Recent content by StefV

Ok, I'll go against the flow here. My personal opinion on this is, don't worry about it. Just pick 5 players for your team in advance, (ideally give them plenty of warning, so they can do something else if they are not on the roster), and match up S/Ls as best as you can. If you start to play...

Rob, thanks for the heads-up, PM'd the seller! Donny, I just sent you a PM.

Time for a bump!

Thanks, having seen that table now, I fully agree with you! I'll be on the lookout for a newer table. Although I must say, I thought they would be much easier to find, I have been looking for a couple of weeks and I am struggling to locate a good one around San Diego on CL or ebay. Any tips on...

Good thinking about putting the table diagonally. I will need to do some drawing to see whether that works! Architects around the world really should know to design rooms that are 19ft long, not just under 17ft...

Freddie, are you suggesting that a 7ft bar box would be too big for my space?

Thanks for the feedback guys. @rjmoncrief, no problem, you just gave me hope for a moment that I could manage a 9 footer, I was already looking for GC3s on craigslist! ;-) @Johnnyt, I just saw the table and I agree with you. It was very old and in poor condition, I'll look for younger ones...

Hmm, this is unexpected! Everything I have read so far tells me that I'd need at least 19ft for a 9ft table, and that with my space I'm better off with a 7ft table? I.e. everybody seems to say you need 5ft on either end, plus 7ft for the table, and that's already more than I have, at 17ft...

Ok, so I came across a Valley table locally that I am about to go and see. Based on the serial number (6Exxxxx), this looks like it was made in 1973. Any opinion whether I should try for a more recent table, or any particular reason why age should be an issue with these? Valley web site...

Hi, I am looking to purchase a used Valley table for my home. I came across one locally that I am about to go and see. Based on the serial number (6Exxxxx), this looks like it was made in 1973. Any opinion whether I should try for a more recent table, or any particular reason why age should be...

Hi, I am looking for a Valley bar box 7ft for home use. No need for the coin op part to work. Am based in San Diego. Thanks!

Thanks Arizonapete, that confirms this is the way to go for me at this point. Now I just need to figure out which bar box to get. From what I can see the Valley boxes are popular, I was only considering that Irving Kaye because there is one locally, and it looks pretty quirky. Maybe I should...

Ok, so I did a little bit more digging. Best would be a Diamond table, but I'm not going to put $4k in a table, as least not in the immediate future. Seems like my best bet is a bar box. I was on the lookout for a used Valley, but I noticed an Irving Kaye table on sale close by. I think it is...

Thanks Glen, I will contact him. I don't think my budget will stretch to a Diamond, I think that would be wasted on my limited skills, but hopefully he has other options more suitable for me! ;-)

Hi all, I am in search for some advice, hopefully this is the right forum. I have looked through old topics on this subject, but did not really find the answers I was looking for. I am an average player (SL 6 in APA 9ball, 5 in 8ball), who is thinking of buying a pool table to practice more...