Pro Pocket Size TOO Small for 9 Ball

[skip100]

why do people think one pocket needs tighter pockets. it uses all the kinds of shots that dont work well on tight pockets.

the pros run out on all pockets. but we are not the top pros and tight pockets mean more misses and worse position play. that is a fact.

along with a one and stop type of game that drags on.

It is so cringy to hear 400-500 level players talk about how important tight pockets are for one pocket. BS.

People here slurp the Danny D vs Ronnie Allen vintage match, talking about how that was real pool played by real men, and that sure wasn’t on tight pockets.

Thankfully the snooker wannabe mafia has not convinced people that there should also be tight pockets for 14.1, though not for lack of trying.

 

[straightline]

It is so cringy to hear 400-500 level players talk about how important tight pockets are for one pocket. BS.

People here slurp the Danny D vs Ronnie Allen vintage match, talking about how that was real pool played by real men, and that sure wasn’t on tight pockets.

Thankfully the snooker wannabe mafia has not convinced people that there should also be tight pockets for 14.1, though not for lack of trying.

The precision aspect is clear and irrefutable. Enter, infinite players and their infinite typewriters.

 

[jay helfert]

This is not true. Occasionally you used to see tiny cups on practice putting greens but those have faded away completely. Pros do not practice in conditions that are unlike the real thing.

The English golf ball was slightly smaller than the American one years ago!

 

[9ball5032]

4 1/8" or 4 1/4" for Pro Pocket Size
Anything smaller turns 9-Ball into snooker/pool.

 

[garczar]

The English golf ball was slightly smaller than the American one years ago!

We used to use the little ball here in Oklahoma. Played great in the wind.

 

[garczar]

4 1/8" or 4 1/4"
Anything smaller turns 9-Ball into snooker/pool.

Those are too tight for anyone but pros. Turns 9b into boring cinch pool for all but the elite.

 

[heater451]

Comparing tightness of pockets is ridiculous. It's not just tightness of pockets. a 4.5" or even 4.75" pocket with wide angled facing will play as hard as a narrow facing 4" pocket. A well, hard struck ball on the tighter pocket in that case will go easier than the same on the looser pocket.

It just changes how you play the game that's all. I've always preferred playing on tighter tables. When I used to travel all over the country, I would always ask for the tightest table they had. That sucked in Georgia at... I can't remember the name of the place, it was something that ended in 2, like corner pocket 2 or something. They charged like 18/hr for the tight table versus 10/hr for a regular 9 foot.

Maybe, Mr. Cues II (off Chamblee-Tucker Rd). In the early 2000's I would go to the Monday night 9-ball tournament, and most of the warm-up tables were taken when I got there. Usually, the triple-shim table was open--at that point, it was pretty much the last table in the back, left-ish but basically straight from the front door. Triple-shimmed, but I don't recall ever knowing the actual pocket specs. They also used to have two snooker tables, and one is now where the triple-shim was, but I don't know the whereabouts of the triple-shim now.

I think there are also two new Gold Crowns in the back, left corner-- @iusedtoberich can probable confirm or deny that.

 

[Bob Jewett]

Those are too tight for anyone but pros. Turns 9b into boring cinch pool for all but the elite.

For the pros, you can judge the difficulty of the table by the percentage of break-and-runs. I feel that 25% B&Rs on average for the final sixteen in a pro tournament is about right. Any less, and there's probably too much defense, any more and it gets boring as a competition. (See the video below.)

For the typical advanced room player who mostly plays nine ball, I think 4 1/2 is about the minimum. For most of the recreational players, I think 5 is going to be more fun.

Here's too easy for the pros:

 

[Jaden]

Maybe, Mr. Cues II (off Chamblee-Tucker Rd). In the early 2000's I would go to the Monday night 9-ball tournament, and most of the warm-up tables were taken when I got there. Usually, the triple-shim table was open--at that point, it was pretty much the last table in the back, left-ish but basically straight from the front door. Triple-shimmed, but I don't recall ever knowing the actual pocket specs. They also used to have two snooker tables, and one is now where the triple-shim was, but I don't know the whereabouts of the triple-shim now.

I think there are also two new Gold Crowns in the back, left corner-- @iusedtoberich can probable confirm or deny that.

That was it. Mr Cues II. I rarely went there I went just the once I think. I was playing the lunch special at MBC most days and then on Shawn's table at night with him and Donny Mills and sometimes Johnny.

 

[maha]

The English golf ball was slightly smaller than the American one years ago!

quiet jay. you will ruin my gambling. and no vaseline mentioning for you