Quality difference from Three Quarter inch slate and one inch slate in 7 foot pool table?

Question

Quality difference from Three Quarter inch slate and one inch slate in 7 foot pool table?

Answer 1

As far as quality difference , not any that i know of. As long as were talking about actual slate and not a cheap substitute. You probably wouldn't know the difference in the two just by playing on them.

Answer 2

No noticeble difference at all bro.

Answer 3

You will never notice a difference in the two sizes on a 7' table. You may want to stay away from Brazilian slate, but other then that, no difference. Italian slate is the best on the market.

Answer 4

Actually, on the contrary, there IS a difference in how the table will play but not much.  You'll find it much easier to jump balls when the slate is thicker.  3/4" versus 1" can be a world of difference when jumping.  However, the roll will be about the same so long as you have a professional mechanic install your table.

Answer 5

No noticeable difference.  The biggest difference is in the felt/cloth.  You need the best quality cloth to get the truest rolls.

Answer 6

Playability on different thickness of slate is not noticeably different when and if the table is already perfectly leveled for play. However, the difference is in how difficult it is to get a constant level surface for a true roll of the balls. Set up is easier with one inch slate as slate is generally soft and has the ability to twist slightly when bolted in, so sometimes getting the constant-level surface can be a trick and three-quarter inch slate is more vulnerable to this aspect. As result, there is more of a concern that some seven foot and smaller tables may have a one piece slate. One piece slate is never as good as three piece because a single large piece of slate is more likely to twist slightly when bolted down and can be considerably harder to level as result. Three piece slate is the tournament standard dictated by WPA rules and is only better because three smaller pieces are less likely to twist and they allow three times as many options to shim in order to get a constant-level playing surface. And when I say shim, we are using an engineering level and standard playing cards to shim in thousands of an inch at a time to compensate for this twist in competition tables.

Good Shooting.

Answer 7

A thicker slate tends to offer a truer roll.