Pool Table Cloth Is Slow - What will speed it up?

Question

... my pool table is quite cheap and cheerful ( from argos £199). Its okay apart from the balls run very slow on the table making the game a bit boring and..well..slow.

Any ideas on how to make the cloth faster would be much appreciated.

Answer 1

You probably have a more durable version of the cloth for most social tables....if you really are serious, change the close to something like Simonis.....but there are probably some faster ones that are more durable and cheaper.....Simonis is really fast and takes some getting used to....good luck!

Answer 2

Get new cloth, I recommend simonis 760, its the fastest cloth on the planet.

Answer 3

gently iron it ..!!!

Answer 4

You could hit the balls harder yeah

Buy a slate slab lol

Burn it

Remove and put it some silkier material.

The best thing to do if it really bothers you is go down to your market or nearest materials shop and buy a material that is heavy and smooth like satin or something and then cut it to size, and staple it on the the table or if you are good replace the cloth.

While you have the old cloth off you could get some quality hardwood cut to size and reupholster that. So you replace the crappy wood the Argos table came with just the bit you play on and put some quality wood there instead.

Answer 5

Sounds cold but get a new table !!

A table like is like a peddle car Racing a F1 McLaren

Simonis would cost more than you paid for the table

Or brush it an live with it

                                 Later Johnny

Answer 6

brush the nap of the cloth in one direction and iron the same way

Answer 7

Brush it in the right direction to free the dust etc..from the top of the table down to the bottom....then get a damp beer cloth rap it round the brush then lightly repeat using the same method.  Lastly when the table is fully cleaned and dry, you can use an iron preferably old type with metal base not to hot though then run it down the nap of the table this should make it smoother and play a lot quicker.

Answer 8

hit the balls harder,good luck with this tip

Answer 9

brush it to smooth the cloth with a proper pool table brush

brush in 1 direction only though

Answer 10

look after it will, brush (in the direction of the weave only!) and iron regularly. cover it up when not in use and keep the cloth clean