What do you think about this pocket?

The reason you are having a hard time with that table is because the shelf in the pocket is extremely deep and the pocket facings are cut terrible.
 
I would be willing to guess there is not a pocket facing installed on the short rail. This is an old time move. It makes the ball very bouncy when you shoot them down the long rail. If you know there's not a pocket facing you know where to aim.

Earl did this to the 10 foot he and Shane played on
 
poolhustler said:
The reason you are having a hard time with that table is because the shelf in the pocket is extremely deep and the pocket facings are cut terrible.
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I agree. It looks like the slate isn't original but the pocket cut is. This will make the table play tough. I'm not a table mech. This will be interesting once the knowledgeable mechs chime in.
 
Okay, Have you every seen a shelf as deep as 2 1/2 inches where the facing is? That is more than a ball. If not, check this out.

If I can run out consistently on this table, I can play anyone in the world LOL

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Check and see if there are pocket facings. It's very possible per my other post that it's just rubber without a facing. That's why the balls spit out.

turaniko said:
Okay, Have you every seen a shelf as deep as 2 1/2 inches where the facing is? That is more than a ball. If not, check this out.

If I can run out consistently on this table, I can play anyone in the world LOL

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There are pocket facings. I can feel them. Very thin but there are.
So probably custom made shims can make the pockets tighter but easier I am thinking..

I already posted the pictures on the "talk to a mechanic" section. If someone gives me a fair price, I will get it done. If not, I will yell, cuss and scream every time I miss a shot because of these bad boys :)
 
If you look closely at the end of the rail that is in the pocket you can see the surface that should be flat and straight is in fact not. You can actually see where it looks like it is semi cicrcle (best description i could think of at the time) like many balls have been hit hard into them. I think with this kind of issue you would hit the balls to the pocket and potentially have them rattle around instead of being "funneled" into the pocket. just my opinion and observation, I know nothing. :D
 
formidableone14 said:
If you look closely at the end of the rail that is in the pocket you can see the surface that should be flat and straight is in fact not. You can actually see where it looks like it is semi cicrcle (best description i could think of at the time) like many balls have been hit hard into them. I think with this kind of issue you would hit the balls to the pocket and potentially have them rattle around instead of being "funneled" into the pocket. just my opinion and observation, I know nothing. :D
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thats the newest thing in table technology -the parabolic pocket facing-

that looks sad. it looks like as mentioned above already, the pockets wayyyy deep, the angle isnt right, and the facing has some kind of curve to it. it actually looks a little lumpy to me, but that could just be the pic.
 
formidableone14 said:
If you look closely at the end of the rail that is in the pocket you can see the surface that should be flat and straight is in fact not. You can actually see where it looks like it is semi cicrcle (best description i could think of at the time) like many balls have been hit hard into them. I think with this kind of issue you would hit the balls to the pocket and potentially have them rattle around instead of being "funneled" into the pocket. just my opinion and observation, I know nothing. :D
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The wider the pocket, the more the slate shelf, more room for a ball to sit on. The pocket angles are wrong, even to the point of cupping the balls being pocketed to the opposite side of the pocket instead of deeper into the throat of the pocket. If you stand back and look at the pockets to see if both sides of the pocket angles are matching, you'll see that they're not, as one side will be turned farther out than the opposing side, which creates more of a rejected ball when hitting the wider angle side first, but easier when coming in from the other side. This is pretty much typical for the Brunswick Century tables, yes, that's a Century model. Not a bad table if the rails are fixed up right, but not much room in the back of the side pockets due to the rail skirt design being so close to the ball return.

Glen
 
How much is to fix this Glen? Is it worth to get it fixed or I should just get a new table?
 
seven_7days said:
there's something very odd about that pic.
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-9 ball looks photo shopped smaller
-shelf looks extremely deep but pocket appears bucket-like

if you freeze the 9 ball up against the left facing and then place the cue ball further back and freeze it along the same rail, it seems entirely possible that you could be snookered by nothing but rail.
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100%...that 9 ball could be safe from a cue ball on the long rail...that's impossible

That's one messed up table, lol
 
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ENGLISH! said:
That's a better pic. I think your problem is the angle cut on the rails. If they were cut more straight out from the pocket they would help to direct balsl more toward that deep shelf. As I said earlier, I would post this on the table mechanics forum. You might be able to get custom shims to straighten out the facings.

Good Luck,
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I agree. The angle looks too shallow which will reject balls more easily. The shelf looks a little deep, but not that bad. Combine that with fairly tight 4.5" pockets which is what those look like and you will have a tougher table. Overall though it looks like the rails are cut wrong.
 
To sum it up, don't waste money on that table.

You would only be putting Lipstick on a Pig. :smile:

Save your pennies and pick up a nice old used Gold Crown or a nice used Diamond.

You will never reget it.
 
I bought a Century cheap and did the work myself. I put Diamond rails on it and extended the rails to give me 4" pockets. Geno played on it and said it was a great, brutal table to play on. :smile:

You have to cut the pocket facings to the right angle (like Glen said, and I said earlier), to allow the balls to be directed into the pocket. If not, it will be like shooting the ball into the rail on a bank shot...it will come back at you.

Best,
Mike
 
I agree seven, even when the pockets are tightened the self will be a least 2". I want pics when its done. This could be one tough table.
 
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