mcsock where do you live?I am not sure I would even be playing apa if I had to play a traveling league on bar boxes. Just not my thing. There is enough options locally, I could find a different outlet for my pool.
I am not sure I would even be playing apa if I had to play a traveling league on bar boxes. Just not my thing. There is enough options locally, I could find a different outlet for my pool.
mcsock where do you live?
I very rarely actually try for 8 on the break, as I prefer to hit the head ball and try for better cue ball control, and a better spread.
Still, I give it a whirl now and again. Usually if im ahead and on the hill, I will try the second ball break. Always fun to win the match with an 8 on the break.
I have a small incentive to get one now. Our LO has an award he calls the Triple Play, for anyone who gets an 8 on the break, a break and run and a rack and run in one session. He had ball caps made for it, which is cooler than a patch, certainly. Not a big deal, but still kinda neat. Something to try for, anyway. No one in our Division got one last session, to the best of my knowledge. The SL7 on my team just need the 8 on the break...
Please understand, I am not anti-bar boxes. I would just rather play on 9ft tables. The bar boxes support tons of leagues players and are a plus to pool. They bring people into the game. I just would rather not play on them.
Understood :thumbup:
Barboxes are not my first choice, but they are fun for league play. I'd be willing to bet that 60%+ of our division couldn't play on a 9 footer. There were complaints about the 9 footers recently when our tricups were announced at a new pool hall, Lacey's Cue. The tricups were played on the 15 or so diamond barboxes, but they also have 16-17 diamond 9 footers and a bigfoot table too.
Understood :thumbup:
Barboxes are not my first choice, but they are fun for league play. I'd be willing to bet that 60%+ of our division couldn't play on a 9 footer. There were complaints about the 9 footers recently when our tricups were announced at a new pool hall, Lacey's Cue. The tricups were played on the 15 or so diamond barboxes, but they also have 16-17 diamond 9 footers and a bigfoot table too.
Most people are used to the barboxes and matches can really drag out when played on the big tables, with that being more likely when you have several matches being played at the same time(like for tricups). I prefer the small table as that's what I primarily play on. Well, maybe it's just that I prefer 8b.
In my opinion it should either all be on barboxes or all on 9 footers. There should not be an in between. Now, that does limit where teams would play, but it would be better.
Going from a 9' to a barbox for 9ball is a joke. 8ball is different story.
I prefer the barboxes too...but that's because I am like 5'6"
As long as people know that they'll have to eventually play on barboxes. As for the barbox 9b being a joke.. lots of people say that until you ask them how many racks they can run.
What I meant was...
Go play all day on a 9 footer, then go to a barbox. It's a joke, it's too easy lol.
I played 9-ball for 6 hours on a 9ft diamond with 4" pockets and came back home and hopped on a diamond barbox with 4.5" pockets. Making the shots was effortless.
What I meant was...
Go play all day on a 9 footer, then go to a barbox. It's a joke, it's too easy lol.
I played 9-ball for 6 hours on a 9ft diamond with 4" pockets and came back home and hopped on a diamond barbox with 4.5" pockets. Making the shots was effortless.