10 foot tables

worriedbeef

worriedbeef

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How common are they?

What are they like?

Do any of the big manufacturers like diamond, olhausen, or brunswick make them any more?

Is there an argument to be had that maybe ten footers should be the future for high level professional play? rather like it's now starting to be accepted that maybe ten ball is the game of the future as opposed to nine ball.

Any thoughts?
 
How common are they?

NOT COMMON

What are they like?

DA BOMB

Do any of the big manufacturers like diamond, olhausen, or brunswick make them any more?

YES

Is there an argument to be had that maybe ten footers should be the future for high level professional play?

ABSOLUTELY

Any thoughts?

MAYBE LATER
 
Ten footers haven't been manufactured for about 70 years. Many of the 10 foot billiard (straight rail or three cushion) tables of the early century were transformed into pool tables, and they were a little crude.
During and after the depression pool room proprietors and billiard supplies that were still in business decided to promote the shorter tables (4 1/2 X 9) in order to make the game more popular.
I don't believe they will ever come back in to popularity.

Danny
 
worriedbeef said:
How common are they?

What are they like?

Do any of the big manufacturers like diamond, olhausen, or brunswick make them any more?

Is there an argument to be had that maybe ten footers should be the future for high level professional play? rather like it's now starting to be accepted that maybe ten ball is the game of the future as opposed to nine ball.

Any thoughts?
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I have done a little bit of research on this and have the following to offer:

Olhausen - Championship Pro - they make a 10' Model
Diamond - Does not make a 10' Model

I have never checked with Brunswick; however, I found on the web that Olhausen does offer a 10' version. I called Diamond because I was most interested in them and they said that they did not offer 10' as an option.
 
Smashmouth, I meant on a consistent basis. Sure, they've been made on request, but not on a general basis. Pool rooms have not used them as their main tables since WWII.
 
Costa Rica

I was down in CR a few years ago, and the better players played on a 10' table, and they played like there was no difference at all. I believe that for pro players, they should play on a 10' table with pockets at whatever narrow angle is appropriate.
 
Danny Kuykendal said:
Smashmouth, I meant on a consistent basis. Sure, they've been made on request, but not on a general basis. Pool rooms have not used them as their main tables since WWII.
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ok

almost everyone that makes snooker tables will sell you a 10 ft also, it would be a matter of rail/pocket conversion turning it into a pool table
 
I worked for Goldenwest Billiards from 1980 till 1989, and was able to get a 10 foot Monterey (circa 1912). I restored it and put it in my garage, and would practice daily on it.

Did it help my game? Maybe, maybe not.
The long shots were more difficult, but the position different.

It's a difficult call as to whether the ten footers should be brought back.
I believe the problem pool has is a game problem and not a pool table problem.

Danny
 
It's a difficult call as to whether the ten footers should be brought back.
I believe the problem pool has is a game problem and not a pool table problem.
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i am not suggesting the return of ten foot tables would solve pool's problems, but merely questioning whether it's the right thing to do anyway.

i would love for example to see charlie williams or someone have ten footers to play on at this or next years world ten ball tourney to see how they fare.

or maybe the action report? SVB vs alex would be extremely interesting - i wonder if they'd be interested in playing on a ten footer?
 
i played most of my pool on a 10' brunswick in the 50`sin jersey city..most other rooms had 9` footers i am 5`8" ,so i really learned to use a bridge properly..mosconi in exibition ran 100`s on our 10` footer ,.....i think the diamonds with their pocket configuration (iplay on a very tight diamond ) are harder then that 10` brunswick.(my high run was 50 ) many runs of 40`s on 9`) had not played for 35 yrs. till 2005 .....now in my 70`s i find it hard to run 25....maybe i`m getting old.....but i love the tight tables...
 
10 footers are the grand daddy's of pool tables

Brunswick likely was the biggest manufacturer of them as they could be used for pool and snooker, we had our fair share up here at one point, most probably ended up at the junk yard

a major tourney with 10 footers would seperate the men from the boys imo

for top pros, safety play has become way too easy on 9 footers, easy to hide whitey behind other balls, then the incoming opponent steps up with the jump cue flavour of the month and proceeds to escape easily, rinse ,repeat

10 footers are just special, period, you play 10 ball on those, ban jump cues, and call shots and you'll really start to distinguish the best from the rest
 
I would love to see the ten-foot table come back for pro events and for others that want to play on them. The problem is that poolrooms with nine-foot tables are going out of business left and right because of the price of building sq-footage. Ten-foot tables need much more sq-footage than nine. Sadly the trend today in new rooms seems to be more seven-footers than nines. Johnnyt
 
Chesscat said:
I was down in CR a few years ago, and the better players played on a 10' table, and they played like there was no difference at all. I believe that for pro players, they should play on a 10' table with pockets at whatever narrow angle is appropriate.
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Cool, I just visited Costa Rica for the first time. What a beautiful country. Where did you find the 10 footers?
 
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