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carguy

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I have a room 12'9'' wide. Is there a table I can fit in there? I know the room is narrower than what's recommended, but is there anything reasonable I can do?
Length is no problem.
 
Your math unfortunately agrees with mine. Just thought I'd ask. I guess I'll move.
 
Not a mechanic ....
I believe that there are 6' (or 6 1/2') bar tables that you coud squeeze in the space.
Not perfect, but you will learn not to leave the cue ball on the rail.
 
I don't think I could be happy with a table that small. Also, it still doesn't fit the room by a foot.
I think I need to move. I need a table.
 
carguy said:
i have a room 12'9'' wide. Is there a table i can fit in there? I know the room is narrower than what's recommended, but is there anything reasonable i can do?
Length is no problem.
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shuffleboard?
 
Put the table in!!!!!

I'm for you having a table even if It isn't fully playable from the sides. No its not ideal but you can still practice long banks, lags, all sorts of stuff even though its not really big enough for a table.

I would rather have a table with one side up against the wall than have no table at all. Your housing situation may not change and I wouldn't want to go a couple of years without a table. Of course you won't be inviting many people over to play but at least you can keep most of your skills sharp and sharpen the ones that the table allows.

In a couple of years you'll be in a different place looking back and laughing about how your old pool room was!!!!LOL

Good Luck, JMO

Gordon Graham
Las Vegas
 
Jim Vondrell said:
4x8 with 52" cue at worst. Really don't see the problem unless i'm missing something
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I'd agree. The only time you run into a problem is on a dead perpendicular shot with the cueball close on the rail so bring in the shorty cue. It's not the best of room size but a 7 or 8 footer can work.
 
Think positive!

Thanks to everyone for the opinions.
I am inclined to agree with those who think that even a small cramped home table is better than no table. I appreciate can-do spirit where ever I find it.
I have a bar with a good 7' table as well as my usual pool hall within 3 minutes drive, but it sure would be nice to not leave the house sometimes.
I'm going to move "soon" anyway so I may hold out for a 9' table after all.

Thanks for the encouragement. I'll see what I can do.
Robin
 
Dartman said:
I'd agree. The only time you run into a problem is on a dead perpendicular shot with the cueball close on the rail so bring in the shorty cue. It's not the best of room size but a 7 or 8 footer can work.
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Yeah, I know a guy with about the same size of width room and he has a bar box in it. He does just fine. It can be a little tight when on the rail but its really not that bad. Is it ideal, no, but it's better than nothing.
 
I had a room that was exactly 13' wide. Put a Diamond pro/am 7' table in there and bought a couple of 52" cues from Meuller for $12 apiece.

In the course of the evening, (4-5hrs of play) the short cue was NEEDED maybe 1/2 dozen times.

I'd go with the Diamond, and the shorty cues. Best money I ever spent @ $.25 a rack it paid for iteslf in less than a year. Very playable in that configuration.

:cool:
 
Cdryden said:
Yeah, I know a guy with about the same size of width room and he has a bar box in it. He does just fine. It can be a little tight when on the rail but its really not that bad. Is it ideal, no, but it's better than nothing.
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I just moved to a smaller apt and my living room's 12'6" by 18'8". I put an 8-ft Valley Cougar in it. I'm short 4" on both sides but with a 52" shorty, there's more than enough stroke space to shoot a rail shot.
 
I put a 7' table in a room that is 11 x 16.5, mostly for practice. cueball left anywhere near a rail is trouble. am i glad i did? you bet. i can practice when i want and i will definately teach you to get whitey back to center of table. lol. good luck!

Mike
 
Well, I am encouraged. All these positive reports. This is good!
I will be moving in any case; I need more cue building room too.
I'm going to put it on hold until I get my new space, but now I have an excellent idea if how small I can go if I have to. Having said that, I'm still shooting for a nine footer.
Thanks to everyone for their input
 
carguy said:
Well, I am encouraged. All these positive reports. This is good!
I will be moving in any case; I need more cue building room too.
I'm going to put it on hold until I get my new space, but now I have an excellent idea if how small I can go if I have to. Having said that, I'm still shooting for a nine footer.
Thanks to everyone for their input
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A 9' will not be playable in that space. I would opt for a tight pocketed Diamond. Put the most table in the space available, that is going to be a 7'. Put a 9' in there and you'll have the episode of Seinfeld where Georges dad puts a table in Georges room and he and Kramer play pool with a conductors baton.

:cool:
 
9 footer

I'll only get the 9 footer if I move to a bigger place, which seems to be in my future. I don't want to put the table against a wall. If I don't move (unlikely), I'll get a 7' table. Thanks, Robin
 
My room is narrow and short, good enough to keep in stroke. I do have a 52 inch Troubleshooter. The table is a GC III with 4 3/8 inch corner pockets covered with Simonis Tour Blue. I set it up to where I can shoot with a full cue on one end of the short rail.
 

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WAY better than nothing

I like it. You used what you had.
What someone else said is correct: having a table is better than not having a table. Period.
My bare minimum is to be able to stay in stroke and to test new cues.
 
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