Would getting rid of 7ft table be a benefit towards pool?
I think it would, because it would make people realize thier true skill level, and then you wouldnt hafta worry about someone getting lucky on a 7ft table because of playing slop or banging balls around. Which i see happen very often. And then player X, goes around saying he beat the hell outa player Y, which in fact he just got lucky because he happend to slop the 9ball in or knocked a couple other balls in when he didnt have a open shot on the OB.
Now while this does happen when playing on a 9ft table, the occurance is alot less.
And to the people who would say, what should we play 8ball on or leagues on. Well play 8ball on a 8ft table, which is very ideal because of the size of the table. Not too much space like a 9ft, and not too cramped like a 7ft.
As for 9ball leagues, yes they should be played on a 9ft table.
Plus you wouldnt have people complaining about having to play a tournament on a big table. Which i have seen many of times, because the pool hall i frequent tries to get some of the tournaments played on 9ft tables, but you get half of the people *****ing n complaining. Or nobody shows up except for the people who either just dont care, or who already play on 9ft tables all the time.
Also another thing is you would be better able to figure out a persons skill level for handicap tournaments too.
But thats just my rant and 2cents, feel free to add your opinion on getting rid of 7ft tables.
dave
I think it would, because it would make people realize thier true skill level, and then you wouldnt hafta worry about someone getting lucky on a 7ft table because of playing slop or banging balls around. Which i see happen very often. And then player X, goes around saying he beat the hell outa player Y, which in fact he just got lucky because he happend to slop the 9ball in or knocked a couple other balls in when he didnt have a open shot on the OB.
Now while this does happen when playing on a 9ft table, the occurance is alot less.
And to the people who would say, what should we play 8ball on or leagues on. Well play 8ball on a 8ft table, which is very ideal because of the size of the table. Not too much space like a 9ft, and not too cramped like a 7ft.
As for 9ball leagues, yes they should be played on a 9ft table.
Plus you wouldnt have people complaining about having to play a tournament on a big table. Which i have seen many of times, because the pool hall i frequent tries to get some of the tournaments played on 9ft tables, but you get half of the people *****ing n complaining. Or nobody shows up except for the people who either just dont care, or who already play on 9ft tables all the time.
Also another thing is you would be better able to figure out a persons skill level for handicap tournaments too.
But thats just my rant and 2cents, feel free to add your opinion on getting rid of 7ft tables.
dave