I played on a Diamond bar table in Vegas that had black cloth and some sort of fluorescent balls and the light was a black light. Talk about some weird shit. On top of that, the table was beat to hell and sucked.
Why tournament blue?
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Geosnookery
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Actualky 99% of viewers are watching tournaments played on green cloth. Snooker finals attract about 60 million viewers. Chinese 8 ball draws millions more. I’ve also never seen Russian Pyramid Matches on anything other than green cloth. There is The occasional black ball tournsment on blue cloth but mostly green.
My two tables have green cloth however I don’t really notice cloth colour if playing on another table. It can be variations of blue, tan or grey. All the same to me. Most colours are just personal choice. There’s only a couple colour cloths, like red or black, that might be a negative.
Nice set up!
Never. Love the blue myself.
Was just looking at some Simonis color charts online .. Looked at Simonis Green (originally called by them 'yellow green' .. then became 'Tournament Green': English Green; Blue Green; Dark Green; and I had to hunt up a shot of Apple Green .. as it wasn't listed as one of the 28 colors currently offered in Simonis 860; and Tournament blue.
Hard to go by comparisons on a computer screen.. but the Simonis Green looked like the lightest shade of green (English Green and Dark Green were both very dark). Simonis green and T. Blue looked pretty close with maybe a slight edge going to the T Blue as being a tad lighter. Wish I could show a shot of my new Diamond furniture model with Simonis Green .. but we had some construction delays on our addition and the table set up was pushed back to March 3. Will post some shots once we are set up. Obviously, cannot wait.
I’m thinking of trying the apple green, but I’m a bit worried if it’s going to be too bright/intense, considering our LED lighting. Simonis sent me a 12”x12” sample, but it’s still hard to visualize 1 square foot as opposed to 10 nine foot tables of nearly 40 square feet each.
Have it at home. It better be my favorite! Lol
Been looking at different Simonis color charts on the internet .. doesn't appear any more "bright / intense" than the tournament blue .. just a different color. A very clear contrasting green that is "bright" could be a great thing .. traditional green with easier / clearer ball recognition. Best of both worlds. Maybe do two tables to evaluate .. then the rest?
To my eyes it shows up on TV better. Contrast with the balls etc
Not a bad color to play on, if you can get everyone to use the light gray chalk only.
For my home table I prefer the Tan, or Camel, because matching chalk is also the same color as the carpet. That way, over the years, the carpet doesn't begin to develop a blue tone around the table. Blue chalk, even if you vacuum every time you play, and shampoo the carpet regularly, eventually colors the carpet irreversibly.
A buddy of mine installed Blue / Green Simonis 860 and I really like it. Very nice on the eyes. But Tournament Blue is still my Fav
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The apple green is offered in 860, but not 860HR which is only available in a few colors. I don’t know why it’s not shown / listed on their website, but they did send me a sample.
Trying to find a 9-foot table in a public room in Utah is tough. I heard that the University of Utah Student Union had a couple so I checked it out. Unfortunately, their school colors are red and white. I lasted about 20 minutes before my eyes begged for mercy. Almost as bad as the old, and now-closed, Pinky's in Colorado Springs. Their name says it all
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