No, not me.
Last Friday, John Schmidt was practicing at the BCA Expo in the OB1 booth on a 7-foot Diamond, and tried some straight pool. I happened to arrive at about 70. He continued to 182 and then scratched on a standard side-of-the-rack break when the cue ball seemed to kiss off two balls and looped with follow into the corner.
A 7-foot table is really, really crowded for straight pool. The good news is every shot is short, so even if you need to shoot a three-ball combo or jacked up the length of the table, you have a better chance to make the ball. John seemed to have no problem with the close manipulation shots and nudging balls into break position.
Last Friday, John Schmidt was practicing at the BCA Expo in the OB1 booth on a 7-foot Diamond, and tried some straight pool. I happened to arrive at about 70. He continued to 182 and then scratched on a standard side-of-the-rack break when the cue ball seemed to kiss off two balls and looped with follow into the corner.
A 7-foot table is really, really crowded for straight pool. The good news is every shot is short, so even if you need to shoot a three-ball combo or jacked up the length of the table, you have a better chance to make the ball. John seemed to have no problem with the close manipulation shots and nudging balls into break position.
