Do High Breaks Get Credit On 5/10

instroke75

instroke75

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Hey everybody,
Just wondering what is the opinion of playing on a 5 by 10 snooker table. We play alot of snooker where i live, but it is on the 5 by 10, and i was just wondering should i give my high runs any credit, being as they're on the smaller table? I run a few in the 120's and plenty in between there and 80 points. These are in matches, with the balls racked, not thrown out or anything!
Anyway I'm just curious if anybody wants to give an opinion it would be appreciated!
Jeremy
 
High runs on 12 footers get questioned as far as how tight the pockets are so yeah, some people might not equate your runs as the same as a run on a 12 footer.

Running 120's is still some great shooting, though, so you must play damn good. Play in the US Open, you seriously might win it. The competition here isn't even close to that of Europe.

If you worried about having an official high run, just drive a few hours(days?) to your nearest 12 foot table and see what you can do.
 
I don't even know if there is a 12ft table in central FL. I've been to pretty much every room, and sure don't remember one! As for the pocket size, I've never measured them, but I know they're not buckets because we have a player in our room from the UK, and he says the pockets are actually a little snug, cause you can't make some of the shots down the rails very easily, unless you hit it perfect! Anyway thanks for the response!
Jeremy
 
Thats why I joked you might have to drive days to find one- I hear even in Canada they're pulling out a lot of snooker tables for american pool tables.

I wasn't joking about you playing in the US snooker championship, though. Its in Southern California I think and almost no one ever runs 100+.

You would probably adjust to the 12 footer without too much trouble if you're shooting 100's on a tight 10 footer.
 
The difference between 12ft and 10ft is quite big I would imagine. I guess I'm blessed here in Europe as I've almost never seen a 10ft, only 12ft.

It's difficult to tell but if make 120's regulary you definitely got the talent to make a 100 on a 12ft, with sufficent practise of course.
 
120 on a 10ft could mean something or absolutely nothing

you'll never know until you play a few dozen frames on a 12 ft
 
That is the problem, I wouldn't know where to go, because there aren't any 12ft tables in central FL, as far as I know!
Jeremy
 
Im working on a solution...

Hopefully there will be more 12' ers on the east coast SOON I hope:D




instroke75 said:
That is the problem, I wouldn't know where to go, because there aren't any 12ft tables in central FL, as far as I know!
Jeremy
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Sorry but I'd have to say no. I could possibley make a ton on a 10 but definately not on a 12.
 
crappoolguy said:
Sorry but I'd have to say no. I could possibley make a ton on a 10 but definately not on a 12.
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I just can't see it being that much harder! But then again I have not tried it on a 12FTer!
Jeremy
 
My opinion is YES they get credit for being century breaks on a 5' x 10'

Is a 5' x 10' the same as a 6' x 12' NO, but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't get credit for the century. It just goes in a different category thats all..................still good shooting no doubt!

These cue sports have many categories..........breaking and running 5 or 6 racks on a bar-box is good pool shooting.........heavy cue ball, clusters etc.. Breaking and running 5 or 6 racks on a 9 footer is good pool shooting too.............different cue ball, different cloth.

Willie ran his 526 on an 8' table......... GREAT pool shooting without question..........it goes down as a run of 526.

American snooker tables are a different animal for sure...........after a while on a 12 footer you will see if you can hit that century mark. One thing is for certain, you have a great head start. GOOD LUCK!!

Mike
 
instroke75 said:
I just can't see it being that much harder! But then again I have not tried it on a 12FTer!
Jeremy
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When I say I could possibly make a cent on a 10, that's saying it would be very rare. My high on a 12 is 64, it's been a long time since i played on a 10 (i was crap back then) so I don't know. But to me it seemed like a huge difference.
 
I can tell you that any club in the UK won't recognize it, neither will most up here in Canada, but don't let that dissuade you, keep trying to seek out a 12 footer
 
would love to play on one! generally distance doesn't bother me, but when i've run century's, I've gotton control of the rock and never got out of line after that. It makes the table alot smaller when you're always a foot from the object ball!
Jeremy
 
instroke75 said:
would love to play on one! generally distance doesn't bother me, but when i've run century's, I've gotton control of the rock and never got out of line after that. It makes the table alot smaller when you're always a foot from the object ball!
Jeremy
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Jeremy, I suspect all the players who discount your play on a 5 x 10
have never hit a ball on one.

I'm assuming you are talking about a standard American Snooker table.

I have played one short session on a 12 footer in London, but many hours
on Canadian 12 footers.

Some points worth noting:

1. The balls - American are 2 1/8 - English/International are 2 1/16
this may not sound like much of a difference - but in play it is a
very big deal

2. The pockets - English tables have larger pocket openings and, more
significantly, much more forgiving angles of the cushions. The rails
on an American Snooker table are cut more rounded than those on
an English Billiard table. Many a shot that would be rejected by
American pockets goes easily on English pockets

3. The angle of the Black - a bit of a subtlety here, 'break building'
involves lots of red-black-red-blakck-red... scoring close to the Black
spot. Due to the Black(seven) ball's closer position to the short rail,
the 'effective' pocket is much smaller, coupled with the larger ball,
pocketing the 7 ball is a harder task than potting the Black. It may
not matter much for one or two shots - but it greatly increases the
demands for position play to accomplish high scoring runs/breaks.

All in all, I would say that if you are a consistant 100 point runner
on a Snooker table - esp based on cue ball control, you should have
little trouble compiling century breaks on a 12 footer, provided you
ever find one.

Dale<who only wishes ther were a 12 ft in my neck o' the woods>
 
#s 2 and 3 are very good points, but most people don't talk about those because they don't realize the difference. One of my buddies I play with regularly is from Lester, England( I think i spelled the city right apoligies if I didn't), and he's made those exact two comparisons of the tables to me. He actually complains about our table being harder in some places, because you can't just run the ball down the rail, unless you hit it perfect!
Anyway I appreciate the feedback!
Jeremy
 
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