The look is easy on the eyes, with a style which will work with even the most demanding entertainment or recreation rooms. The saying is there is no substitute for slate and this 1″ three piece slate surface means you won’t be substituting.
The Southport table comes with a choice of drop pockets or automatic ball return.
Features
- Tavern Styled Design for the Home
- Choice of Models
- Slate bed
- Industrial strength sub-frame
The Southport 9 Foot Pool Table has classic tavern pool table design but with a nicer looking finish than most you’ll find at the halls, but with the same commercial quality.
The Medium Cherry finish makes this table look more like furniture, and more likely to satisfy the interior designer in your life.
Choice of Models
A choice of models is a great feature, you can have your table as either a drop pocket or with a ball return system installed.
Slate Bed
The Southport 9 Foot Pool Table has a 1″ three piece slate playing surface.
The Brazilian Slate is honed to 1/1000th of an inch to give a level playing surface.
Slate pieces this big are around 200 lbs each, so easier to install than a single piece surface for the typical home owner, especially if you want your table installed upstairs.
What’s described as a “Superior sub-frame” provides support for the heavy 1″ slabs of slate on all sides making them resistant to warping.
Specifications
- Dimensions: 112″x62″x31″
- Play Area Drop Pockets or Auto Ball Return: 50″x100″
- Weight Drop Pockets: 1050 lbs
- Weight Auto Ball Return: 1075 lbs
- Slate: 3 Piece, 1″ Brazilian Slate, Honed to 1/1000th’s
- No Cloth Surface cover
Pros and Cons
Pros
If you’re going to pay for a mid priced slate table, you would expect it to look good, and have a style which makes people shake their head and say it “looks good”, the Southport 9 Foot accomplishes that.
The Cherry finish is described as handsome, which makes it a piece of furniture and not just a game piece.
The Table has the ever critical K-66 cushions which are vital to accurate angles and bounce back which is consistent.
Also the “duck” foot levelers make the table exceptionally stable.
Love the choice of either drop pockets or auto-ball return, though we prefer auto-ball return.
Cons
Its recommended this table be professionally installed, which we have no problem with, but it like many slate tables comes with no playing surface cover. We think it should be included because most installers will sell this for likely more than the manufacturer.
Also no accessories included, again maybe to help the installers make some extra money, but it could be included easy enough.
Final Thoughts
If you have a nice home, recreation or game room then you might want to pay for a classier table like with the Southport 9 Foot Pool Table.
There are slate tables for less, but sometimes the looks need to match surroundings even for billiard tables.
If this table suits your design needs, the accuracy of play should meet your serious billiard game needs and it’s a recommended buy.
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