Has this ever been done before?

[MoonshineMattK]

:shrug:

What kind of 7 foot table is better made than Valley?

7ft Diamond :thumbup:

 

[poolguy4u]

7ft Diamond :thumbup:

Oh...where I live we don't have any of those. We've been using the same Valley tables for 20 years now.

:sorry:

 

[sfleinen]

Oh...where I live we don't have any of those. We've been using the same Valley tables for 20 years now.

:sorry:

Oh, you were being serious? Rats, I thought you had a world-class funny reply there, for a minute. You know, the old "what's a better-made car than a Yugo?" thing.

Shoot.
-Sean

 

[MoonshineMattK]

Oh...where I live we don't have any of those. We've been using the same Valley tables for 20 years now.

:sorry:

Not trying to be a snob. I've shot countless hours on Valley's they are ok.
If you ever get the chance to shoot on a Diamond take it.
The difference is night an day.

 

[poolguy4u]

Oh, you were being serious? Rats, I thought you had a world-class funny reply there, for a minute. You know, the old "what's a better-made car than a Yugo?" thing.

Shoot.
-Sean

Diamond tables are too consistent and easy.

Seems every time I play on one, my opponents are consistently running out on me and they make it look easy.

 

[smoooothstroke]

think again

After thinking about this long and hard for 6yrs I've come to my decision.

The pool hall I will be opening will have 10 tables. They will all be 9ft Daimonds.
League or a tournament needs to be played on the same size table.

I don't want to have a tournament and not be able to use all the tables.

If I had 50 tables I might reconsider having different sizes but with 16 or less I feel they all need to be the same size

Also, for the cost of 7ft vs 9ft Diamond tables I cant see buying the 7's

Valley tables are so poorly constructed they are a last resort.

Your room will be ideal for tournaments.The reality of today's pool scene is that leagues are a big part of it.Leagues(the kind that bring in good customers) require small tables.

If you can do a room with all 9footers and make it work that is great,sounds like a nice players room.But I wouldn't count on leagues being a big part of it.

And I concur that Diamond 7' is far Superior to a Valley of any size.Valleys show up in new pool rooms and bars still but that just means they probably lacked the funds to supply top of the line equipment.

 

[hang-the-9]

I play in a tournament every month that is that way.They have 9ft,8ft,oversize barbox and regular barbox.
You play on whats availaible,winner breaks race to 5,9ball.They usually have over 100 people and a waiting list.
Cueballs are all different.
It`s a great tournament but the race to five is brutal if you don`t win the break because there are several players that can run the set out on you.

You should be lucky it's a race to 5, many places have races to 2.