Is Practice on a 10’ Table Advised for Matches on a 9’ Table?

jay helfert said:
When I wanted to get my aim straightened out I used to practice with pool balls on a 10' snooker table. A few hours of that and the pool table looked like a bar table. And the pockets looked like buckets. But don't tell anybody okay.
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That is completely a waste of time. If you cannot play pool on a nine foot table you lack skill. Moving to a larger table table does not give you that skill. end of story. I don't care who you are. Saying this means you lack common sense and pool skill.

jay helfert said:
When I wanted to get my aim straightened out I used to practice with pool balls on a 10' snooker table. A few hours of that and the pool table looked like a bar table. And the pockets looked like bucket
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Lets say that ridiculous story is even true. If you could learn to play better on a snooker table. why would you? Because you could do it easier on a nine foot. You are sounding like a posturing keyboard warrior beating his chest. Your experience sure isn't translating in that post
 
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34YearsOfPlayin said:
That is completely a waste of time. If you cannot play pool on a nine foot table you lack skill. Moving to a larger table table does not give you that skill. end of story. I don't care who you are. Saying this means you lack common sense and pool skill.


Lets say that ridiculous story is even true. If you could learn to play better on a snooker table. why would you? Because you could do it easier on a nine foot. You are sounding like a posturing keyboard warrior beating his chest. Your experience sure isn't translating in that post
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What's so ridiculous about practicing on a snooker table?
 
34YearsOfPlayin said:
It makes perfect sense. I pocket 99 percent of the balls and I only played on a 9 foot. Snooker table was unnecessaryl
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Oh ok. Since you do fine as a specialist, you see no reason to expand your workout. There's a big difference though, between that and saying it simply isn't necessary which implies it being a waste of time. There is no waste of time in tightening one's technique, however one deems fit.
 
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straightline said:
Oh ok. Since you do fine as a specialist, you see no reason to expand your workout. There's a big difference between though, between that and saying it simply isn't necessary which implies it being a waste of time. There is no waste of time in tightening one's technique, however one deems fit.
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If someone wants to get better by playing on a bigger table no big deal. Iguess it might be possible It is however not necessary and harder than simply getting better on the easier to play 9 foot table. Which in my opinion is a waste of time.
 
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34YearsOfPlayin said:
If someone wants to get better by playing on a bigger table no big deal. Iguess it might be possible It is however not necessary and harder than simply getting better on the easier to play 9 foot table. Which in my opinion is a waste of time.
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Whatever suits your purposes I suppose. What kind of tables do you like? Fast or slow? Tight or loose?
 
34YearsOfPlayin said:
In my opinion it makes no sense to use a 10 foot table to get better on a 9 foot table. That is backwards. Why not just use a 9 foot table to get better on a 9 foot table.
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Practicing on a 10-foot table is no different than the concept many athletes have trying different methods to improve their performance in their given sport - runners running with increased resistance such as running uphill, running downhill (for speed) running in to the wind or running with weights on, baseball players and golfers warming up with super heavy bats/clubs, baseball pitchers throwing long toss, pool players playing on tables with supertight pockets, etc.
 
34YearsOfPlayin said:
If someone wants to get better by playing on a bigger table no big deal. Iguess it might be possible It is however not necessary and harder than simply getting better on the easier to play 9 foot table. Which in my opinion is a waste of time.
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It’s all a waste of time but fun as heck ! YES BIGGER TABLE THE BETTER FOR YOUR GAME PERIOD !!!!!!!!! I’ve seen it , been there , done it !
 
34YearsOfPlayin said:
That is completely a waste of time. If you cannot play pool on a nine foot table you lack skill. Moving to a larger table table does not give you that skill. end of story. I don't care who you are. Saying this means you lack common sense and pool skill.


Lets say that ridiculous story is even true. If you could learn to play better on a snooker table. why would you? Because you could do it easier on a nine foot. You are sounding like a posturing keyboard warrior beating his chest. Your experience sure isn't translating in that post
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Thanks for sharing. We each had our own ways of improving our game and I never knocked another guy for what he was doing. Most players just practiced 9-Ball for hours at a time, throwing the balls on the table and trying to run out. Some guys played Straight Pool while practicing to gain better cue ball control. I did all that and more! I practiced on the snooker table to improve my aiming technique and it worked for me, very well I might add. My rep in the pool world was as a straight shooter.

I doubt it would work for you so I suggest you not even try it. It would be a waste of your time. I do wish I had run into you when I was an active player though. Every guy I ever met who talked a big game usually didn't play that well. The way you reacted to my post tells me a lot about you, and it also translates well. You told on yourself here, whether you realize it or not. I'd love to see a video of you playing pool, if you dare.

I NEVER pick up a cue anymore, but I would make an exception to have the honor of playing a master like you. How about some $100 a game 9-Ball Banks? Wouldn't that be fun! Maybe you can give me a cheap lesson.
 
34YearsOfPlayin said:
It makes perfect sense. I pocket 99 percent of the balls and I only played on a 9 foot. Snooker table was unnecessaryl
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99% of the balls! That would make you one of the best players in the world! Somehow I don't believe you. There you go, telling on yourself again, a pool nobody who wants to be a somebody. You can tell any story you want online, even tell us about the time you robbed Earl and Buddy on the same day. Fantasy's abound on here, so you fit right in. Congrats!
 
jay helfert said:
Thanks for sharing. We each had our own ways of improving our game and I never knocked another guy for what he was doing. Most players just practiced 9-Ball for hours at a time, throwing the balls on the table and trying to run out. Some guys played Straight Pool while practicing to gain better cue ball control. I did all that and more! I practiced on the snooker table to improve my aiming technique and it worked for me, very well I might add. My rep in the pool world was as a straight shooter.

I doubt it would work for you so I suggest you not even try it. It would be a waste of your time. I do wish I had run into you when I was an active player though. Every guy I ever met who talked a big game usually didn't play that well. The way you reacted to my post tells me a lot about you, and it also translates well. You told on yourself here, whether you realize it or not. I'd love to see a video of you playing pool, if you dare.

I NEVER pick up a cue anymore, but I would make an exception to have the honor of playing a master like you. How about some $100 a game 9-Ball Banks? Wouldn't that be fun! Maybe you can give me a cheap lesson.
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No I think it is the other way around here. If you want to travel to my town and someone wants to back me. I will play you. I will play you nine ball. Nine ball banks is not even a real game. I have never seen it before.
 
For pure accuracy training yes bigger is better.... but training for a specific competition depends on the game 14.1 and even 8 ball table size is largely irrelevant..

But games where multi rail kicks, banks, and position, is a regular occurrence. Then you should practice on the same size and hopefully same table that you will be competing on.
 
34YearsOfPlayin said:
No I think it is the other way around here. If you want to travel to my town and someone wants to back me. I will play you. I will play you nine ball. Nine ball banks is not even a real game. I have never seen it before.
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I thought so, you need a backer and you think Banks is not a real game because you've never seen it before. You sir are what we call a pool imposter. I'm curious, where do you live and what league do you play in?
 
jtompilot said:
I practice on a 10' table sometimes to work on my stroke and fundamentals. Other than that, it won't help preparing for a match on a 9' table.
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Agreed. In quite a few cases, it will actually hurt you too. If your match is something like 1 pocket, you have far more room under the stack and banking lanes change. Personally if you are at the point of gearing up for a match, practice in as close to the match conditions as possible.
 
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