Texas and 8ft'rs...?
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I am from Texas and i bet there was/is as many 8fts in Texas as the whole rest of the country combined.
Almost every room was full of them and would only have a couple of 9fts
I thought everything was bigger in Texas?????
When I was a kid, the whole South was known for 8-footers.
The 5x10s in NYC were known as Rebel Traps...
The way I was told....Brunswick used to have side-mounted rails....when they switched to
the rail bolts going straight down through the slate, they had a bunch of slate that
was too small for 9-footers...so they flooded the market with over-size 8-footers.
Economics!
You can way more 8fts in a place then 9's and the only people who care about playing on 9's are the people that most Pool halls aren't crazy about, players.
You can way more 8fts in a place then 9's and the only people who care about playing on 9's are the people that most Pool halls aren't crazy about, players.
This is well stated and the first thing I thought when I read the OP.
They still have four 8fts and now twelve 7fts and six 9fts.
9/10 bars in seattle play 8ft.
There used to be a lot of oversize 8 foots in TN as well. I loved playing on them but they've pretty much disappeared.
That must be why every time I go to CK Billiards all the 9’ tables are taken and you can throw a hand grenade on the 8’ side and not hurt anyone.