Bar Box to 9 footer

Gutz

Gutz

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I have been playing on a bar box for about 6 months now and I finally got a 9 foot table to play on. What are the key points/adjustments I should pay close attention to if any?
 
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Gutz said:
I have been playing on a bar box for about 6 months now and I finally got a 9 foot table to play on. What are the key points/adjustments I should pay close attention to if any?
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You may have to adjust your setup, mainly bridge length and grip location, to account for all that extra green and the associated shapes you will have to play.

I personnally have a different set-up for a barbox and 9fter. A more compact stroke for the barbox helps me control ball speed better, just because it takes your available power down a lot. On the 9ft I like to just move everything back about 4 inches (grip location & bridge length). Im not that good so you will definately want to listen to what others have to say, but thats what works for me.


Coingrats on the new table!! :thumbup:
 
Put less English on shots where the object ball has a long way to go to the pocket. The throw is more substantial over the longer distance. It's best to tone things down until you get a better feel for it.
 
Just wait till you play on a bar box again it's gonna be so easy. Pockets are garbage cans and table looks so small lol.
 
conartist has it right

I have played since 97 on 9 ft and it is my first time playing on bar box this winter, these things are easy as hell. Its like playing on a kids table. So, certainly play more on the 9ft, and your bar game will improve.
 
Could be idk. Alot of pros started out on a bar box, and personally I like to watch pros play on bar boxes. I dont know how many times I watch the match between Corey and Niels on YouTube. I wished I had the space for a 9fter so I have to do some traveling in order to play on one.
 
I have a barbox in my basement and play on a vnea league so I play a fair amount on 7 footers, but this last weekend I played on a 9' and the biggest difference I could find is that I needed a lot better cue ball control. Semi-difficult shots on a 7'(like 3/4 table cut shots) are a ton more difficult on a 9'. It's like you can get by on a 7' with good pocketing and mediocre cue ball control, but on a 9' you need stronger cueball control.

Corey
 
Distance is the big key between bar box pool and the big track. Sure this is obvious but what I mean is there is a difference in approach. On a bar box play short position whenever possible plays kill the rock stay short as the balls jumble more when you move the rock alot the other balls can get in you r way. On a big track you want to play close to the next ball when possible 1-2 diamonds distance between the next OB and destination CB location and you want a good angle you do not want to have alot of angle and a lot of distance on the big table. Watch good players this is what they do real short CB paths on the bar box always killing the rock, on the big table they roll a little more to shorten the distance between CB and OB.
 
One thing I noticed that is just like learning the game new, you need to remember that there are several shots that you don't need to hit as hard as you think you do. Sometimes you see that long green and subconsciously put a little more power on the ball and that is what throws the shot off.
 
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