Hi folks.
First time poster from Denmark here (sorry if my english is not up to snuff). Thanks for having me. I was wondering about peoples thoughts and experiences with making permanent (practise) markings on the cloth. Details below.
Background
I've always liked watching pool but never had the opportunity to play regularly. In Denmark few people play pool. Everyone play a danish variation of billards with pins (that I'm not all that keen on). That means that I have to drive 200 km to get to a decent 9 ft pool table. Around 18 months ago I started getting regular access to a 8 ft at work. I work night shift at an institution for the criminally insane, so when everybody is a sleep I'm hitting the table. Been practising for around 90 min a day every other week (I work 7 days on and 7 days off). This has fueled my interest and left me wanting to play more. I rarely play with other people though. There are no clubs anywhere close to where I live. I have just one friend who likes to play pool, and he lives far away. So on average I only play around 5 games a month with an actual opponent. After saving up for the last year I'm now looking to buy a proper 8 ft. table (I do not have room for a 9 ft.) so I can also practise in my off weeks. I am mostly going to be using the table by myself to practise, but may play a match with visitors once in a while. With my lack of experience I have some concerns though.
Actual questions
I do a lot of drills, and I use the "white donuts" (Thanks Dr. Dave) to mark spots. But I am considering making permant marks on the cloth to reduce the need for donuts everywhere. Specifically I'm considering making a mark on the 21 spots where the (imaginary) lines between the diamonds intersect, as to grid the table. I'm figuring that this will make it a lot easier/faster to set up drills without having donuts everywhere that may interfere with play. But I have not seen this anywhere else, and that leaves me thinking there must be a reason that others mostly don't seem to do this. My specific worries are:
1) would permanent markings make it (too?) much easier to play on the table because it is easier to visualize?
2) if so, would this be good or bad in terms of making overall progress in aiming?
I would love to hear any experience and thoughts you guys have about this.
Thanks in advance.
Kind regards,
Rasmus
First time poster from Denmark here (sorry if my english is not up to snuff). Thanks for having me. I was wondering about peoples thoughts and experiences with making permanent (practise) markings on the cloth. Details below.
Background
I've always liked watching pool but never had the opportunity to play regularly. In Denmark few people play pool. Everyone play a danish variation of billards with pins (that I'm not all that keen on). That means that I have to drive 200 km to get to a decent 9 ft pool table. Around 18 months ago I started getting regular access to a 8 ft at work. I work night shift at an institution for the criminally insane, so when everybody is a sleep I'm hitting the table. Been practising for around 90 min a day every other week (I work 7 days on and 7 days off). This has fueled my interest and left me wanting to play more. I rarely play with other people though. There are no clubs anywhere close to where I live. I have just one friend who likes to play pool, and he lives far away. So on average I only play around 5 games a month with an actual opponent. After saving up for the last year I'm now looking to buy a proper 8 ft. table (I do not have room for a 9 ft.) so I can also practise in my off weeks. I am mostly going to be using the table by myself to practise, but may play a match with visitors once in a while. With my lack of experience I have some concerns though.
Actual questions
I do a lot of drills, and I use the "white donuts" (Thanks Dr. Dave) to mark spots. But I am considering making permant marks on the cloth to reduce the need for donuts everywhere. Specifically I'm considering making a mark on the 21 spots where the (imaginary) lines between the diamonds intersect, as to grid the table. I'm figuring that this will make it a lot easier/faster to set up drills without having donuts everywhere that may interfere with play. But I have not seen this anywhere else, and that leaves me thinking there must be a reason that others mostly don't seem to do this. My specific worries are:
1) would permanent markings make it (too?) much easier to play on the table because it is easier to visualize?
2) if so, would this be good or bad in terms of making overall progress in aiming?
I would love to hear any experience and thoughts you guys have about this.
Thanks in advance.
Kind regards,
Rasmus