I have recently upgraded my table lights, replacing fluro tubes with LCD panels which are much better.
But now I have a problem in clubs that are still using the old 4 tubes in a box arrangement because those tables seem dim, especially when trying to pot the length of the table.
Some clubs still use the old fluro boxes but most new clubs use a variety of LCD and LED lighting that looks much brighter, even when the lights are hung higher off the table.
Players are always complaining on about consistent table conditions, so why don't the clubs include lighting in the criteria?
AskDan
Associate
Australia
2 Posts
Posted - 05/11/2022
Replacing the lights with LCD panels can be inexpensive and short work for any handyman, but I suspect that some clubs are not keen.
Why is because they don't notice the difference and are used to their cave. Another reason can be that they can hold an advantage over visiting players.
RogerB
Associate
Australia
8 Posts
Posted - 07/11/2022
Regardless of what the lighting is like there needs to be some consistency if the playing field is to be level. Those with tables at home can be too used to that scenario. Once upon a time I met a guy who was making a hundred break almost every frame so I invited him to our club to have a game with our top players. Apparently the only tables that he had ever played on were at the club where I found him and his performance at our club was an embarrassment for both him and me.
If everyone used the same lights it might help. In the old days all of the clubs used 4 fluorescent tubes in a box with the underside painted white. That was the standard throughout the years and the only thing that changed with them was the introduction of "daylight" tubes with higher UV for better colours. The older tubes were either yellowish or greenish which made the red balls look different. Of course the green cloth looked different too.
But the newer rooms are using much better lighting. For anyone playing without glasses who probably should use glasses, the halo of blurriness can be reduced by brighter lighting.
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Posted - 05/11/2022
