Which Simonis to use?

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Rjmoncrief

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I'm sure this has been discussed more than once but I am fairly new to the group so I will ask for comments or suggestions.
I am going to recover my home table which is an 8 footer in the next month or so and would like to hear which is preferred.....Simonis 860 or 860HR? I do not allow any type of drink or moisture around my table so the stain resistant on the HR is not a factor. I play almost everyday on my table so it gets used! Is the speed very different on the 2? Will one outlast the other as far as durability? I have read everything on the differences in the two but I want opinions and suggestions from those that have had both. I have played quiet a bit on the 860 and love it but I don't think I have ever played on the 860 HR.....
So, let me hear what u think! :scratchhead:
 
Rjmoncrief said:
I'm sure this has been discussed more than once but I am fairly new to the group so I will ask for comments or suggestions.
I am going to recover my home table which is an 8 footer in the next month or so and would like to hear which is preferred.....Simonis 860 or 860HR? I do not allow any type of drink or moisture around my table so the stain resistant on the HR is not a factor. I play almost everyday on my table so it gets used! Is the speed very different on the 2? Will one outlast the other as far as durability? I have read everything on the differences in the two but I want opinions and suggestions from those that have had both. I have played quiet a bit on the 860 and love it but I don't think I have ever played on the 860 HR.....
So, let me hear what u think! :scratchhead:
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I'd get 760 over 860/860hr. But that's just because it's humid down here.
 
DAVE_M said:
I'd get 760 over 860/860hr. But that's just because it's humid down here.
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The 860HR is the same humidity resistant as the 760 is, both have a 70/30 wool/nylon blended weave, but the 860HR has nothing to do with being stain resistant. The main difference is the 860HR has more wool/nylon per thread, making it a little more thicker, and just a little slower than the 760, but it won't show the break lines like th 760 does.
 
realkingcobra said:
The 860HR is the same humidity resistant as the 760 is, both have a 70/30 wool/nylon blended weave, but the 860HR has nothing to do with being stain resistant. The main difference is the 860HR has more wool/nylon per thread, making it a little more thicker, and just a little slower than the 760, but it won't show the break lines like th 760 does.
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Thanks Cobra! Is the HR a little faster than the 860 since its a little slower than the 760 or are the speeds exactly the same?
Appreciate all the input! :thumbup:
 
Rjmoncrief said:
Thanks Cobra! Is the HR a little faster than the 860 since its a little slower than the 760 or are the speeds exactly the same?
Appreciate all the input! :thumbup:
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860 and 860HR about the same in speed, but the 860HR has less cue ball slip than the normal 860, meaning less break in time needed to adjust to the speed of the cloth.

Glen
 
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