poolroom input please

camargored

camargored

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I have a friend who has a pool room small. 4 small 8 footers and a 9 footer, Food ect . Renting the building. Well he has bought a building and opening a new place full kitchen. Plans on 8 bar tables diamonds and a 9 foot diamond. He is getting negative feedback on bar tables from some of his current customers. There for kids type stuff? Well I've been a few places in my life and seen that if it touch's KY they mite have 8 footers outside of that probably not. I went to a tourney this past weekend with 5 diamond bar boxes with $14,000 in the tourney with 46 players only 3 kids in it. Some of the best players in the country where there. He sees this and likes the bar table aspect, but having thoughts now. Wanting input to give him some feedback bar box diamond or 8 foot not sure on brand . There's only 4 inch's wide and 8 inch's long is the difference. Leagues are bar boxes. I figure playing on a diamond box compared to a small 8 footer big pockets the box is tougher? Give me your thoughts. This is in central KY area.
 
camargored said:
[...] He is getting negative feedback on bar tables from some of his current customers. [...]
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The tide is changing on this issue. 7' tables with Simonis and good cueballs are a good and emerging option.

I have a big room and have a lot of both 9' and 7' tables. This weekend I'll run tournaments on both

9-foot tables: 10-Ball $90 entry, $1500 added
7-foot tables: 8-ball $60 entry, $2000 added
7-foot tables 9-ball $40 entry, $500 added --limited to players under 550.

There is a lot of small local action on my tables. It's probably two-thirds on 7' tables and one third on 9'tables. And it's not like the better players match up on the 9-foot tables. It can go either way. Often the better players are matching up on the 7-foot tables.

Of course if people play 1-pocket or straight pool it in on the 9-foot tables

There are more and more big serious tournaments being played on 7' tables (which are no longer BAR tables--a pejorative term reminiscent of crappy coin vendor equipment with buckets for pockets).

7' tables can be good equipment even for top pro competition--we just need a few small tweaks to the rules to retain the right mix between offense and defense--not hard to do.
 
you have that right on the button mike!!!


8ft tables are in the past and never played on...the game is now 7ft or 9ft...all leagues are 7ft and 9ft is for the big boy events...would love to have the space you do to have tourneys on both tables.
 
Hello, Mike -

What are your thoughts on the missing 8' tables amongst the mix at most places?

Thanks!


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I have a brand new 8-foot Smart Table that makes more than the league 7-footers. It is set up next to the bar and is played on constantly. You put your 50 cents up and when its your turn you try and hold the table. It sells a lot of beer, liquor and food while challengers wait their turn.
 
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