So I am curious, I want to know what true owners think of this and maybe my imput can help as feedback...who knows?
What it takes to build a modern successful poolroom:
1. Money. - investment is needed to get proper image
2. Money. - ok and now is where it changes from every other bloke
- I think a pool table need to be segmented. That is, there needs to be an area for the bar, an area for high stakes play, an area for food, and an area for pool. This doesn't necessarily mean that a place needs to be 50 different rooms, but a big building that feels small, yet not clustered would be ideal. Plus if a customer has more area to roam around and discover, it makes the place more interesting, a warehouse style place can be entirely seen from the front door; not interesting.
- A new pool room, and remodeled ones need to invest in a place as if it were a sports bar. The place needs a spot with tv's where people can watch the game. You don't need TVs everywhere, just a bunch of them in one spot. You creat a sports bar in your poolroom, you get the business of both a sports bar and the poolroom.
- A place needs to invest in professional looking pooltables.... new rooms need to break away from old stereotypes....go with blue felt and not green...make your tables look like a tournament set-up
- Let there be light....new rooms should be well lit...not florecent like an office, but with various incandecent lighting you need to make the place feel safe and comfortable...again, away from the stereotypes of old.
- Seating. Americans are lazy and do not want to stand and they want to be comfortable. Lots of seating, preferably stationary so it can't be rearranged would be key to get obese America to play pool in a room.
- Re-invent the backroom. Don't call it a high stakes area or anything, but have a place where matches can go down. Make these tables and the setting immaculate. Remember, one player spending 100 dollars is just as good as the ten in the regular room paying 10 dollars each.
- Cater to pokerplayers too....create a poker room that is just as nice and comfortable...you want high stakes spenders...give them a high roller environment.
- Host tournaments...often! Have APA, BCA, TAP...and any other leagues and tournaments at your place. If the well known players play at your room, then others will hear about it.
- Have specials often...you must compete with bars on alcohol prices...let your bar have the best deals and they will come.
I understand this ideal poolroom is impossible right now in these economic times...but, if it were, does this sound right?
Maybe if I win the lottery...
What it takes to build a modern successful poolroom:
1. Money. - investment is needed to get proper image
2. Money. - ok and now is where it changes from every other bloke
- I think a pool table need to be segmented. That is, there needs to be an area for the bar, an area for high stakes play, an area for food, and an area for pool. This doesn't necessarily mean that a place needs to be 50 different rooms, but a big building that feels small, yet not clustered would be ideal. Plus if a customer has more area to roam around and discover, it makes the place more interesting, a warehouse style place can be entirely seen from the front door; not interesting.
- A new pool room, and remodeled ones need to invest in a place as if it were a sports bar. The place needs a spot with tv's where people can watch the game. You don't need TVs everywhere, just a bunch of them in one spot. You creat a sports bar in your poolroom, you get the business of both a sports bar and the poolroom.
- A place needs to invest in professional looking pooltables.... new rooms need to break away from old stereotypes....go with blue felt and not green...make your tables look like a tournament set-up
- Let there be light....new rooms should be well lit...not florecent like an office, but with various incandecent lighting you need to make the place feel safe and comfortable...again, away from the stereotypes of old.
- Seating. Americans are lazy and do not want to stand and they want to be comfortable. Lots of seating, preferably stationary so it can't be rearranged would be key to get obese America to play pool in a room.
- Re-invent the backroom. Don't call it a high stakes area or anything, but have a place where matches can go down. Make these tables and the setting immaculate. Remember, one player spending 100 dollars is just as good as the ten in the regular room paying 10 dollars each.
- Cater to pokerplayers too....create a poker room that is just as nice and comfortable...you want high stakes spenders...give them a high roller environment.
- Host tournaments...often! Have APA, BCA, TAP...and any other leagues and tournaments at your place. If the well known players play at your room, then others will hear about it.
- Have specials often...you must compete with bars on alcohol prices...let your bar have the best deals and they will come.
I understand this ideal poolroom is impossible right now in these economic times...but, if it were, does this sound right?
Maybe if I win the lottery...
