Has anyone ever tried to rate the difficulty level of different pool tables? Would it be meaningful to be able to rate tables with a formula taking into account as many factors related to playability as possible?
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unknownpro said:Has anyone ever tried to rate the difficulty level of different pool tables? Would it be meaningful to be able to rate tables with a formula taking into account as many factors related to playability as possible?
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The rating would change as often as the weather. I was thinking that the speed of the bed and the rails, along with the slip of the rails at an angle could be measured at match time. Put that together with the pocket measurements and come up with a rating at the time of a match. It could give Mitch Lawrence something else to say besides the pockets are tight.coopdeville said:You could very easily put together a system for rating tables.
As with all systems, they're better if they're sanctioned.
Cloth speed
Rail response
Pocket size/ depth
Ambiance/ obstacles
In level
Everything could be put on a 1-? scale and measured per table.
The only problem would be the environmental changes that we
experience on the table.
For instance, a moderately slow table becomes a very slow table
on a humid day, or someone spills a soda on one.
arsenius said:I don't know how useful this would be. There are so many reasons a table could be difficult. Say one is easy and ten is hard. A table can be difficult to play on because it has or is:
1.) Tight pockets
2.) Dead rails
3.) Unlevel
4.) Bad lighting
5.) Nearby poles or walls
6.) Old cloth
7.) Too fast cloth (that's a neat one)
8.) Cheap balls
9.) etc...
Now, lets say "This table is a 7 to play on." What do we know about the table? Nothing. A table with tight pockets can be a joy to play on if everything else is good. What do you want Mitch to say? A table at a pro tournament is going to be in decent shape, no obstacles, good lighting. What's left to talk about but the size and (possibly) shape of the pockets?
unknownpro said:Has anyone ever tried to rate the difficulty level of different pool tables? Would it be meaningful to be able to rate tables with a formula taking into account as many factors related to playability as possible?
unknownpro
unknownpro said:Has anyone ever tried to rate the difficulty level of different pool tables? Would it be meaningful to be able to rate tables with a formula taking into account as many factors related to playability as possible?
unknownpro