5x10 vs 9 ftr.......

Seems like we have lots of folks on both sides of the fence. I will be fortunate enough to have room for the big table. I was hoping that the larger playing area would help with refining my stroke. Who knows...I may put in a 10 fter, 9 fter AND a bar box!!
 
Personally, I would go with the 10 footer- 4.5in pro cut pockets.

I don't think the 10 footer will go away and I think it is the opposite. We have seen the pool world go from 9 ball to 10 ball becasue 9 was to easy for the pros. Now we are going to the 10 footers. The challange or thing that is stalling the growth is the lack of options. Other than finding an old used one or converting a snooker table, the only other way is a $12K new diamond. There is not a lot of affordable inventory out there plus space is an issue. Most don't have the room. The room owner would rather get in 10 9 foot tables than 7 plus one 10 foot table. The bangers that come in won't play on it and he would have to charge 15 an hour to make up for the lost space so the regulars might be pushed out of the market too.

It is true, a 9 footer would seem like a BB after playing on the 10 and you will notice the flaws in your set up stance, and stroke on the 10 more so than on the 9.

If it were me, I would go with the 10 all day long.
 
Doodysquat said:
If you had room at your home for a 5x10 would you buy one? I have a detached garage that I am enlarging to 40x22, so I will have the room for a large table. I have played on just one of the monsters and it was a whole new world for me. It had 4 1/2 inch pockets and 760 cloth. The balls looked like marbles on all that green.
Would the 5x10 help or hurt me if I normally play on 9 ftrs? Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions.....
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You have room for a 20' x 10' table.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCe0iA4vu08


Freddie <~~~ would get the 10' and a 7'.
 
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Putting in my vote for the 9 footer. It's the standard, so you should get used to that. When you end up playing on a 10 footer against someone, chances are good that they arent very familiar with it either.
 
I vote for the 10'. They are just more fun to play on. I'd have a 12' table if I had the room. I had a 10' snooker table and a 9' pool table in a 24' x 24' room. A little tight on the outside rails, but not too bad. I didn't notice any big problems adjusting for shape from one table to another. You have to do that anyway even when you are playing on the same table all the time as every shot requires it's own special technique to some extent. I also prefer tighter pockets. I find I rattle shots due to a subconscious misconception of pocket size when I go from practicing on a table with big, sloppy pockets to competition on a table with smaller pockets.
 
Doodysquat said:
If you had room at your home for a 5x10 would you buy one? I have a detached garage that I am enlarging to 40x22, so I will have the room for a large table. I have played on just one of the monsters and it was a whole new world for me. It had 4 1/2 inch pockets and 760 cloth. The balls looked like marbles on all that green.
Would the 5x10 help or hurt me if I normally play on 9 ftrs? Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions.....
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My suggestion, before you commit to a 5 x 10, would be to try to find a place where you can spend considerable amount of time playing on one. Our poolroom has one, and at first I loved it, but after awhile I realized that it might be okay for practicing on once in a while but it isn't always the most fun to play on. Even though the table is arguably the best playing table in the room it makes the game quite a bit tougher. If it was my everyday table it may not do wonders for my confidence. Also, I think it can cause you to play some shots differently. For example leaving distance on that table can be a pretty good safe in and of itself without worrying to hide the ball, but if you get in that habit when you're playing on a smaller table you'll probably pay for it. Not trying to discourage you, but just make sure you know what you want your every day pool experience to be.
 
I dont have an opinion for you either way, sorry. I have a 9' and ALL of the league play and tournaments are played on BB around here. I am considering getting a BB to go with my 9' table, I personally would not go bigger on my table. One thing to consider is the amount of shots you will have a hard time reaching on a 10' table. There are some places on a 9' that are hard to reach, I have never played on a 10' table but I would think there will be many hard shots to reach. How are you planning to deal with those shots, by getting good with a bridge, not playing position for those shots, or shooting offhanded? Seems like there may be certain skills you need for the 10' table that you will not normally need on smaller tables.
 
Really appreciate all the input. I hear valid points from everyone. Jeez....my head is spinnin'.....!!! I wanna make the right choice for me. I wil let everyone know what I decide. And.....just to let you guys know, if I choose the 9fter I have a chance to purchase the table Earl practiced on in Greensboro for a few years. It is set up for him and I wouldnt change a thing except new cloth!!
 
james chong said:
at one time, brunswick gold crown 1 could always be found in a 10 foot size, abundantly produced.
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perfect example of the 10'ft gold crown one.
 

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ten footer for me

You are going to have to make adjustments regardless even if you buy the exact same table you compete on in your favorite pool hall. There will always be differences in humidity, temperature, maybe barometric pressure, I don't know. If you are a nonsmoker and play in a smoking pool hall the difference a heavy coating of nicotine and tar on the cloth is enough to make a difference in play. No matter how hard you try you will have to make adjustments between your table and the ones you compete on. Bigger or lesser adjustments it is true and you have to decide how much minimum adjustment is worth to you.

For me, I find a ten footer is the perfect size. I'm not crazy about a twelve footer even if you have room for one and for pure fun I think a ten footer far surpasses a nine footer. The fun factor would make the decision for me, doesn't mean it is the right table for you.

About adjustments, a story from long ago. I had a local bar room hustler, Rod, staying with me for a few days. About the third day I took him to my favorite practice pool hall and got him on the viciously tight snooker table with me. First forty-five minutes he couldn't stand it, then he started understanding what it took to make balls and things were better. After a couple of hours we paid our time and went to a local action bar. He got in a game, the other guy broke. Then Rod shot the first time since the snooker table. As soon as he shot he looked over at me and grinned. I just looked back and said "yeah", no need to tell him why we tuned on a snooker table to play on seven foot Valleys.

Hu
 
10 foot. All day every day.


When I get a full basement in a few years I'll make sure to have enough room for 2 tables

A bar box and a 10 foot.


You can play on the 9's ANYWHERE.


I don't believe people on here are saying that "adjusting from a 10 foot to 9 is bad"

There's not much adjusting there.



Can you play on a 9 foot then a 7? That's more than a 1 foot difference.
 
10 ft if you have the room, Olhausen makes em too

snooker guys play on 12 footers and have no problems adjusting down

plus it's a unique thing to own
 
I'll go for a 9' table.

Couple months ago I'll say 10', but now I changed my opinion about practice table.

In my pool room I was practicing on a very tough table, if you didn't shoot the balls perfect, they go out of pocket. Be afraid to miss I start to avoid couple types of shots. When I go to a tournament in other city, on tables with big pockets I just have no practice on that types of shots, it was frustrating and I felt that playing on a shimmed table wasn't the best idea.

PS If you bring friends at your home, they will have hard time to get used to the table.
 
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AlexandruM said:
I'll go for a 9' table.

Couple months ago I'll say 10', but now I changed my opinion about practice table.

In my pool room I was practicing on a very tough table, if you didn't shoot the balls perfect, they go out of pocket. Be afraid to miss I start to avoid couple types of shots. When I go to a tournament in other city, with a big pockets I just have no practice on that types of shots, it was frustrating and I felt that playing on a shimmed table wasn't the best idea.

PS If you bring friends at your home, they will have hard time to get used to the table.
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Great post.

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Doodysquat said:
If you had room at your home for a 5x10 would you buy one? I have a detached garage that I am enlarging to 40x22, so I will have the room for a large table. I have played on just one of the monsters and it was a whole new world for me. It had 4 1/2 inch pockets and 760 cloth. The balls looked like marbles on all that green.
Would the 5x10 help or hurt me if I normally play on 9 ftrs? Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions.....
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5 x 10 all the way. Pocketing balls will become much easier on smaller tables and it won't take many games to adjust to the position play when transitioning between the bigger and the smaller tables.

Most people have trouble pocketing balls, it will get easier for you if you regularly play on your 5 x 10.

ONB
 
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