First Time on a Snooker Table

[King Hester]

A few weeks ago a friend and I went to a pool hall in Milwaukee WI called Romines High Pockets. My friend pointed out they have a 12' snooker table and we should play that first. I've heard of the game and even watched a little on youtube but never played on one. He had the table layout on his smart phone and he knew the rules.
An hour later we finished our first game. Wow. We are both considered "A" players in normal pocket billiards, but on this table we felt like a "D" players. I have a new found respect for the game. The pockets are so small we were missing shots that were 2 feet out and straight. The speed was way faster than I every played on. I felt it hard to get into stroke because I was hitting every ball lightly.
After that game we felt a little embarrased. They had a tournament going on all around us and everyone was watching us miss. So we ended up going to a 9' table.
I just wanted to share my first experence with you and I appreciate you taking the time to read this.

 

[mosconiac]

That table is not set up like the tourney tables that you've seen. It's brutal...unless you are Efren. I watched him fire balls in from everywhere on that table playing Steve Knight (somewhere around 1999-2000). He made one corner to corner shot (CB near corner pocket, OB about 4-5' into the table, & split the wicket) that made jaws drop. The margin for error on that shot was as close to 0 as could be.

Steve joked that if I thought that was impressive, I should wait around & see if Efren screws his snooker shaft on his cue.

That 9'-er felt like a bartable after walking around that 12'er, huh?

 

[King Hester]

I ran rack after rack on the 9' after. I felt like the pockets were huge. That snooker table was just crazy. The best shot I made was a corner to side pocket bank. Other than that it was ugly. I just couldn't believe how tight those pockets were.

 

[Wity]

I ran rack after rack on the 9' after. I felt like the pockets were huge. That snooker table was just crazy. The best shot I made was a corner to side pocket bank. Other than that it was ugly. I just couldn't believe how tight those pockets were.

On this side of the pond quite a few snooker players ger a handfull of pool frames in before playing snooker, just to top up their potting confidence.

 

[Wings]

Same experience....quiet a while ago

I know how you must have felt. Same here, but fell in love with the game.
Took a while to get used to. Enjoy the game.
Wings

 

[Rethunk]

A few weeks ago a friend and I went to a pool hall in Milwaukee WI called Romines High Pockets. My friend pointed out they have a 12' snooker table and we should play that first.

If you're ever in the Beloit area, there's a 10' table there. The experience is different playing on a 10' rather than a 12' table, but it's still fun (and easier to make some balls).

http://www.findsnooker.com/Wisconsin.html

 

[King Hester]

I appreciate the offer. I've had a few offers now to play snooker at various locations. I wish there was a snooker table closer to Green Bay.
On a side note, my first time seeing a snooker table with stadium seating was at Coliseum Billiards in St. Paul MN. That was a 12' table as well. I wanted to try it out, but my road partner wanted to gamble with the local players on 9' tables. I mean we were there to gamble, but I really wanted to try something new.

 

[kaylaemarx]

Don't worry, this is common. You will start loving this game as you will get used to it. Remember practice makes man perfect..Enjoy..

 

[sumitkanaujia]

This is the best indoor game which i like most. I am playing since 10 years and i love it.