Agreed- I would love to play 3 cushion - none around anymore.I agree with most of what you are saying.
How about the disappearance of 3 cushion tables.
Agreed- I would love to play 3 cushion - none around anymore.I agree with most of what you are saying.
How about the disappearance of 3 cushion tables.
And all side pockets....Imagine playing banks on that table.
Even better play 2 rail banks or no count. That would be brutal.
How much is it?
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How much for a 9', not that little one?Imagine playing banks on that table.
Even better play 2 rail banks or no count. That would be brutal.
How much is it?
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Nobody whining here- I said up front that it was an observation about the demise of nine footers- I have no problems with the guys who love to play on the bar box- just not really my cup of tea, if you will. I don't know how old you are, but if you never experienced pool post 1962 up to the early 70s then you would not relate to my post- perfectly understandable - but man, you would have no idea what you missed out on either!I think people need to quit whining about this 7 foot table nonsense. Whether you like it or not, those league players help the places stay open more so than the aspiring pro player/shortstop/A level player.
Besides, if the place has 3 9 footers, whats the problem? If the days of 9 footers is really dead an all everyone wants to play on is 7 footers, then you should have no problem getting on the 9 footer to practice or play your friends.
My apologies.Nobody whining here- I said up front that it was an observation about the demise of nine footers- I have no problems with the guys who love to play on the bar box- just not really my cup of tea, if you will. I don't know how old you are, but if you never experienced pool post 1962 up to the early 70s then you would not relate to my post- perfectly understandable - but man, you would have no idea what you missed out on either!
You know he just wants one to cut it open and make a 10'.How much for a 9', not that little one?![]()
SOMEDAY SOON I'll introduce my 3-Cushion game for pocket tables.Agreed- I would love to play 3 cushion - none around anymore.
A while back I had a dream where the pool table had no cushions. Now THAT was one heck of a challenge.What's a 3 cushion table?![]()
Nine foot pool is booming in my basement.Boy has the state of pool changed - new rooms opening with only 3 nine footers. I get it, I understand it, and I wish all the new room owners all the best in their businesses. This is just an observation, a room here in SW Florida just took out all the larger tables and installed Diamond 7 footers as well. Nine foot pool in the U.S. is dying a slow death, maybe it is almost dead, I don't know - but, to me, it is sad.
There was always something magical as a teen when you approached the bottom or top of a stairwell and heard the click of the balls and then after a few more quicker steps looked out to a room full of those 9 foot Gold Crown I tables - then that unmistakable smell of a pool room! There really was no music, no bar, no food, and almost never a woman in the rooms that I frequented as a kid - it really was just pool Mister - and there were no shorty tables in sight for sure!
I think that the scarcity of 14.1 play since the COM movie and ESPN's need for a fast game to replace 14.1 were the first warning shots fired in the direction of 9 footers in the U.S. Then, the internet and video games grabbed attention spans of our youth and shortened their mind's vision of what is needed to master the large table.
When even a pro player needs to affix his name to a room now dominated by shorties, we know where pool has gone here in America - again, I say, to me, this is very sad . I wish Johnny "All the Best" - sincerely, but sadly.
You know how when you are in a poolroom and practicing by yourself and you realize you are justAgreed- I would love to play 3 cushion - none around anymore.
Agreed, your post was well presented. I feel the same way and am not 100 years old. While I'm fortunate enough to house a GC1, I only have one because I HAD TO in order to get 9' playing time. Our local place also has 3 9 footers and about 14 7' Diamonds. The 9's are ALWAYS tied up. I'm not one to pack-up, drive over, wait who-knows-how-long, and ask a shooting buddy to also.Nobody whining here- I said up front that it was an observation about the demise of nine footers- I have no problems with the guys who love to play on the bar box- just not really my cup of tea, if you will. I don't know how old you are, but if you never experienced pool post 1962 up to the early 70s then you would not relate to my post- perfectly understandable - but man, you would have no idea what you missed out on either!
Its booming in your basement and I think it will be booming again in the future too. I played my first 10years on a 7 footer in a basement. You can do more on a 9 and it’s more fun once you are good. If all the 7 footers are getting people started they’ll be wanting bigger tables soon enough. Maybe so, maybe not. But here’s to hopingNine foot pool is booming in my basement.
No that would have been the Playtime Billiards era and maybe I stopped by there, but the story's better with the sad drive homeYou didn’t stop over to Comstock Cue Club instead?!?
The answer to what you are saying is, for a real pool room to survive it needs added revenues, it can't really make it on pool alone. Nothing wrong with that, it makes sense. In fact it has almost always been the case.Personally, I like the pool rooms with 9-foot tables, billiard tables, and a couple 7-footers that serve NO ALCOHOL. Just good food and strong coffee. That's a real pool room as far as I'm concerned, a place where I could sit for hours and hours while sweating a one-pocket action game or an ahead game in rotation pool. The people who frequent pool rooms like this are real pool enthusiasts, not somebody going to a bar to watch sports games, listen to loud music, and drink alcohol. The days of the pool I described above are now gone. Those cool pool rooms don't exist anymore. Pool isn't a money-making business. Bars aren't really ideal either, but they have a better shot at making money than a real pool room does.
To be successful, the owner(s) should be going out of their way to advertise. I posted an article three times on Johnny's Sports Bar Facebook page that was written by Jerry Forsyth on AzBilliards Main News page, and three times, the article never appeared. I finally contacted Rodney and let him know about the article and that I could not post the link to the bar's Facebook page. He said the Facebook page had been hacked by a disgruntled employee. I think if Johnny and Rodney want to be a success, they need somebody to help them on social media and maybe advertising at local universities and colleges. The "build it and they will come" theory doesn't always work. Word of mouth might work out for them, but if it were me and my invested money, I'd be exploring other avenues as well.
I wish them the best on their new endeavor, of course. Oh, here's the article written by Jerry Forsyth, who must have come out of retirement to write it, that I was unable to share on Johnny's bar's Facebook page. https://www.azbilliards.com/johnny-archer-opens-new-room-in-georgia/