Played my straight pool match today on a 9' Diamond with 4" pockets. My high run was 12, and never got out of the break. Neither did my opponent. I still won but kinda feel like beginner again... May be good... May be bad...
14.1 on 4" pockets.
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What's your high run on normal pockets? 
What's your high run on normal pockets?
13 years ago when i played alot... 54 on 4 1/2". Now as of late usually have one good run in the 20s per game.
I thought my opponent was nucking futs when he got the balls for that table. Couldnt believe it lol. I thought damn im gonna be playing this crap til Friday.
Warning! Long rant!
I can understand how you feel.
Just the other day I was playing a guy 14.1 on the slowest, tightest table in the house. I never get to play on that table, because there is always some guy practising on it. It has slow cloth, and because of the volume of play, is always dirty. Anyway, I'm struggling throughout the game, not being able to get any decent runs started. Twice I make the mistake of trying to draw a ball along the rail, which on this table is close to impossible, and I rattle the ball of course. The balls will not break out properly on the break shots and the game becomes a long safety battle.I finally manage to close out the game with a run of 32, hardly my best game, but hey, I got there. Anyhow, I later overhear the guy complaining to the counter guy about how the table was not tight enough, naturally he implies that I can't play on tight pockets (which may be true), but that guys high run was less than 20! Normally I find this kind of whining to be irritating but bearable, but I'm starting to lose my patience with it
It's the same story wherever you go. It's usually when you win that the guy complains about the pockets being to large. Reminding them that the pockets are equally as large when they are playing, does nothing to lessen their displeasure with the "easy" playing conditions. From now on I'm not listening to any complaints about pockets being to easy, unless the guy runs at least 50. In fact, until you can run 100 balls on a table with that particular size of pockets, I don't think you have any reason to complain and should shut up.
I can understand how you feel.
Just the other day I was playing a guy 14.1 on the slowest, tightest table in the house. I never get to play on that table, because there is always some guy practising on it. It has slow cloth, and because of the volume of play, is always dirty. Anyway, I'm struggling throughout the game, not being able to get any decent runs started. Twice I make the mistake of trying to draw a ball along the rail, which on this table is close to impossible, and I rattle the ball of course. The balls will not break out properly on the break shots and the game becomes a long safety battle.I finally manage to close out the game with a run of 32, hardly my best game, but hey, I got there. Anyhow, I later overhear the guy complaining to the counter guy about how the table was not tight enough, naturally he implies that I can't play on tight pockets (which may be true), but that guys high run was less than 20! Normally I find this kind of whining to be irritating but bearable, but I'm starting to lose my patience with it
It's the same story wherever you go. It's usually when you win that the guy complains about the pockets being to large. Reminding them that the pockets are equally as large when they are playing, does nothing to lessen their displeasure with the "easy" playing conditions. From now on I'm not listening to any complaints about pockets being to easy, unless the guy runs at least 50. In fact, until you can run 100 balls on a table with that particular size of pockets, I don't think you have any reason to complain and should shut up.
I think it gets in to people head more than anything else. A tight pocket table is only tough on certain shots other than that you're shooting straight at the pocket so what it tells me is that you shoot at the pocket with less plan, accuracy and thought on what part of the pocket you're playing, thus the bigger pocket plays well with you inaccuracy. (NOTE: I'm not referring to the OP or anyone "you" mean in general)
The way that the table is set up is what makes the difference IMO, I played on a 4 incher also and have ran 27 on it 3 times in the 5 times that i played on it but can't make it through a good rack on another table that has 4 1/4 or something like that, reason, short shelf on the 4" table and cut of the pocket so balls don't get a chance to hang up. Don't get me wrong it does spit balls out but that's when you are playing the limits of the pockets, the other table on the other hand pretty much doesn't take anything other than a perfect ball/shot.
So my mental though for playing on tight pocket tables is that it's not different than a regular, if you hit it to go it will and if you didn't then it wont exact same can happen on 4.5 inch tables. Buy viewing it as "it's me" and not the table I find i play pretty well on tight pocket tables, as i continue to work on my accuracy
The way that the table is set up is what makes the difference IMO, I played on a 4 incher also and have ran 27 on it 3 times in the 5 times that i played on it but can't make it through a good rack on another table that has 4 1/4 or something like that, reason, short shelf on the 4" table and cut of the pocket so balls don't get a chance to hang up. Don't get me wrong it does spit balls out but that's when you are playing the limits of the pockets, the other table on the other hand pretty much doesn't take anything other than a perfect ball/shot.
So my mental though for playing on tight pocket tables is that it's not different than a regular, if you hit it to go it will and if you didn't then it wont exact same can happen on 4.5 inch tables. Buy viewing it as "it's me" and not the table I find i play pretty well on tight pocket tables, as i continue to work on my accuracy
IMHO 4" is too tight to play straight pool properly. YMMV, but I doubt it.