
Buying a pool table www.familyleisure.com Hi, I'm Andy Prefontaine from Family Leisure and we're talking pool tables. Now, specifically slate pool tables and they'll range from $900 to $5000. And there are six things to look for in choosing a pool table. One the slate, secondly the frame, third the legs, four cushion and rails, five the cloth and six the playing equipment. Let's take a closer look at each one of these. A quality slate pool table is a once in a life time purchase. It falls into the same category as a grandfather clock or a baby grand piano. It's an heirloom, it stays in the family. Now keep in my mind I said slate there are no substitutes for slate. Such things as plywood, slatine, slatex and honeycomb are introduced in the industry but don't give u the same playing characteristics as slate. Now, let's take a look at slate. First of all, what is it? It's a rock. It's been mined, its quarried and its leveled to 1 of an inch. This is the standard in the industry, ¾ in slate. Also there is 1 inch slate, the pros use 1 inch slate. The BCA, Billiard Congress America, recognizes this slate as the most accurate in the world. It's perfectly honed. Perfect playing characteristics. Above and beyond that there you'll also have inch and a quarter, now you compare that its 25% thicker, again more weight, more tracking, better playing characteristics. Don't be fooled by 7/8 inch slate, many dealers around the country will substitute this for 1 inch. There is no <b>...</b>
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