Having recently moved in to a new flat with a spacious living room, I spent £900 getting a proper 7ft slate bed 8 ball table installed. Should I expect this to run perfectly straight? I have only ever played pool on cheap Argos tables and at pubs, so I'm not part of the pool scene or belong to any club, therefore I have not examined pool tables. I'm certainly not expecting professional conditions and can live with a bit of a roll. My pool table has been leveled and runs straight in the entire centre of the table, but the balls veer away from the cushions and not in one direction. For instance a slow running ball will roll off about 6 inches from the top and bottom cushions. Please tell me this is unacceptable and I'm not being pedantic to expect it to hold better than that? Basically, shots down the rail have become almost impossible to pot.
When the guy installed it the first time he was happy it was level, yet I could tell immediately when he left that it was clearly skewed in areas. So I got on to the company and they sent the same guy who tested the areas and admitted it was skewed, yet the table itself is set perfectly level. So the company have agreed to make me a new bed. I'm worried about this one though given how far it was out. Additionally, I went to Thurston today and tested a very similar table and noticed roughly the same problem. Is this just a regular thing with pool tables? Unless they're professional, expect balls to veer off, not mm's, not cm's, but inches?
When the guy installed it the first time he was happy it was level, yet I could tell immediately when he left that it was clearly skewed in areas. So I got on to the company and they sent the same guy who tested the areas and admitted it was skewed, yet the table itself is set perfectly level. So the company have agreed to make me a new bed. I'm worried about this one though given how far it was out. Additionally, I went to Thurston today and tested a very similar table and noticed roughly the same problem. Is this just a regular thing with pool tables? Unless they're professional, expect balls to veer off, not mm's, not cm's, but inches?
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