Whatever the cue sport, the playing surface is key to enjoy the game, improve your skills and achieve incredible shots.
Strachan is the Reference cloth supplier to Snooker, English and Chinese pool sports organisations.
In this fifth of 6 episodes, Gareth Potts, multiple 8-ball World Champion, shares his personal thoughts about it.
Aspire to the best playing conditions
“I think even if you’re just down the local club or bar playing with your friends, you want to play with the best conditions. The best conditions allow you to be the best version of yourself on the table, allows you to control the ball to the best of your ability. Of course, we all play at different skill levels, but no matter what we do in life or in sports or anything else we always want to do it the best way and be the best version of ourselves.”
An enhanced playing experience
“What makes Strachan stand out from all other cloth is simply the control you get from the cue ball. As a player, I need to know where the cue ball is going. I need to know how much grip it’s going to get, when it’s going to get the grip. At Eightball, we’re playing cannons, we’re playing nudges, we’re playing doubles. All of these things are a huge part of Eightball. In my opinion, what makes the Strachan cloth the best is because of the napped cloth it gives the grip of the cue ball, which enables me to pot the cue ball exactly where I want to. So therefore, playing under these conditions with this cloth on these balls simply allows you to be the best pool player that you can be.”
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