Seriously, Do you like pool events on 7 foot table?

spartan · Jul 24, 2015

Poolmanis · Jul 24, 2015

Why watch 7ft table pool from stream or YouTube?

Dunno.
Can't find any interest for that myself. If someone else like it. So be it. Not my thing for sure.

throne4 · Jul 24, 2015

My feelings are this, 9 ball/10 ball should only be played on 9 ft and 8 ball should only be played on 7 ft. Whether pros or amateurs. Reason is 9 ball and 10 ball become to easy on the 7 ft table and the same for 8 ball on the 9 ft table.

sebroy9 · Jul 24, 2015

9 footers all the way. 7 footer is not pool.

PINKLADY · Jul 24, 2015

at 16, i started on 7fts. years later when i was forced to switch to 9fts, it was a biotch & took forever to adjust. i can't tell you when the last time was that i played on a 7ft - but i can tell you that i could probably play shooting behind my back, as well as i do normally on a 9ft.

i understand Mark's strategy. leagues apparently play on bar boxes, and he wants the league players to see the pros doing same. most leagues have no clue who the pros are, and this should hopefully help the pros & pool. (plus it saved on transportation costs of tables.)

when we & our friends were doing UPA League, i accidentally found out from Frank Alvarez that the Vegas Tournament (and i use that term loosely cause it's a farce) would be played on 7fts. WHAT???? all 10 teams have been competing on 9fts!!!! do ya THINK that you or the LO might should have TOLD us this?!?! (even the APA around here plays on 9fts.)

this is why i asked who all had subscribed for the PPV.
i think the total was: 3.
no offense, but AZB should no longer be his target audience. times are tough & Mark's thinking outside of the box for new paying customers. how many AZBers bought the PPV last year? 30? :woot:

i agree that pros should be on 9fts. when we were there (2012 & 2013), we never paid attention to the leagues. we watched the pros & the room was basically empty. if we were in Vegas this year, we wouldn't even go. (well, we might hang out @ the bar to say hey to everyone!) but we're just 2 of thousands. Mark's not going to miss our $200, and he knows it.

hopefully his new business plan worked.

peppersauce · Jul 24, 2015

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BasementDweller · Jul 24, 2015

I can enjoy playing pool on just about any size table but I have ZERO interest in watching the best players go at it on a pristine bar table. I don't care what anybody says -- it's a joke. A one off tournament here or there on a bar table is okay but come on -- labeling a tournament the U.S. Open Bla Bla Bla and then playing it on a bar table -- that just takes the cake for me. It makes us all look bad too.

Oh but wait -- they aren't bar tables anymore they are 7 foot tables. Yeah okay whatever you say.

Txstang1 · Jul 24, 2015

throne4 said:
My feelings are this, 9 ball/10 ball should only be played on 9 ft and 8 ball should only be played on 7 ft. Whether pros or amateurs. Reason is 9 ball and 10 ball become to easy on the 7 ft table and the same for 8 ball on the 9 ft table.

I agree with this

Zphix · Jul 24, 2015

Who cares? They're pros. Let them play on whatever they want.

If you can't find pleasure in watching them play on barboxes then don't watch. I do take pleasure in watching it so I watch. Simple as that.

sebroy9 · Jul 24, 2015

Zphix said:
Who cares? They're pros. Let them play on whatever they want.

If you can't find pleasure in watching them play on barboxes then don't watch. I do take pleasure in watching it so I watch. Simple as that.

Who said you can't watch?

PINKLADY · Jul 24, 2015

Zphix said:
Who cares? They're pros. Let them play on whatever they want.

If you can't find pleasure in watching them play on barboxes then don't watch. I do take pleasure in watching it so I watch. Simple as that.

agreed. so did you buy the PPV and/or attend?

Str8PoolPlayer · Jul 24, 2015

Real Pool is played on 9 & 10 ft. Tables. 7 - footers were conjured up
expressly for Bars and Home use (space issues). My pal in San Fran
has (3) 6-footers in each of his Bars. With pockets the size of buckets,
the average game of 8-ball is over in 2-3 minutes. Disgusting !

I realize it's "all about the Benjamins" and Tournament Promoters can
squeeze a lot more 7-footers into a specific venue, so that's how it's
going to be, except for smaller matches with fewer players and the
game is One Hole or 14.1 .... Sad. :frown::frown::frown:

poolhustler · Jul 24, 2015

I prefer all games on a 9ft table. I don't like to watch the pros play any game except 8B on a 7ft table.

I love playing 9B on a 7ft table when I am drunk........

7forlife · Jul 25, 2015

While I do somewhat agree I can't help but feel sad. This all sounds like the "league players are not real pool players" or what ever it is that you guys say, and that just sounds horrible.
Why, cause it doesn't sound like the "my opinion" type thing, it sounds harsh and not like an opinion.

Sloppy Pockets · Jul 25, 2015

I LOVE watching the pros playing on 7' tables. Those little 2" balls and 1 7/8" CB are a perfect match for those tight snooker-cut pockets and nappy cloth. And those red and yellow object balls are fun and make it easy to see the layout the player has to deal with.

Oh, wait... You mean professional American pool on a 7' table???

Ain't no such thing.

BeiberLvr · Jul 25, 2015

7forlife said:
While I do somewhat agree I can't help but feel sad. This all sounds like the "league players are not real pool players" or what ever it is that you guys say, and that just sounds horrible.
Why, cause it doesn't sound like the "my opinion" type thing, it sounds harsh and not like an opinion.

Nobody is saying league players aren't real pool players.

What we're saying is that the PROFESSIONAL player SHOULD be playing on equipment that's tougher than what your average league player plays on.

WillyCornbread · Jul 25, 2015

It's what I have access to. It's all I could fit in my basement...

In an ideal world I would have a nine footer, with local leagues played on nine footers in bustling pool halls but this simply isn't the reality.

I love the game, and I like to watch pro's on 7 footers to try and learn from them and marvel at how easy this game can look when played well.

I'm in my forties and still naive - seeing pro events and big tournaments on 7 footers makes me feel like maybe there is still time to get to that level at some point IN SPITE of the limitations of access to larger equipment, an aching back and fading eyesight.

I guess seeing televised 7 foot events in some ways represents some sad hope, and keeps me interested and practicing...(and buying a diamond table, buying cues and accessories, instructional material and ppv events). I'm one of the suckers these events are targeted towards, and I'm thankful for that.

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philly · Jul 25, 2015

If all I had access to were 7 footers I would not play as much for sure. I will never enter a local event on 7 footers again. It's just not any fun for me. Wouldn't it be amazing if the SBE were on 9 footers? That would be great. As a matter of fact the SBE is the only time I play on 7 footers.

BobTfromIL · Jul 25, 2015

I don't mind 8 ball on the 7', although I do prefer it on a 9', not a big fan of the 10'. Talking about watching not playing, Top pro's on a 7' just doesn't seem fair. Since we now have a room with 9' Diamonds close by I haven't played on a 7'.

StraightPoolIU · Jul 25, 2015

Don't prefer to play on them. Don't prefer to watch the pros play on them. I vote with my wallet.

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