How many people in this forum have their own table?
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I have a 9'GC in my basement. I used to own a poolroom. I don't go out to pool rooms anymore because the music is ridiculous, and unfortunately I can't bring myself to enjoying practice by myself.
Unless an old friend comes by to play, the table makes a great place to fold laundry.
Unless an old friend comes by to play, the table makes a great place to fold laundry.
I have a table at home. I bought it sight unseen. Fast forward 3 months. . .I have the table set up and my mechanic calls me down to the basement and askes if I know how big the pockets are. Then he shows me 3 7/8" corner pockets! The previous owner was a one-pocket player. I love the table but practice is all it is good for. My family wants to make balls and have fun. This table is beautiful but to tight for a family. I'm waiting until the cloth needs replaced then I'm going to see if the rails can be cut to make the pockets 4 1/2". Either that or look for another table.
Andy
Andy
We now live in an apartment but it has a 25 x 35 foot rec room. I have my 4 x 8 Olhausen in it. It's been moved twice since it was originally set up in the house we bought several years ago and lost in bankruptcy after losing my job. Room is unheated, unfortunately, but it doesn't get too bad.
I have a Brunswick Pro 8 foot (8' oversized) in my garage and I play in both bars and pool halls during APA 8 and 9 ball leagues.
When it comes to 14.1 which just recently got into I play that almost exclusively at home or at a friends house..... several of my friends have pool tables at home but most of them do not play 14.1
I think to play serious 14.1 you need a table in a reasonably private situation. I love my own music but I can not focus if I have to listen to some of the crap that is played in public pool rooms and bars.
I like people but again when there are annoying or ignorant people all around the table it is impossible to stay focused on the patterns and position and speed and angle and etc etc etc like is necessary to play good 14.1.
Now that I have talked myself into it I think I will go out to the garage and hit a few balls.... he he
When it comes to 14.1 which just recently got into I play that almost exclusively at home or at a friends house..... several of my friends have pool tables at home but most of them do not play 14.1
I think to play serious 14.1 you need a table in a reasonably private situation. I love my own music but I can not focus if I have to listen to some of the crap that is played in public pool rooms and bars.
I like people but again when there are annoying or ignorant people all around the table it is impossible to stay focused on the patterns and position and speed and angle and etc etc etc like is necessary to play good 14.1.
Now that I have talked myself into it I think I will go out to the garage and hit a few balls.... he he
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Depending on how the pockets were tightened up this could be a very easy fix.
If the previous owner just used multiple facings to tighten up the pockets then you could have a mechanic remove the rails. Then loosen up the cloth on the rails around the pockets and replace the facings. Since you have extra cloth on the rails you should'nt have to replace the rail cloth.
the table is my sancuary. I would rather get rid of the couch instead of the table. I am at work right now and can't wait to hit balls tonight. I even enjoy the many hours of practice I do alone. It is all for when you get to step out on the town and apply what you know. I love this game.
I got a cheaper 8ft brunswick for free from a customer at my old job and because the wife said I could put it in the garage.
Its nothing special but it gets the job done now if only the garage was nicer on my old house.
Its nothing special but it gets the job done now if only the garage was nicer on my old house.
sausage
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i've upped this pic before but i feel it's apropo to do so again. got it for $100 on craigslist sans cloth and center pockets :grin-square: it now has new pockets and champion tournament cloth.
it's a brunswick venturaII Pro. i can't find anything wrong with it besides my play.
it's a brunswick venturaII Pro. i can't find anything wrong with it besides my play.
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So where do you play as it is unusual to find a rm with 2 billiard tables in it.
I have to say, i am slightly of jealous of all the people that have their own table or access to a private one for the game of 14.1.
I will also say that of the all the people that voted so far, that i just have an enormous amount of respect for those that have no choice but to attempt to go for, or have achieved their high runs in public pool halls.
That is not to say that i don't have respect for the other group, but admittedly, knowing how bananas i get when having to deal with crowds, i personally think they kind of have an advantage in 14.1 when it comes to not having distractions.
Then again, i might have it completely wrong and they might have kids running around, the spouse constantly complaining, and the phone ringing off the hook, not to mention pets climbing onto the table, into pockets and out of ball returns, but i still think given both sets of circumstances, the private table people have a distinct advantage over the public pool hall people.
Thank you everyone for voting so far.
We'll see if it ultimately ends at the 4-1 home to public ratio.
But still, those numbers are a very strong indicator for the majority of people who play 14.1 in this forum, and the conditions they tend to expect.
I will also say that of the all the people that voted so far, that i just have an enormous amount of respect for those that have no choice but to attempt to go for, or have achieved their high runs in public pool halls.
That is not to say that i don't have respect for the other group, but admittedly, knowing how bananas i get when having to deal with crowds, i personally think they kind of have an advantage in 14.1 when it comes to not having distractions.
Then again, i might have it completely wrong and they might have kids running around, the spouse constantly complaining, and the phone ringing off the hook, not to mention pets climbing onto the table, into pockets and out of ball returns, but i still think given both sets of circumstances, the private table people have a distinct advantage over the public pool hall people.
Thank you everyone for voting so far.
We'll see if it ultimately ends at the 4-1 home to public ratio.
But still, those numbers are a very strong indicator for the majority of people who play 14.1 in this forum, and the conditions they tend to expect.
Bigjohn:
That's the wrong gameroom for this forum -- there's a rack of 9-ball on that table! Boo, hiss!
J/K. I like the way it's set up -- sort of like a billiard sanctuary. With the slope of the ceiling, I gather this is a finished attic?
Very cool! :thumbup2:
-Sean
