I will be traveling to rockford, Il. in the next week and will be spending a day there, right around the super 8 on 20 and 90.
Looking for a place to shoot alittle pool..
dennis
Looking for a place to shoot alittle pool..
dennis
I will be traveling to rockford, Il. in the next week and will be spending a day there, right around the super 8 on 20 and 90.
Looking for a place to shoot alittle pool..
dennis
Going west on E. State St 10 minutes or less you will find Shooter's (Don Carter Lanes, upstairs) that has 6 Diamond 7' tables.
Duane
Wow. That place is still open? I played there a little in the 70s. There was another bowling alley a little west on the other side of the street next to an octopus car wash that also had a bunch of tables but I know that is gone.
Which night of the week?
Going west on E. State St 10 minutes or less you will find Shooter's (Don Carter Lanes, upstairs) that has 6 Diamond 7' tables. Farther west on E. State another 10 minutes or less you run into Dallas's at State & Madison (entrance on Madison) with a mix of 7' Valleys and 9' Black Crown tables. Proceeding further west (across the river) and then heading north on Main St another 5+ minutes you will find the Rockford Billiard Cafe (Main & Auburn) again with a mix of Valleys and Gold Crowns.
As mentioned you could also head north on I-90 and visit the Carom Room in Beloit, WI. The drive is about 20 - 25 mins from Super 8.
Feel free to PM me if you have any detailed questions and I'll be glad to help.
Duane
I frequent Rockford because that is the hometown of my girlfriend so I have also had to look for places to play.
The Rockford billiard Cafe is a decent place (Main and Auburn location I believe). I believe they have all 7' tables and maybe 1 9' that is pretty old. It has been a year since I have been here so I could be mistaken.
I recently found the Carom Room in Beloit and plan to never go back to the Billiard Cafe. This place is nice, tables are in excellent condition, and there are many friendly players. The food is good and they have plenty of both 7' tables and 9' tables. When I was there in January they have a deal during the day you cannot beat. $5 pool from 10am - 3pm, thats a dollar an hour!
Steve
Well, I will be arriving buy good ol' grayhound and spending the night at the every great super 8. So I was hoping for something within reasonable walking distance from there.
Walking distance Tiger Tail's but they don't have a table as I recall. Cousin's Bar has two Valley's and is a very nice place on Perryville & State but walking there is still a good 25 minutes.
If you can catch a ride down to Shooters (Don Carter Lanes) I'll be there at 9:30 to play for a bit and can help you get back to the hotel.