Saw a video of Eddie Taylor and he commented that pro players could control the cue ball to stop within about a foot of where they intend. On a dry table. If it's a wet table, maybe three feet. Those were his comments. So, why does a table get wet? After cleaning or what? Sorry for ignorance, lol.
Wet table comment
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Some people are unbelievable....they know how bad a damp table can play...then they clean it with a damp cloth.
On a wet table, the rails bank short....so it is impossible to spread certain banks wide.
On a damp cloth, the spin doesn’t stay on as long so it takes away some position shots.
Fast rails and slow bedcloth are the worst conditions for a good player.
And if you keep the table damp every day, eventually you ruin the table....the rubber goes dead.
Never heard the term of someone keeping a table damp everyday.
Don't know anyone that wipes down with a damp cloth daily. If done weekly or so it won't be any big deal.
I know of a pool hall that does this every night. Tables stay in very good shape.
If they did it every morning it would be an issue.
Just when you thought you heard it all
I do that - vacuum first too - been doing it for more than a year on my current cloth: Simonis 860HR on a table in a (normally) busy pool room. Nice and clean, and it dries completely within a few seconds, but I wonder if the regular dampness has "raised the grain" of the cloth, making it slower than otherwise...?
pj
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A terry cloth wrung out well will pickup a lot of fine dust the vaccum misses. Cloth with a high will percentage will barely get wet. I'll wipe tables this way once in awhile and they play just fine.
On occasion, after a spill, I scrub the whole table with a fine spray of woolite foam or table cleaner. As long as the whole table gets evenly wet, it dries without any water marks. If you soak just an isolated area, it leaves a ring at the edge of the spot. Again with wool...getting wet is a non-issue.
Thanks - I might have to try that. But I don't think I need a specialized "pool table" iron...?
pj
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Once a week on Monday mornings.