1990 US Open Sigel & Varner - 5 Inch Pockets

[DrCue'sProtege]

Speaking of pocket size.............

They played this match on a GCIII with 5 inch pockets. Grady Mathews mentioned how they were 5 inch pockets. And then he called them tight pockets. I couldn't believe how big they were, almost buckets!

Was this the norm for tournaments back around 1990? If they played on this nowadays would anybody ever miss???

r/DCP

 

[Xdecemberguy]

What is standard tournament pockets now? 4, 4.25, 4.5?

 

[u12armresl]

Speaking of pocket size.............

They played this match on a GCIII with 5 inch pockets. Grady Mathews mentioned how they were 5 inch pockets. And then he called them tight pockets. I couldn't believe how big they were, almost buckets!

Was this the norm for tournaments back around 1990? If they played on this nowadays would anybody ever miss???

r/DCP

You would miss. I'll let you play the ghost on 5" pockets 5.25" side pockets and you can bet whatever you can afford.

Not sure why someone that reads as much about pool as you do thinks that there are going to be 11 packs run constantly because they are 5" pockets.

 

[DeeDeeCues]

You would miss. I'll let you play the ghost on 5" pockets 5.25" side pockets and you can bet whatever you can afford.

Not sure why someone that reads as much about pool as you do thinks that there are going to be 11 packs run constantly because they are 5" pockets.

He never claimed he wouldn't miss. He never claimed that there should have been huge runs. He simply commented on Grady calling them tight and compared that to recent trends.

I have a feeling that Grady would be amazed at the pool being played today.

I don't understand why pool players automatically go to, "I'd bet anything against you" whenever someone criticizes a pro. If I commented on Farve playing badly in a game with four interceptions thirty years ago, nobody would bet that I couldn't do better. No shit. I would have zero attempts, brown pants, and a ride in an ambulance.

As another point, there is more to stingy pockets than opening size. I have 4.75" pockets that play tighter than many tables. Well hit balls will drop at any speed, but errors are punished.