Pool halls

[vincett]

I was looking into opening a pool hall. But it appears that the population that play pools are mainly into 7 foot tables and not 9 foot tables. I wonder why only matchroom and predator host 9 foot table competitions. I also just realized that pro players are mostly 9 foot and league players are all 7 foots. This explains a lot as of why most large events in the USA are on 7 foots.

So then, as a pro player, you can practice at home. But how could you track your Fargo rate accurately if you cant compete against others on proper 9 foot table pool hall ?

 

[Willymakaball]

Get 2 , 7footers 3, 9footers 1, 10footer just like the hall I learned in, Archie Moore loved bank pool, always played him ,golf on the 10footer.

 

[David in FL]

I was looking into opening a pool hall. But it appears that the population that play pools are mainly into 7 foot tables and not 9 foot tables. I wonder why only matchroom and predator host 9 foot table competitions. I also just realized that pro players are mostly 9 foot and league players are all 7 foots. This explains a lot as of why most large events in the USA are on 7 foots.

So then, as a pro player, you can practice at home. But how could you track your Fargo rate accurately if you cant compete against others on proper 9 foot table pool hall ?

Fargo doesn't recognize any difference between games played on a 9' table vs those played on a 7'...

 

[vincett]

Fargo doesn't recognize any difference between games played on a 9' table vs those played on a 7'...

And that is where it is so wrong, a dominant 9 foot players are more likely to also dominant on a 7 footer.

Get 2 , 7footers 3, 9footers 1, 10footer just like the hall I learned in, Archie Moore loved bank pool, always played him ,golf on the 10footer.

So more 7 footer than 9 ?

 

[Willymakaball]

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And that is where it is so wrong, a dominant 9 foot players are more likely to also dominant on a 7 footer.

So more 7 footer than 9 ?

The 7 footers only need 2 to run a weekly bar table tourney, once they have a 9 footer to play on you get them hooked for practice, paying by the hour verse change per game. Could offer monthly club rate for 9footers say 100 buck for unlimited 12 to 6pm.they buy food,drinks just my 2 cent.

 

[The Old Jaybird]

my mentor felt that a 7 foot table was just as tough as a nine, because the balls were the same size but the table smaller so they occupied a greater percentage of the table area. granted shots aren't as long, but the ease of snookering/playing defense was greater on a bar box.