How do you go about testing out and calibrating yourself for how an unfamiliar table plays?

Section 31 on Disc V of the Video Encyclopedia of Pool Practice (VEPP) demonstrates in detail how to do this. The shots included in the check-out procedure include:

1. lag shot
2. maximum spin reaction
3. stop shots
4. draw shots
5. maximum throw
6. multiple-rail position shots
7. rolling-CB kick adjustment (see link below)
8. 3-to-1 fast-speed reference bank check (see link below)
9. Plus System and Corner-5 System benchmark shots (see link below)
10. slow-roll “roll-off” checks

See also:

• procedure for checking out how a table kicks and banks

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