Let's COMPARE table sizes, shall we? AREA vs BALLS that fit on the table...

So I'm assuming that when you say different size balls for different size tables, that would include the cue ball as well as the object balls?

The shaft manufactures would love this, but not the players.

The times I have walked into a bar to find out they have an old over sized cue ball table, my cue stays in its case and I concentrate on the alcohol and never come back.
 
ENGLISH! said:
While that is a totally logical idea.

Think small children's tables. They do NOT have 2 1/4" balls.

I think it might be cost prohibitive for the ball manufacturers.

AND think of it from a player's point of view constantly playing with different sized balls.

The Brits use to have a smaller golf ball & those non Brits that were serious about trying to win the British Open would play for time before with the smaller ball because going to it cold turkey did not yield very good results for most.

The Brits ultimately switched to allow the larger more common golf ball.
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It is a logical idea, and a very interesting one....but doesn't this imply that we'll find out we need smaller tip/shaft diameter to be more effective? Tiny racks? Mini cubes of chalk? The whole thing would need to be adjusted, all equipment and probably method of play to an extent. Still...it's not a bad idea to use smaller equipment for a smaller table, isn't that what they do in English Blackball for their tiny 6x3 tables?
 
Having "more area to move the cueball" really has nothing to do with the difficulty of a 9 foot table. So I'm not following this argument.
 
cueenvy said:
Having "more area to move the cueball" really has nothing to do with the difficulty of a 9 foot table. So I'm not following this argument.
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Well - for starters - there is no "argument" here. Not this thread.

I presented a few different ways (in table form) for forum readers to see and compare a few table sizes based on something different...

Simple perspective really: how much larger "area" we get when moving from say a 7' table to the oft forgotten 8' PRO table ---- while using the same sizes balls. That's it.

Hope you found the data interesting.

Not many people have an idea how many balls will actually fit on a given size table. So make a wager with a pal and at the same time ponder how much more difficult a 7' table plays than an 8' PRO based on how much room (you) have to maneuver your cue ball.





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Interesting

That is interesting info and opens my mind a bit. Thanks for taking the time to do that and for being brave enough to post it in a very unforgiving place.
 
WGDave said:
So I'm assuming that when you say different size balls for different size tables, that would include the cue ball as well as the object balls?

The shaft manufactures would love this, but not the players.

The times I have walked into a bar to find out they have an old over sized cue ball table, my cue stays in its case and I concentrate on the alcohol and never come back.
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I worked in a pool hall for many years and beat almost everybody I ever played using a 14mm shaft on all our tables...snooker, regulation, and bar tables and the over-sized cue ball.
 
Here's a easy test........play on a 10' table and see how much harder it plays than a 9' ft table.
Practice on a 10' and play on a 9' afterwards.......you'll appreciate the difference.......same applies to 7' tables.
I refer to them as sand boxes where the kids play........it is just easier.....Nuf Ced!
 
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