If you only have room for a 7' table at home...

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Still_Learning

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If you only have room for a 7' table at home, but you almost always compete on 9' tables, is the 7' table worth having?

Assume it's a great 7' table. I'm just wondering if practicing on a 7' table all the time will ruin your 9' table game.

Discussing the same idea with a (great) 8' table might not be a bad idea either.

Opinions?
 
Still_Learning said:
If you only have room for a 7' table at home, but you almost always compete on 9' tables, is the 7' table worth having?

Assume it's a great 7' table. I'm just wondering if practicing on a 7' table all the time will ruin your 9' table game.

Discussing the same idea with a (great) 8' table might not be a bad idea either.

Opinions?
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Not getting a table at home because you can only fit a 7' table would, imo, be a case of a cure that's far worse than the disease.

A few minor issues aside, the main effect of practicing a lot on a 7' table is to make you better on all tables, imo.
 
I think playing on a 7 foot table will help you control the cue ball a lot better because you will have to move the cue ball through smaller spaces
 
Still_Learning said:
If you only have room for a 7' table at home, but you almost always compete on 9' tables, is the 7' table worth having?

Assume it's a great 7' table. I'm just wondering if practicing on a 7' table all the time will ruin your 9' table game.

Discussing the same idea with a (great) 8' table might not be a bad idea either.

Opinions?
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Dude! Buy the table! Playing on a 7 footer is better than nothing. Be more concerned about the quality of the table. Although I have a 9 foot Gold Crown I would settle for a 7 foot diamond if I had to.
 
Get a 7 foot Diamond table. As more and more poolrooms close, there will be more and more bar box type tables in the rooms that are left and the SMART new rooms. In most cases today a 9 footer can't even pay the rent on the space it takes up, much less give someone a profit. 7 footers are the wave of the future...mark my words or p*** on them=a type of marking. Johnnyt
 
Johnnyt said:
Get a 7 foot Diamond table.
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I would recommend a Diamond as well. To me, they play like a 9-footer that has simply been scaled down, as opposed to many bar boxes I've played on that made me feel as if I was playing some sort of carnival game.
 
though I much prefer having a 9 footer, if my space doesn't allow it, I'll content myself with the 7. works fine by me and could do a lot of practicing with it. it's better than nothing at all.
 
mnorwood said:
Dude! Buy the table! Playing on a 7 footer is better than nothing. Be more concerned about the quality of the table. Although I have a 9 foot Gold Crown I would settle for a 7 foot diamond if I had to.
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I agree. Table is better than no table. Your arm is still gonna be doing the same thing anyways, and one must put in table time to get better.

If it is going to be some crappy barbox though, I might pass.
 
Still_Learning said:
If you only have room for a 7' table at home, but you almost always compete on 9' tables, is the 7' table worth having?

Assume it's a great 7' table. I'm just wondering if practicing on a 7' table all the time will ruin your 9' table game.

Discussing the same idea with a (great) 8' table might not be a bad idea either.

Opinions?
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IMHO... It will harm your 9 ft. game. I have found that after playing on a bar box and then moving to a 9 footer it took time to adjust to the different angles etc... But not so when moving from a 9 footer down to a bar box. For me anyway.
 
Bigjohn said:
IMHO... It will harm your 9 ft. game. I have found that after playing on a bar box and then moving to a 9 footer it took time to adjust to the different angles etc... But not so when moving from a 9 footer down to a bar box. For me anyway.
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I agree. I played for the money mostly in bars for 50 years. When the bar box came out in the 1950's I always stopped at a poolroom for an hour give or take on a 9 footer. To me it helped my shot making on the 7 footers at the bars. But your right,going from bar box to 9 footer don't work. Johnnyt
 
Surely get the 7. You can constantly work on your mechanics and preshot routine. These are vital to playing well on any kind of table.
 
matcase said:
Surely get the 7. You can constantly work on your mechanics and preshot routine. These are vital to playing well on any kind of table.
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I agree that you can get your fundamentals down on a 7 footer but if your going to be playing on 9 footers... then you need to be practicing on one.
 
Bigjohn said:
IMHO... It will harm your 9 ft. game. I have found that after playing on a bar box and then moving to a 9 footer it took time to adjust to the different angles etc... But not so when moving from a 9 footer down to a bar box. For me anyway.
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Different angles?

A 7' and a 9' table are identical as far as angles. The only difference is the length/width of the tables. They are both essentially two squares side-by-side.

Now me, I'm in that same situation - would love to have a 9 footer, but only have room for a 7 footer. And I'm getting a 7 footer moved in - TOMORROW in fact :D :D :D

I went through the same internal argument - "better than nothing or not?" and decided like most everyone else - "yes, it's better than nothing".
 
Black-Balled said:
Your arm is still gonna be doing the same thing anyways, and one must put in table time to get better.
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in many ways, stroke is stroke. hell, maybe you'll learn to appreciate the game on the putt-putt course.

-s
 
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steev said:
in many ways, stroke is stroke. hell, maybe you'll learn to appreciate the game on the putt-putt course.

-s
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True many 7fters are like putt putt is to golf, but not the case with the Diamond.

If practicing is your main purpose, maybe you can find one of the earlier Diamond 7fts with the deep shelf and tight pockets!!!;)

Ray

Ps. Or move to a place with a 15x20 room. :D
 
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ScottW said:
Different angles?

A 7' and a 9' table are identical as far as angles. The only difference is the length/width of the tables. They are both essentially two squares side-by-side.

Now me, I'm in that same situation - would love to have a 9 footer, but only have room for a 7 footer. And I'm getting a 7 footer moved in - TOMORROW in fact :D :D :D

I went through the same internal argument - "better than nothing or not?" and decided like most everyone else - "yes, it's better than nothing".
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and remember, you will certainly not enjoy your 9 ft. table if the space only allows you to stroke the balls with you cue in a tilted downward position. had been in poolhalls with such small spaces. you'd be pissed most of the time for bumping your cue against the wall.

OT: is that an alien thing clinging on the baby's face?
 
Hail Mary Shot said:
and remember, you will certainly not enjoy your 9 ft. table if the space only allows you to stroke the balls with you cue in a tilted downward position. had been in poolhalls with such small spaces. you'd be pissed most of the time for bumping your cue against the wall.

OT: is that an alien thing clinging on the baby's face?
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Yep, and the room I'm putting this 7' in, is STILL not quite wide enough ideally - it's maybe half a foot short. I'm still likely going to have to get a stubby cue. :/

And yeah, that's a facehugger stuffed toy, it looks like. I found this pic on the net the other day and HAD to snag it :D
 
Johnnyt said:
Get a 7 foot Diamond table. As more and more poolrooms close, there will be more and more bar box type tables in the rooms that are left and the SMART new rooms. In most cases today a 9 footer can't even pay the rent on the space it takes up, much less give someone a profit. 7 footers are the wave of the future...mark my words or p*** on them=a type of marking. Johnnyt
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I think I agree, but it saddens me.
 
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