Hey all. My wife and I are moving to Lincolnton NC in a month or so and were wondering where there are good places to play. Lincolnton is just north of Gastonia and about 30 miles west of Charlotte. I will be looking to also find a (god forbid) a league team or two.
Any help is appreciated.
That area is a hot bed of pool. You're gonna love it.
You have options. I lived in the Hickory area. There, you have Randolph's which is full of 9ft Gandys. There is an amazing amount of talent around this place on a Sunday night.
In Gastonia, you have West End Billiards. It seems more of a teenage hangout but the owner's son is an up and coming player. They have a mixture of 9ft and bar tables.
In Charlotte, Smoking cue is a gorgeous pool room. Nice place. Nice tables. All 9fts. There are some other nice places in town but the names escape me. I didn't spend much time in Charlotte.
That area has a
huge APA league. Whether you play or not, go check out their "Cities" tournament. 80+ tables. Hundreds and hundreds of players. It's a spectacle.
An astonishing number of the top players on the WPBA live around Charlotte. It's not rare to see Allison Fisher, Kelly Fisher, Gerda Hofstatter, and others at local events. Hillbilly Bryant and Tony Watson, both top pros, are from Hickory as well.
I'm not sure why pool is so popular in this area, but it is. Enjoy it.
