4 inch pockets are not terrible.

Truth of the matter, is that 4" pockets slow down the asswhooping you're getting by the better players, giving you that feeling that you had a chance to win....because he didn't leave any tennis shoe tread marks on your ass as he ran you over...and your game...on your 4" pockets!

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That is 100% true, I am one of those players and I will pick a tighter table to play a better player any day of the week!! Those couple chances I get might be what I need to win or the tight pockets might get in there head, seen that a lot. No shame, everyone knows the better shooter doesnt always win!!
 
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realkingcobra said:
Then players like yourself should be world champions, and practice on snooker tables and run balls like eating Wheaties for breakfast in the mornings.

The fact is, there's no standard for the pockets on pool tables to date. Diamond is trying very hard to create that standard with "ProCut" pockets. If anyone feels like 4 1/2" corner pockets are to easy...then they should NEVER miss on them...but you STILL do....even after practicing on 4" pockets.

Every one of you that says that practicing on 4" pocket makes your game better...are not world champions, miss on 5" pockets, miss on 4 3/4" pockets...and miss on 4 1/2" pockets.

Truth of the matter, is that 4" pockets slow down the asswhooping you're getting by the better players, giving you that feeling that you had a chance to win....because he didn't leave any tennis shoe tread marks on your ass as he ran you over...and your game...on your 4" pockets!

Glen
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Hahahahahahahaha Give em hell Harry
 
Travis3c said:
All i can say is if Oscar Dominguez can run 112 balls on a 3.5 in table then 4 in pockets shouldnt matter. Hell i havent come close to that number yet on a 5 in pocket table. i do realize that there are certain shots in straight pool that requires a bigger pocket but I look at it as i missed my position to that ball. But what do i know. Im just a nobody who just loves the game.
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I heard that right after he ran the 112 on 3 1/2" pockets....he went on to run a total of 527 balls to beat Willie's record too:rolleyes:
 
donny mills said:
4 inch pockets are horrible I repeat horrible for 9 and 10 ball! You can't play flawless pool and you especially can't if it's muggy and humid. 4 inch pockets will take away your confidence and make your stroke tighten up.

I agree that the slop buckets takes away from the game also. The sweet spot is somewhere between 4.25 and 4.5 inch pockets.

You know what else takes away from the game besides 5 inch pockets... jjump cues!
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I agree with both 4" pockets and "I can't kick sticks" suck for ALL pool games. Johnnyt
 
I agree with the 4.25-4.5" range for most games. I will say, however, that playing 9-ball on 4" pockets can be a nice eye opening-experience for some. Many players who run out like water on 5" pockets will struggle more than they expect to on 4" pockets because they are not managing their cueball properly. On fivers you can fall straight in on most shots and simply cheat the pocket and pound the cueball around 2 or 3 rails for shape. Take that type of game to 4" pockets, and you will fail miserably. Proper angles and softer speed are valuable lessons to learn, and for some it takes the 4" experience to really drive that home.

Aaron
 
Travis3c said:
All i can say is if Oscar Dominguez can run 112 balls on a 3.5 in table then 4 in pockets shouldnt matter. Hell i havent come close to that number yet on a 5 in pocket table. i do realize that there are certain shots in straight pool that requires a bigger pocket but I look at it as i missed my position to that ball. But what do i know. Im just a nobody who just loves the game.
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Bigger pockets for straight pool are not to make it easier to sink a shot that you missed position on. For a good player it is more likely the reason he missed position was because the pocket wasn't big enough to allow him to properly play the previous shot. In straight pool larger pockets are required to correctly play the game the way it was intended to be played, not to make a difficult shot easier. ;)
 
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