Is there a list of Time for.
1. 8 ball bar box
2. 9 ball 9'
3. 10 ball 9'
4. 6 ball bar box
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1. 8 ball bar box
2. 9 ball 9'
3. 10 ball 9'
4. 6 ball bar box
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Game Average Time
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A list?
Doubtful.
But in my experience, two good players, under 10 minutes unless the game deteriorates into a strategic/safety battle which doesn’t happen very often with good players.
Two bangers, it could be a week from next Tuesday…
that's one pocket.A list?
Doubtful.
But in my experience, two good players, under 10 minutes unless the game deteriorates into a strategic/safety battle which doesn’t happen very often with good players.
Two bangers, it could be a week from next Tuesday…
Woodshaft
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My son and I (both very solid players) play at about a 10 game (including racking) per hour pace on bar box, so about the same as what AtLarge is estimating.
On a 75-cent/game Diamond 7-foot table, it averages about $8/hour, so really not bad at all.
And the bar patrons appreciate the show
On a 75-cent/game Diamond 7-foot table, it averages about $8/hour, so really not bad at all.
And the bar patrons appreciate the show
My experience watching pros on a 7 foot playing 8 ball goes like this;
1 minute to rack ... they are super picky.
15 seconds to break.
2-3 minutes to stare at table
1-2 minutes to run it out
So, about 5-6 minutes a rack
P.S. Once watched Shane and Hillbilly play a race to 7 (alternate break) at the Riv (on a barbox). Shane won the lag and won 7-6. Neither missed a shot and each rack went exactly as described above. Taught me a lot about figuring out the pattern completely before doing anything at all in 8 ball.
1 minute to rack ... they are super picky.
15 seconds to break.
2-3 minutes to stare at table
1-2 minutes to run it out
So, about 5-6 minutes a rack
P.S. Once watched Shane and Hillbilly play a race to 7 (alternate break) at the Riv (on a barbox). Shane won the lag and won 7-6. Neither missed a shot and each rack went exactly as described above. Taught me a lot about figuring out the pattern completely before doing anything at all in 8 ball.
Don't forget if its league or an amateur tournament that you have to wait for the cue ball to stop rolling, then your opponent to sit down after chalking his cue before walking away from the table, then stare at the table from your chair for a couple of minutes (not sure what the point of this is), then take one last swig of your beer before getting up and quite possibly going for a bathroom break before approaching the table. I know everyone here has seen this because nobody is born a pro.
Mostly funny but somewhat true. But I know why they stare from the chair. I used to actually go sit sometimes for a second or two with spectators when it was still my turn. It's because the spectators always see easy shots from that viewpoint - sometimes it even worked!
The only tongue in cheek was all of it happening on one shot, it usually takes 2 or 3 shots for the complete list to transpire.
That is so universal, chalking cue after your turn is over, and people waiting for a bit before getting to the table. I get to the table to shot and have to wait for them to put the chalk down so I can use it, or even better when they walk off with the chalk and put it on a table somewhere. Soon there is none at the actual pool table but 3 sitting in a puddle of beer by the other guy.
I think the sitting in the chair for a bit was just to annoy the other player and to do a protest that you left them a not easy shot and they don't really want to play or make a show of how hard things are for them to get up to shoot.
Game times are way different depending on the player skill level, averaging say a D player with how long an A player takes won't actually give you a good time to use unless you are trying to estimate how long a tournament would take with random skill levels.
I played a race to 4 with my son in league, our match was done in about the same time as two C players played their first 2 games of the race to 4.
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Yeah, a guy walking away with the chalk is about the most irritating thing, that's the main reason I use my own. I just take mine to the table when its my turn and grab it off the table at the end of my inning. I have had guys reach for mine because they have the 2 cubes sitting in front of their chair that started out sitting on the table. You know how important it is to chalk while you are sitting so that you don't miscue from your chair. There are of course great opponents on the opposite end of the spectrum too. I had the tip come off of my break cue that I rarely use during one match, my opponent offered me his break cue for the rest of the match.
Guy Manges
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Growing up in the Chicago area late 50's, our only concern was if there was chalk then....''where is it''?
Only concern about chalk was....is there chalk or NOT?
Only concern about chalk was....is there chalk or NOT?
Way too big of a range depending on a number of factors - the skill level of the players, the pace of play of the players, the size of the table and tightness of the pockets, the rules they are playing by (ball-in-hand or not) and how serious/competitive they are playing.
On a 9-foot table, lower skilled players can take +\- 15 minutes to play a game of 9 ball vs higher skill players will average not much more than 5 minutes per game of 9-ball, unless they get into a serious safety battle.
8-ball would be even harder to figure, but about the same average as 9 ball for higher skilled players but possibly even longer than 15 minutes per game for lower skilled players.
I scratched before I walked in the Hall... I mean Parlor... I mean EmporiumI’ve miscued from the chair.
My stats threads usually include average minutes per game. So you could look up results for your #1, #2, and #3 (I already commented on #1). As for #4, I've never watched it (I'm guessing you're referring to using the 6 leftover balls after playing 9-ball on a bar table).
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At my league It takes about 2 hours to get thru 5 people playing 5 games each in BCA. Over half of that is sitting or in the bathroom. In my 5 games last week I had a break and run and a table run. Not typical for me. Either of these could have just as easily gone the other way as the opponent was more skilled than me. One match was a defensive battle that took 15 minutes. Other than that other 2 games were about 3 innings and took 5-7 minutes. So on this night the typical game took ~5 minutes. The top shooter this session has a FR of ~680. The top ~20 players are above 550. So I would assume a typical league in a metro area. I would say veteran bar players should finish average rack in under 10 minutes and generally 5-7 minutes for a non defensive game.
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Six ball is just a shorter version of nine ball, by 3 balls. It actually makes a lot more sense for lower skill level players to play it as opposed to nine ball.