8ball 7' vs 9'
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All games on a 9' table. 7' tables remind me of the little pool tables kids get for Christmas. You can just try pattern play on one of those.
Good question, and good thread, OP (@Texas3cushion).
and he said it was much harder, took him a week to run 100 on a diamond bar table
I remember it slightly different, that he did not run 100 it in a full day of attempts, and then quit. Did he come back in following days and actually run 100?
Here is another thought on the cluster aspect.... Are we actually in agreement that a 7' has more clusters than a 9'? I play 8 ball once every 5 years so don't have enough first hand experience. I know in 9 ball, however, it's way easier to break a bunch of balls in on a 7' Diamond compared to a 9' diamond. The CB is way closer to the rack, so you get both a harder hit and a more accurate hit. Also the balls fly around way more so they are more likely to luck into a pocket. I would imagine with a full 8 ball rack the difference on the breaks would be similar.
On the 7' you are more likely to get more clusters. While it is easier in a sense to break them out, because the table is smaller. It's also easier/more likely to push them back into each other or other balls because the table is smaller.
It is easier to luck the object balls in while it is also easier to make the cue ball in.
A break out usually requires a higher level of skill than people might think. You need to control the speed of all balls being hit/broke out while making a ball.
Many players break out the balls and lose control of the CB and don't have a shot after.
I'm going to guess you have a strong break.
Strong enough to spread them open on a bar table...
I think playing 8-ball on a 7’ table is all about playing condition and frustration of the clusters. If the playing conditions are bad, it’s going to be even more frustrating. But that’s different than “difficulty level.” The table itself is going to be easier. Does that mean you’ll runout more times in 8-ball on a 7’ table? Not necessarily.
I know someone who recently “discovered” bar table pool, said how much easier it was, but then had difficulty winning. That might speak to the fact that the other guy is also having an easier time, so the win rate didn’t just go up for one of the players. So in this case, the player with more small table experience will have an advantage until the big table player figures things out.
I know someone who recently “discovered” bar table pool, said how much easier it was, but then had difficulty winning. That might speak to the fact that the other guy is also having an easier time, so the win rate didn’t just go up for one of the players. So in this case, the player with more small table experience will have an advantage until the big table player figures things out.
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...but not so strong that they clump back together, right? I heard about you, bro. The ladies told me you hit it hard, but not TOO hard.
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