Sportcraft Marquis Review

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   I started this thread before, but I can't find it now.  As many of you remember, I ordered a Sportcraft Marquis from Wally a couple of weeks ago.  I ordered it online.  The cost was 399, and it came to $430ish with tax.  I had an option of picking it up at the store for no shipping or having it delivered for $.01.  I opted to have it delivered to the rec center.

Delivery wasn't fast.  It came from Canada.  Took every bit of 2 weeks.  Shipping was from a company called CENA.  Tracking was there, but maybe hard to understand.  I tried to contact the company but they have no phone.  I sent in an online request but it was ignored.  Still, the table did arrive on the last date of the promised range and it was well packed and not damaged.

There's a decent amt of assembly.  Took close to an hour.  The top is truly 1" thick, and the surface felt the same as any other quality table.  I am not a fan of the word "sportcraft" being painted on both ends of the top surface of the table.  In fact, it's downright annoying really.

The base is very thick and well made.  Much much nicer than the stiga spark the rec center has.  It seems very sturdy  to push the long way, but I'm a little concerned that it has some sway if  you push it the short way, like side to side from the middle.  It doesn't feel quite as sturdy as it looks somehow.

The design of the foldout is nice, but man, it's way high in the air which seesm like it would be easier to tip.  The casters are nice and they lock.  There is kind of a deadman locknig switch which makes you have two people to open it, but you can use your foot if you want.  Standard stuff.

Now for the play.  I was a little disappointed honestly.  It struck me as slightly bouncy.  It didn't have the low, deadish feel of the other 1" tables I'd played with.  It's certainly better than the .6 spark (that costs more I think), but just didnt' feel like the 1" butterfly etc as I had hoped.

To sum up, it's a great table for $399, but it's not a clone of a $1000 butterfly.  I dont' regret the purchase, but it's not the absolute steal I had hoped for.