"Regulation" table term clarification
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More letters.
More letters.
Both, kinda.
To me regulation means 9 footer. 2:1 ratio is standard for nearly all tables no matter what their size.
The term as I've always understood it, meant 9 foot table. I'd been playing over 30 years before I even saw an 8 foot table.
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25 yrs ago Texas had more 8 footers than anything else-Don't ask me why-I don't know.
Still that way... except for all the bar boxes that are taking over everywhere nowadays.
Neither, it means the table has an accurate 2.0: 1.0 length width relationship, and is either 8-foot long, or 9-foot long, with corner pockets of a particular dimension (4.25"-4.75") and a 114º included angle, and the side pockets have a particular set of dimensions (4.75), that the bed of the table is at least 30" off the floor and that it is no higher than 32" off the floor, flat to 0.002",...
There are regulations as to the nose height of the bumpers and their speed, along with the speed of the clothe,...
"Regulation" should mean that the table meets the specs of the regulating agency, which in this case would mean BCA regulations, which is a 9ft table.
All proper tables have a 2:1 ratio length to width.
"Regulation" applied to any other size would be a misnomer.
All proper tables have a 2:1 ratio length to width.
"Regulation" applied to any other size would be a misnomer.
I think it depends on who is using the term. The obvious interpretation is that the table complies with the official equipment specifications which can be found on the WPA website, http://wpapool.com
Here are the items covered in the equipment specs:
1. Purpose
2. Table Bed Height
3. Design
4. Slates
5. Playing Surface
6. Rail and Cushion
7. Height of the Cushion
8. Cushion Rubber
9. Pocket Openings and Measurements
10. Pocket Liners
11. Ball Return and Drop Pockets
12. Cloth
13. Fastening of the Cloth (Guidelines)
14. Cleaning Table and Rail Cloth (Advised Preparation)
15. Lights
16. Balls and Ball Rack
17. Cue Sticks
18. Mechanical Bridge
19. Spacing Between Tables
20. Table Recognized by the WPA
2. Table Bed Height
3. Design
4. Slates
5. Playing Surface
6. Rail and Cushion
7. Height of the Cushion
8. Cushion Rubber
9. Pocket Openings and Measurements
10. Pocket Liners
11. Ball Return and Drop Pockets
12. Cloth
13. Fastening of the Cloth (Guidelines)
14. Cleaning Table and Rail Cloth (Advised Preparation)
15. Lights
16. Balls and Ball Rack
17. Cue Sticks
18. Mechanical Bridge
19. Spacing Between Tables
20. Table Recognized by the WPA
It wasn't THAT long ago that 8 foot tables were all over the South, along with 10 foot snooker tables. (Okay, I'm showing my age.)
And according to what I've read, 5x10 foot pool tables used to be commonplace in places like New York City. I played on one at McGirr's on 8th Avenue in the late 70's, and Brunswick Billiards in DC (14th & Irving St.) used to feature a shimmed 10 foot table right up front. Best table for ring games I ever played on.
I suppose "regulation" would apply to whichever rule set one is playing by. The only thing I know for sure is that when I hear someone say "regulation table" I take everything they have to say about pool with a grain of salt.
10 footer is Bigfoot ~
6x12 is a football field !!!