Billiard Cloth

[Lloydian]

I'm getting a new pool table and am leaning heavily toward the Arizona Cardinals cloth on top (normal table, just red cloth with logo at center). I did some comparison shopping. Remember, all three of these are exactly the same product being shipped directly from the factory:

$359.99: http://www.nflshop.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2417579&cp=716599.2237592&parentPage=family

$449.00: http://www.sportsunlimitedinc.com/cardinalcloth.html

Or if you really want to spend a lot on it:

$654.99: http://cardinalsproshop.com/main_detail.cfm?nProductID=5379&sAuxTitle=Cardinals Logo Billiard Cloth

 

[Shane]

The higher two are because of higher gas prices cutting into profits. :roll:

 

[Scott MS]

The "Cardinals Pro Shop" is overpriced on everything, but sometimes they are the only place that has stuff.

 

[Scott MS]

The NFL Shop is run by Reebok. You can buy most of the same stuff through Reebok.com or the other various storefronts that sell all the Reebok.com stuff (FogDog, ***** Sporting Goods, The Sports Authority, MC Sports, etc.).

If you hit the coupon sites, you can find good deals. Go to dealtaker.com, find FogDog sports and click on the coupon "*DealTaker Exclusive* Get 15% off any single item".

Click on the link, taking you to Fog Dog sports and look up the Cardinals billiard cloth. Add it to your cart and you'll see the 15% discount. Total delivered price I am showing is $317.28.

I buy most of my Cardinals stuff using this method instead of going through the NFL Shop. It all comes from the same warehouse/order processing center.

 

[devilalum]

Does that logo effect the spin?

Instead of backing up would the ball just skid across the logo?

 

[Ryanwb]

Does that logo effect the spin?

Instead of backing up would the ball just skid across the logo?

it's part of the felt

 

[Scott MS]

It's dyed into the felt, as with most pool tables.

"Made with a dye-unset process to add the team logo "

 

[Lloydian]

I was really worried about the play due to the logo, not because I worried that the dye process would cause any problems (I figured that would be the first problem to overcome before bringing it to market), but because any cloth must be stretched when put onto the table. So either you risk distorting the logo by stretching too much or you risk the quality of the cloth by reducing its elasticity.

That said, people who had no money to gain from their answer have assured me that the quality is great and will hold up (if it doesn't, I'll get the table recovered and hang the old cloth on the wall).

What is a bit more entertaining is the delay in getting it in the first place. I bought the table four weeks ago and was told the cloth would take 7-10 days to arrive (the company I bought it from bumped up the table cost by $200 for the upgraded cloth). Ten days later, I was told it would take up to two weeks. A week after that, I was told it would come in any day (this was when I started looking online: to see what the projected delivery was). One more week later, the report is that since four weeks haven't passed yet (I wonder when they actually ordered it), they can't ask for an update.

I've learned that when I ask the store a question, I have to try to decipher the truth from the answers I get.

 

[Lloydian]

By the way, does anyone here have that cloth already?

 

[Lloydian]

So it finally arrived. It turned out that the truth was still eluding me. I contacted the manufacturer who told me that it had shipped a week earlier. I tracked it only to find it had been delivered last Thursday but to the wrong address (my sales person's fault).

I have it now, and it wasn't what I expected. While I expected a less elastic material, it turned out to be more of a canvas type material where the entire surface appears to have been printed on a white background. That said, I'm having a ball, and it seems to be functioning just fine as a billiard surface.

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[Mulli]

Very nice!

 

[TheCardFan]

Awesome!

 

[phillycard]

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That is butter Lloydian! Very nice.

 

[D-Dogg]

abomb, get this...now.

 

[abomb]

abomb, get this...now.

It costs more than the pool table!

 

[D-Dogg]

It costs more than the pool table!

The pool table was free! A dishcloth would cost more than the pool table.

That would be cool on a poker table....