised me.
That's because when you're extended the rails to tighten the pockets, that required longer cushions to be installed, and your factory cushions were to short to be used, can't stretch them to fit, if that was done, they become tight and lose bounce.
where to start...
yes, slow in comparison to other exact tables that I am used to playing on. rails are newly clothed as well. the cloth is correct as far as which side is up versus against the slate. it just feels super slow. like I am shooting every single shot uphill. its all good. I think when I have it refelted in a couple years, I will get someone else to do the work. when I slide my hand across the felt, it ripples up more than I have ever noticed. I don't recall any glue or adhesive being used when it was installed. I just didn't know if that could cause anything.
yes, slow in comparison to other exact tables that I am used to playing on. rails are newly clothed as well. the cloth is correct as far as which side is up versus against the slate. it just feels super slow. like I am shooting every single shot uphill. its all good. I think when I have it refelted in a couple years, I will get someone else to do the work. when I slide my hand across the felt, it ripples up more than I have ever noticed. I don't recall any glue or adhesive being used when it was installed. I just didn't know if that could cause anything.
Loose cloth can slow down the speed of the playing field for sure, but as a suggestion, if you have two cue shafts, place them together to make a ramp, lay them on your table, then take the cue ball and let it roll down the shafts. Measure out how far it rolls on your table, then do the same thing on the other tables you play on. Than you'll be able to do some comparison of tables.
Thanks for that tip. I'm going to do that on the tables I play on
I guess I was not very clear. The thing that surprised me is how nice of condition the cushions were in for the table being 40+ years old.
Suprised me too, the first time I dated a woman 50+...her cushions still had some bounce as well:grin-devilish:
THATS ACTUALLY SO SIMPLE ITS BRILLIANT!!!...
thanks to everyone for their input.
it was relatively the same...but what I have just found is that the original aramith cue ball doesn't roll as sluggish as the after market measle ball. (which I know is not an aramith ball, but rather a cheap knock off) so maybe the porosity of the ball?...or weight?...