I have a room that MAY serve as a site for a pool table, but it might be tight. Dimensions: 15' 7" X 15; 3" . Am I correct in assuming an 8' table refers to the playing surface? If that is the case, roughly how many inches (average) should I add for the frame dimensions surrounding the playing surface? Those who comment; please give me your assessment of the comfort/aggravation level associated with playing in a room of this size. I would hate to move down to a 7' table............
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The table size is the full table size not just the playing bed when it comes for checking the room dimensions. What size room needed that is listed on the charts is not based on the playing area only.
Actually, the playing area is the correct starting measurement, plus the length of a cue plus some stroking room on each side. Here's a chart that shows how big a room you need in order to have 6" of stroking room (with a 58" cue) for various size tables and their playing areas.
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No, you are not correct. 8' actually refers to the approximate length of the outside of the table, but it's not an exact number. For reasonable room size, take a look at Pat Johnson's chart and go from there. Anything smaller is do-able, but it gets tighter.
I don't think you have room for any table. If you don't believe me, take a sheet of plywood to a table where the owner will allow it, and put it up where the wall would be relative to the end of a table for a table centered in the room. See if you're comfortable. Few people would be.
Your long room dimension is 15' 7". No table fits.
On the other hand, some people are comfortable pushing the table up against one wall so they have a place to practice.
If you do the plywood thing, here's the math. If you plan for a standard 8-foot table, the playing area is 44x88. That means that you should put the plywood up 49.5 inches from the nose of the cushion on one end of the table. (half the room length minus half the length of the playing area)
Bob is correct. You don't even have room for a bar table. Unless you use very short cues.
The math is basic 3rd grade arithmetic. You don't need to bring a sheet of plywood into your favorite pool room.
A cue is 5 feet long if you take the tinyiest of strokes. Two sides x 5 feet is 10 feet.
Your room is 15' 7". 15'7" minus 10 feet is 5'7". Thats the table size you have room for which is the smaller of the two standard 6 foot tables. And you'll still have occasional issues taking a full stroke with a full length cue. Few people grip all the way to the end of a cue so a 54 or 52 inch cue will a bad situation better.
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A cue is 5 feet long if you take the tinyiest of strokes. Two sides x 5 feet is 10 feet.
Your room is 15' 7". 15'7" minus 10 feet is 5'7". Thats the table size you have room for which is the smaller of the two standard 6 foot tables. And you'll still have occasional issues taking a full stroke with a full length cue. Few people grip all the way to the end of a cue so a 54 or 52 inch cue will a bad situation better.
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Two words .......Bumper pool
15'7" length is not enough even for a 7-foot table and certainly not enough for an 8-foot table. The width of 15'3" is hardly enough for a 7-foot table without using short cues. You really need 1 more foot of length even for a 7-foot table and 2 more feet of length for an 8-foot table. If you absolutely have to have a table in this location, a 7-foot is the only size you should be considering - sorry.
Sorry, I didn't see earlier that you posted the size of your room. Here's the same chart, but with your room size specified and showing the stroking room you'd have with each size table (centered in the room).
"Stroking Room" means the amount of space between your cue's butt and the wall with your tip at the cushion nose (on both sides or ends). Negative Stroking Room means you'd need a "shorty" stick cut down that much plus whatever stroking room you want to have - so, for instance, if you had a "9-foot" table and wanted 6" of stroking room on each end, you'd need a shorty that's 58" - 14 1/2" - 6" = 37 1/2" long.
The only size table on this chart that gives you any stroking room at all on the ends is the smaller "6-footer", which gives only 2 1/2" of stroking room with a 58" cue. At least with that size table you wouldn't need such a small shorty to get reasonable stroking room (54 1/2" for 6" of stroking room).
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"Stroking Room" means the amount of space between your cue's butt and the wall with your tip at the cushion nose (on both sides or ends). Negative Stroking Room means you'd need a "shorty" stick cut down that much plus whatever stroking room you want to have - so, for instance, if you had a "9-foot" table and wanted 6" of stroking room on each end, you'd need a shorty that's 58" - 14 1/2" - 6" = 37 1/2" long.
The only size table on this chart that gives you any stroking room at all on the ends is the smaller "6-footer", which gives only 2 1/2" of stroking room with a 58" cue. At least with that size table you wouldn't need such a small shorty to get reasonable stroking room (54 1/2" for 6" of stroking room).
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The plywood and the Seinfeldesque result are far more convincing than stupid little numbers.
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Yes but the charts are just there for the table sizes they don't expect you to measure the rails on the table you have to add to that to calculate the space otherwise they would say "measure the table bed, add rail size, then you need this space". I meant just look at the chart and don't overthink adding in the rail/frame size.
Not sure if you're agreeing or not...
Just to be clear: the rail size is irrelevant. You only need to know the playing area dimensions - since that's what you need to reach with your cue.
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