Pocket size advantage.

tryhonesty07

tryhonesty07

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Ive been playing back and forth between a table with 4 1/4" pockets and a table with a little larger pockets. (for reference I play the 9 all ghost about even.) I was wonder what others thought about pocket size. Sometimes I think its better to play weaker players on a tight table because they cant make balls as well, but at the same time it can limit me from running the table as well. Considering that position is where most player make their mistake, which forces harder , missable shot... what is actually to the stronger player's advantage?

thanks.
 
tryhonesty07 said:
Ive been playing back and forth between a table with 4 1/4" pockets and a table with a little larger pockets. (for reference I play the 9 all ghost about even.) I was wonder what others thought about pocket size. Sometimes I think its better to play weaker players on a tight table because they cant make balls as well, but at the same time it can limit me from running the table as well. Considering that position is where most player make their mistake, which forces harder , missable shot... what is actually to the stronger player's advantage?

thanks.
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YOu are overthinking it. Not wrong, just too much.

The harder anything gets then the more it favors the better party...

Better party

Better party
 
They do rattle pockets and leave hangers more often. And odds are that the lesser player will be off just that little bit more often than the better player. Long races and tighter pockets will usually favor the better player.
 
Tighter tables favor the better player IMHO.....

When I lived in more rural areas, public tables were 7 footers in bars with buckets.....lesser players were more apt to take a $5 shot at the table because you bang the balls around or get close enough to the pocket and something is gonna fall.....also, I was more likely to take a flier at a better player because I knew if he slipped, I could easily get out....

On a tight 9 footer, a banger wouldn't have a chance against me back in the day, but that bucket 7 footer breeds confidence :grin:

Unfortunately, I also think tight 9 footers are part of the problem with pool.....I personally think "shotmaking" has suffered because people are worried they might rattle a ball.....so you get the automatic defense if someone is a bit out of line.....I guess everything has a downside.....IMHO, practice aggressively on a tight 9 footer so you get the best of both worlds and can really run strong on anything with bigger pockets....
 
smaller pockets AWALYS favor the stronger player over time. that is a fact.
 
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