I am fine with 4.5" pockets. My opinion is, that, if perfectly hit, a ball frozen to the rail must drop, even when it's hit hard. Brings the facings in consideration too.
A few times I had to play league on tables with smaller pockets I was used to back then. The facings on those tables were awful. Every shot that grazed even the slightest piece of rail before hitting the facing rattled out, no matter how soft it was played. But after some time I adjusted to the conditions and learned how the shots needed to be played and then it was even possible to hammer the balls in, it was just a matter of precision, concentration and adaptability.
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