Side pockets 5"...... No more, no less.
Corners 5" or less.... Your preference.
4" corners too tight. Over 5" too loose.
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Corners 5" or less.... Your preference.
4" corners too tight. Over 5" too loose.
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Side pockets 5"...... No more, no less.
Corners 5" or less.... Your preference.
4" corners too tight. Over 5" too loose.
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Sorry....but side pockets must be 1/2” bigger than the corner pocket size you choose.
So...if you want 5” Sides (no more, no less)
Then...you have to have 4-1/2” Corner Pockets
5” Corner............5-1/2” Side
4-3/4” Corner......5-3/4” Side
4-1/2” Corner......5” Side
4-1/4” Corner......4-3/4” Side
4” Corner......4-1/2” Side
I don’t think that pro-cut pockets (4-1/2” corners with 5” sides) is really an absolute these days. 4-1/2” corners with approx. 4-3/4” sides are what you will get from Mark Gregory if you just specify pro-cut pockets when ordering rails.
Hmm, Very surprising. They should be 4.5" corners and 5" sides.
That is the standard. Looks more like 4 7/8". I have made that
mistake extending subrails( I do know yours are custom built).
The folds of the cloth on each side pocket are 1/16" and together
that makes an 1/8" difference.
I think you will see that measurement at 4 7/8" if you use a ruler like this:
Yes, 4-7/8” might be closer to the actual size. I like the size though and I’m glad I let him decide what his definition of “Pro-cut” dimensions are.
I do not want any confusion, to be clear: I am not at all implying he did this on purpose.
Trent from Toledo
4 inch corners are extremely tight, but could still be playable for higher level players as long as the pocket facing angles are no higher than 140 degrees. However, 4-1/2 inch side pockets,Sorry....but side pockets must be 1/2” bigger than the corner pocket size you choose.
So...if you want 5” Sides (no more, no less)
Then...you have to have 4-1/2” Corner Pockets.
5” Corner............5-1/2” Side
4-3/4” Corner......5-3/4” Side
4-1/2” Corner......5” Side
4-1/4” Corner......4-3/4” Side
4” Corner......4-1/2” Side
4 inch corners are
extremely tight, but could still be playable for higher
level players as long as the pocket facing angles
are no higher than 140 degrees. However, 4-1/2 inch
side pockets, regardless of the pocket facing angles,
are a little over the top and virtually eliminate any
shots to be made in to the side pockets from any
angle sharper than 45 degrees - equivalent of an
object ball being played in the side pocket from the
foot spot. Around 4-5/8 inch would be about as tight
as you'd want to go for a side pocket, without completely
changing the game.
Hmm, Very surprising. They should be 4.5" corners and 5" sides.
That is the standard. :
I agree totally Chris! 4.75 is the tightest a side pocket should be IMO.
Trent
Hmm, Very surprising. They should be 4.5" corners and 5" sides.
That is the standard. Looks more like 4 7/8". I have made that
mistake extending subrails( I do know yours are custom built).
The folds of the cloth on each side pocket are 1/16" and together
that makes an 1/8" difference.
I think you will see that measurement at 4 7/8" if you use a ruler like this:
Shouldn’t the final pocket sizes be what the customer wants and not what Mark wants?
Shouldn’t the final pocket sizes be what the customer wants and not what Mark wants?
Sure! And in my case I wanted what Mark considered as pro-cut dimensions and specs and that’s what he delivered. I’m sure he can make them in whatever dimensions/angles the customer wants. With his experience as a builder/mechanic and professional player it would be hard for me to not go with his recommendations though.
Do you do the same with ordering custom cues?
If so-and-so pro player says, "this is the cue you should shoot with", do you automatically have to like it and adjust to it?
I probably would since I’m not a cue guy. I have played most of my life with a McDermott D-2.