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drlouis

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I have a 9' Pro-Am coming, and am in the process of getting the room it's going into cleared out for it. I know they say the minimum distance you should allow between the edge of the playing surface and any obstruction (in this case only walls) is 5 ft. I have plenty of room, so my question is if you had more than enough room (but other things in the room so putting it in the center of the room doesn't make sense) how far would you (ideally) set the table away from the walls? 5' or allow a little more "breathing room"?

Thanks!
 
drlouis said:
I have a 9' Pro-Am coming, and am in the process of getting the room it's going into cleared out for it. I know they say the minimum distance you should allow between the edge of the playing surface and any obstruction (in this case only walls) is 5 ft. I have plenty of room, so my question is if you had more than enough room (but other things in the room so putting it in the center of the room doesn't make sense) how far would you (ideally) set the table away from the walls? 5' or allow a little more "breathing room"?

Thanks!
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A cue is 58", 5 feet is 60". If you are saying 5 feet from the wall to the nose of the cushion (the playing surface) that only gives you a 2-inch backstroke until your cue bumper hits the wall if the cue ball is frozen to the rail and your cue is not elevated. Ideally, I would have another 6 inches beyond that on the sides, and maybe even a few inches more on the ends of the table where you are likely going to occasionally need to hit the ball with a little more pace and may need a longer backstroke.
 
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ChrisinNC said:
A cue is 58", 5 feet is 60". If you are saying 5 feet from the wall to the nose of the cushion (the playing surface) that only gives you a 2-inch backstroke until your cue bumper hits the wall if the cue ball is frozen to the rail and your cue is not elevated. Ideally, I would have another 6 inches beyond that on the sides, and maybe even a few inches more on the ends of the table where you are likely going to occasionally need to hit the ball with a little more pace and may need a longer backstroke.
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Or just play like Allen Hopkins. ;)
 
I play with a normal 58 inch cue and when my table was set up I had it put 5' from
the wall to the edge of the table (not the cushion) and have never touched the wall
When the cueball is frozen to the rail everybody uses a shorter than normal backstroke
With some of the longer cues people are using today this distance might need to be
a little more
 
9BallKY said:
I play with a normal 58 inch cue and when my table was set up I had it put 5' from
the wall to the edge of the table (not the cushion) and have never touched the wall
When the cueball is frozen to the rail everybody uses a shorter than normal backstroke
With some of the longer cues people are using today this distance might need to be
a little more
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One other thing. When you are shooting straight at a ball on the rail your cue is elevated, thus shortening the clearance it needs to stroke the cue. 5' from the nose of the cushion to the wall is adequate.
 
thanks guys, now I'm thinking an extra 6-12 inches might never be needed, but adds a margin of error just case. appreciate the feedback.
 
I put my table 63" off wall and ended up having diamond come back and moving it to 65".

I use an extension but even when using a 58" cue I NEED a minimum of 5" backswing when dead on rail.

Besides......who in their right mind wants "just enough", Anything? It's always better to have a little extra.

Rake
 
If you have the option, 6' is better than 5' any day of the week, and twice on Sunday. The GC3 in my garage is tight on the long sides because of the washer/dryer and shelving on the other side. Its passable only because if you do need to elevate, its only a couple of inches to clear the obstructions height, not like having a wall in the way. :thumbup:
 
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