Big table Short stick or Short table Big stick?

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kupermanp

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Hi,

I will be adding a pool table to my house soon and I'm trying to figure out what works best. My room is 13' 7" x 23'. Do I go with a 8ft/pro table that fits comfortably and works with all the shots or do I go with a 9' with a short stick for some of the side shots?

On my own I'd probably go with the 9 since as far as I can tell it shouldn't effect too many shots. I consider myself a low intermediate player (I can run a rack on an outstanding day) and I think a longer table would make me better. But... I have heard plenty of people complain about having to use the short stick. I also have a 3 and 5 year old who I would like to teach the game and I worry the big table will be more frustrating and more importantly poses a physical challenge (I doubt they will be able to reach a lot of the table).

What do you guys think?

K

PS- I'm sure this has been discussed before but I couldn't find anything on search
 
kupermanp said:
Hi,

I will be adding a pool table to my house soon and I'm trying to figure out what works best. My room is 13' 7" x 23'. Do I go with a 8ft/pro table that fits comfortably and works with all the shots or do I go with a 9' with a short stick for some of the side shots?
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Problem is, the 13' 7" will not fit comfortably and work with all shots for an 8ft table. With a 58" cue, you will have all of one inch of back stroke if the cueball is on the cushion. Depending on the thickness of your tip and bumper, you might have zero backstroke.

Fred
 
I wondered about that. I figured the angle would give you some stroke.

The room is functinally a little bigger because its a countertop (42" high) and not a wall on one side. If you place the cue under the counter you get 18" of extra stoke. Over the countertop its essentially infinite. I'm just not sure how much the countertop will interfere because I haven't installed that yet
 
I finished out a 14x24 garage specifically to house a pool table.

Unfortunately the interior dimension is 13' which is 58"+58"+40"= 13'

I have a 7' Diamond Pro/Am which has a true 40x80 playing surface. If the cue ball is directly on the rail, or in the mouth of a pocket and I have to shoot directly accross the table I have no backswing room. I must jack up or grab the 52" cue to shoot the shot. This only happens every 10 racks or so, but it is a bitter disappointment every time the butt of the cue hits the wall and I have to get that shorty. I would kill for that extra 7".

Get yourself a pro/am 7' with the pro cut pockets, you'll have plenty of room and you'll have a table that is challenging to play in spite of it's smaller size.

You can get a great deal on one that has been "tournament used". Mine had a total of 4 days play on it and I saved more than $750 off of brand new. It plays like a dream and has been in constant use since it was put in 3 wks ago


:cool:
 
I am putting a (std) 8-footer in a 16'8"*14'4" room, the two ends are tight but a 7 footer was "nadda gonnna make it". The sides are adequate with no actual margin.

I play regularaly in a bar where we have only 4'6" clearances and short sticks are available -- and get used 10%-ish of the time. I use my jump cue as my short stick.

Sure it is less than optimal, but you will be playing pool under your own roof and under your own control.

If I were in your shoes, I would seriously consider sticking with the 8 footer (not even the 8.5s)
 
kupermanp said:
Hi,

I will be adding a pool table to my house soon and I'm trying to figure out what works best. My room is 13' 7" x 23'. Do I go with a 8ft/pro table that fits comfortably and works with all the shots or do I go with a 9' with a short stick for some of the side shots?

On my own I'd probably go with the 9 since as far as I can tell it shouldn't effect too many shots. I consider myself a low intermediate player (I can run a rack on an outstanding day) and I think a longer table would make me better. But... I have heard plenty of people complain about having to use the short stick. I also have a 3 and 5 year old who I would like to teach the game and I worry the big table will be more frustrating and more importantly poses a physical challenge (I doubt they will be able to reach a lot of the table).

What do you guys think?

K

PS- I'm sure this has been discussed before but I couldn't find anything on search
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Here's a chart to help you make your decision:
http://www.billiardsandmore.com/_mgxroot/page_10490.html

Basically, you need to have at least 5 feet 4 inches distance from the edge of your table's playing surface to the wall in order to be able to shoot all of your shots with a 58" cue.

According to the chart, you just barely have enough room width to accomodate a 4X8 extended table if you're shooting with a 58" cue. You're cutting it very close if you go with an 8 footer. A bar box (3.5 X 7) should fit without you ever having to use a stubby stick if you're shooting with a 58" cue.

If you go with a 9 footer, this will be your fate for any shot where the cue ball is close to the side rail:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7enkHIEkKZ8


Good Luck
 
I have exactly the same size room as you. I had a 9' Gabriels in it. The rail shot happens a lot and I got sick of jacking up and was way to lazy to go get the short stick 30 times a day. I finally got sick of it and traded my 9' for 7' proam. I'm very glad I did. I do miss my Gabriels but I don't miss bumping the wall. Go with the 7' for sure.
 
if it is only a countertop

kupermanp said:
I wondered about that. I figured the angle would give you some stroke.

The room is functinally a little bigger because its a countertop (42" high) and not a wall on one side. If you place the cue under the counter you get 18" of extra stoke. Over the countertop its essentially infinite. I'm just not sure how much the countertop will interfere because I haven't installed that yet
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If your only concern is a countetop than get the big table. You can easily raise or lower your cue for these few shots.
 
thanks for the advice. I may just mock up a little table and see how the counter affects things when its installed.

K
 
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