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    Tiny lady beginner, shorter cue?

    I'd like to give a cue to a family member who is just starting to play. She's a grandmother, just over 5' tall. It seems to me she would be more comfortable with a shorter cue, say 52". She lives in a different part of the country, so I can't see for myself. Recommendations? Experience...
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    Are 8' tables dinosaurs?

    Pool tables take a lot of room. A home pool room needs table width + 10 feet and table length + 10 feet. Occasional / "recreational" players will be happy playing on 7' tables, which are the standard for many commercial establishments. Serious players want to play on 9' tables, and need only an...
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    Drop pocket Diamond Pro-Am?

    From the Diamond web site, it looks like the Pro-Am is ball return only. I wish there was a drop pocket version. Would this require a lot of re-engineering on the Pro-Am (legs, frame, rails, etc), or would a drop pocket version be easy to create?
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    About to spend 5k - Diamond, Brunswick - advice welcome!

    Hi - First post, I'll try to make it interesting. It is of the typical "I want to buy a pool table" variety. I have narrowed my choices down to a GC IV (probably used), a Diamond Professional, or a Brunswick Metro. I think all of these should be mainstream durable tables of high playability and...
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    About to spend 5 grand - GC IV, Diamond, Olhausen - comments wanted

    Hi - First post, I'll try to make it interesting. It is of the typical "I want to buy a pool table" variety. I have narrowed my choices down to a GC IV (probably used), a Diamond Professional, or a Brunswick Metro. I think all of these should be mainstream durable tables of high playability and...
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