Just ran a 138 :O
As far as table size is concerned I haven't attempted much on a 7 footer. There is one in my area at my buddies house so I don't get much chance to let rip on one. And its quite cramped at his so its all the more tougher. The chances I have had to let rip I haven't hit over 50. That's down to being jacked up from lack of space mostly. If I had room to work with and a 7' table at hand I'd fancy my chances of pushing 200.
9 footers are the norm for me, I play at home on mine most days so its what I'm used to. I'd love to have a chance on a 10' table, but I know of none in the country
Pidge:
Hey mate -- just saw this. Congrats -- very nice run! I'll take a 138 any day. Sounds like you were in dead stroke.
Your synopsis of play on 7-foot tables versus 9-footers is dead on -- most agree, except those who only have/play on 7-footers, it seems. Once one has strong fundamentals (including a repeatable stroke, with touch), big runs are very reachable on the 7-footer. It's just a question of dealing with the increased pocket-to-rail ratio that exists on a 7-footer. You really have to control the cue ball, otherwise those closer-together pockets swallow whitey up. Strong stun/punch shots -- instead of spinning the cue ball to get around -- seem to work much better. Working clusters is the same as on 9-footers, except they are by design closer to you (because of the smaller table real estate), so hitting/working them is no problem.
One thing I found that helps when going someplace that only has barboxes, is to bring your own table brush and can of ball cleaner with you. Whenever I go out to visit my folks in Denver (Colorado), I find these to be very useful. Nothing worse than playing on an unkempt barbox where the cue ball wobbles around while rolling on the table and snuggles up against an object ball repeatedly.
Anyway, again, very nice run -- 138!
-Sean
