Nice setups! Thanks.
What Would This be Worth on Home Table?
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Nice setups! Thanks.
I like this idea, especially if the spotting were precise.
I would set up a shot I was having trouble with and shoot it until I mastered it , then move something like 6 degrees and find my limits on that , so on and so on.
I would set up a shot I was having trouble with and shoot it until I mastered it , then move something like 6 degrees and find my limits on that , so on and so on.
denwhit: Thanks for alerting people to this technology. It looks awesome! Two questions:
1. Where does the projector mount? I have a 4x8 Brunswick light above the table.
2. Do you have to turn off the table lights each time you set up a pattern? Seems like this is not ideal having to turn the lights on and off dozens of times each session. That could be a deal breaker for me.
Thanks.
1. Where does the projector mount? I have a 4x8 Brunswick light above the table.
2. Do you have to turn off the table lights each time you set up a pattern? Seems like this is not ideal having to turn the lights on and off dozens of times each session. That could be a deal breaker for me.
Thanks.
Hey Dan,
No, you do NOT have to turn off the table light when changing patterns, drills, etc. while shooting. I keep the lights on when moving around shooting shooting and setting up the pattern, drill shots. I do turn them off when I'm copying patterns, drills, into the micro projector as I don't need to use the table and I might be here for an hour or two. I have two of the brightest LED panels I've ever seen and the numbers still number themselves at the end of the table.
On the projector stance, you would need to locate a ceiling mount about 6.5 feet from the end rail of the table and have it mounted down to the table. Typical ceiling mounts have this all covered. I have a 9' table and have it about 7 feet away on a ten foot ceiling so i have to have it about 2.6" down from the ceiling. If you have 8' ceilings, you can mount it super easily. My teacher has his 9' table projector mounted on the side and it works perfectly. Lots of latitude here. You can call Mike at projectorprobilliards.com and ask him all about it.
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Yes, you can set up the patterns with chalk marks or hole punch reinforcements, but who is going to do that? I can press a button on my mouse and change the arrangement to the other side, or I can press a button and change it to vertical. 4 different types of patterns by pressing one button. If you don't like the pattern, press another button and go to another. To me, this is what is worth the price.
There is a video from the creators of the system where they just had the projector sitting on the top shelf of an IKEA metal bookshelf. I'm assuming they had to prop the back end up a bit to get it aimed down towards the table, but the point being it looks like there are other options to ceiling mounts as well as long as you can get the height and distance correct.
Yes, that part is true, but for me, I'd want the projector to be solid and firm like a ceiling mount. The projector must be calibrated to the table and it can NOT move. Or, the calibration will have to be done again. It doesn't take much time but would get to be a hassle.
Do you think this will work for you?