Business idea: Combining pool with a gym?

[iusedtoberich]

This is just thinking out loud to make conversation:

I think mixing a gym with pool might make a good business. Both activities have customers that want to improve themselves. They measure themselves both against themselves, and against others. Both have casual customers, and super serious customers. Both can develop friendships amongst the regulars.

From the gym side, I'm thinking more the local mom and pop gym, as opposed to the LA Fitness type gym. (although maybe both types would work...). Have 1 or 2 tables in the common area.

What do you guys think? Great idea? Horrible idea? Something in-between?

 

[gerard soriano]

Great idea ,this is how I learned to play pool.
One side of the basement had weights and in between sets I would hit balls.
This was a 100 years ago when I was in shape LOL

 

[HNTFSH]

Trying to imagine the real shooters at a juice bar.

 

[David in FL]

Trying to imagine the real shooters at a juice bar.

Yeah. Not seeing it!

 

[ipoppa33]

I don't think it's a bad idea, but what would you do with this guy-

 

[MitchAlsup]

Do pool players want to mingle with hot and sweaty gym people ?
Do hot and sweaty gym people want to mingle with cold killers on the pool table ?

Pool players like to drink and a significant number like to smoke--things a gym would frown upon.

Which brings up the notion:: would a gym with a bar be more profitable ?

 

[mikemosconi]

My homes up North prior to retirement always had large divided basements ( not by accident) - I always had a full gym on one side and a nine foot table billiard room on the other side. I loved that set up and used both sides year round. Winters were never boring, even in the worst weather, myself and my sons had immediate access to recreational outlets.

However, I do not see the connection between the two from a commercial standpoint. Most serious gym folks are not serious pool players and from a recreational hour standpoint they are almost polar opposites- gyms are early morning or post work hours- recreational pool is mostly post dinner hours.

 

[logical]

I think the similarities in pool and gym patrons that you suggest are a bit of a stretch. People in libraries are generally trying to improve themselves but I wouldn't advise installing tables there.

Pool is recreation. It goes with other recreation...drinking, bowling, music, food, darts.

Pool is hanging out...the gym is "get done and get out".

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[9andout]

This is just thinking out loud to make conversation:

I think mixing a gym with pool might make a good business. Both activities have customers that want to improve themselves. They measure themselves both against themselves, and against others. Both have casual customers, and super serious customers. Both can develop friendships amongst the regulars.

From the gym side, I'm thinking more the local mom and pop gym, as opposed to the LA Fitness type gym. (although maybe both types would work...). Have 1 or 2 tables in the common area.

What do you guys think? Great idea? Horrible idea? Something in-between?

Not saying it's a horrible idea but I have seen it once. They had one table. Didn't get much use.
Most people are in a hurry to get out of the gym.
I do remember it being near the entrance to the locker room though. High traffic area. That wasn't the best idea.

 

[David in FL]

Well, my gym already has a pool at it...

 

[logical]

Just don't put it on the locker room. People get to comfortable there.

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[garczar]

This is just thinking out loud to make conversation:

I think mixing a gym with pool might make a good business. Both activities have customers that want to improve themselves. They measure themselves both against themselves, and against others. Both have casual customers, and super serious customers. Both can develop friendships amongst the regulars.

From the gym side, I'm thinking more the local mom and pop gym, as opposed to the LA Fitness type gym. (although maybe both types would work...). Have 1 or 2 tables in the common area.

What do you guys think? Great idea? Horrible idea? Something in-between?

I personally don't see that working.

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

Follow dream, report sucess, or failure.

Me think bad idea.

 

[HNTFSH]

You could always go into business with justnum.

 

[Scrunge19]

It's business ideas like this that explain why your username is iusedtoberich....
/s

 

[couldnthinkof01]

Just don't put it on the locker room. People get to comfortable there.

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A gym I used to go to had a small living room in the locker room. Love seat, sofa, chair, tv, etc.
You guessed it, at any given time there is 3 or 4 men naked as a jaybird watching the game and discussing politics.
I'll never understand.

 

[briankenobi]

A gym I used to go to had a small living room in the locker room. Love seat, sofa, chair, tv, etc.
You guessed it, at any given time there is 3 or 4 men naked as a jaybird watching the game and discussing politics.
I'll never understand.

It was like that at a gym I went to years ago. Its more a generational thing. The guys that walked around naked were like 50 plus. It was more normal back in their day I believe. People today are so self conscious that they wouldn't do that. I talked with one of those guys about it. It was a very interesting conversation.

 

[couldnthinkof01]

It was like that at a gym I went to years ago. Its more a generational thing. The guys that walked around naked were like 50 plus. It was more normal back in their day I believe. People today are so self conscious that they wouldn't do that. I talked with one of those guys about it. It was a very interesting conversation.

They were definitely men of a "certain age" korean war era if I had to guess.

 

[chefjeff]

Great idea ,this is how I learned to play pool.
One side of the basement had weights and in between sets I would hit balls.
This was a 100 years ago when I was in shape LOL

Me, too.

Playing between sets is a great thing. It helps the exercise and the game. When my heart was pounding, I'd grab the cue and try the longest hardest, the most must-keep-still shot I could find and shoot it. That has helped me when my heart was racing in competition.


Jeff Livingston

 

[justnum]

Public space pool tables could be a thing.

I was considering approaching malls. The pool table would have to be portable and easy to move.

People would have to bring their own equipment and balls.