How to choose billiard table

I propose to consider some important tips when choosing billiard table. First, you should choose the table that just enters the room. Second, it is necessary to provide the correct distance from the wall to the playing field, 165-170cm - for Russian and 150-155cm - for pool, cue length for Russian-160cm with a 5-10cm on the backswing. Further attention should be paid to the floor - it must support the weight of 1300kg for the 12 feet table, 900kg for 10 feet table, 400 kg for 9 feet table.

Now let’s speak more about the table. The main thing - it's the slate, and better, if it is ARDESIA, since its quality is recognized around the world. It is stone-slate, produced in many countries around the world, but the core is - Italy and China. Also, there are marble slates from iron with lower quality. Slate lies on table, and more stable and stronger it is, the more stable will be the table. The stability of the table depends on the material and construction. Preferably this will be solid wood, and don’t forget about the exterior.

As for billiard tablecloth, in many for billiard table Ivan Simonis is used, which is distinguished by numbers, and the Czech billiard cloth EUROSPRINT 45 RUS PRO and Eurospeed - best option for Russian billiard balls from 68cm. Billiard cloth will last for several years at home and about a year in the billiard club in workload for 5-7 hours per day.

Billiard rubber, which is located on the sides - this is a special rubber for billiard tables to a certain form. Rubber for snooker is "L"-form, pool rubber has the section of the triangle, carom rubber has the form of trapezium rubber for Russian table as for carom. Billiard rubber should be smooth and elastic equally the entire length of the board. If the ball after hitting bounces, it means that the height of the rubber on the board is chosen incorrectly.

The controversial question is pocket. As required the width of the corner pocket shall be 74 mm, the width of the middle - 82mm. The game is also influenced by the following details: the radius of curvature, the geometry, depth and slope, etc. For example, the smaller pocket is more throttle. Average pocket on the table should have good arc of shoot, 90 degrees from point to point. In the corner pocket the ball shouldn’t go on board, they must have 50-55 degrees, and the probability of stands should be minimal.

The lamp should be in the center of the table and cover the entire surface. On the 12 feet table the lamp should be 500-600W. Lamps should be dull, and the edge of the lamp must be located at 90 cm from the playing field. In summary, I must say that in the production of billiard tables yet there are enough questions that each firm decides on its own, but the Federation still trying to standardize the parameters of tables.

Be y the way, on the site of Tool Olomouc you can find good tables and everything described above. And invite you to read my next post in which I’ll tell about cheap and quality billiard table cloth and how to choose billiard table cloth.