Smaller Pockets Don’t Always Play Smaller … Dr. Dave Evaluates His New Rails and Pockets

[nataddrho]

But is it now still a Byrne table? Or is it now a Byrne-Alciatore hybrid?

 

[Ģüśţāṿ]

From the video's screenshot, the pocket facings appear to be almost parallel. That will throw the ball in the pocket more often than causing it to rattle. You only need to be accurate enough to hit just inside the point and it will drop, new cloth promotes that too.

 

[DrCue'sProtege]

So, I've lost track Dave.

Are your new pockets shimmed?

 

[dr_dave]

But is it now still a Byrne table? Or is it now a Byrne-Alciatore hybrid?

That was my only hesitation before doing the modifications. It is no longer the same table as what I got from Byrne. I still think of it as his table, though.

 

[dr_dave]

From the video's screenshot, the pocket facings appear to be almost parallel. That will throw the ball in the pocket more often than causing it to rattle. You only need to be accurate enough to hit just inside the point and it will drop, new cloth promotes that too.

Agreed. They are at 50 degrees instead of parallel (45 degrees), but they definitely help the balls in. That was actually part of my goal … to make the pockets look tougher without making them tougher. Although, they are tougher for many shots. It sure is nice to be able to fire the balls into the pockets now without them rattling out.