Room 1 ft. Narrow for 8' Table. Is that to much?

PegLeg

PegLeg

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I am looking at getting a table for my house. My wife must have been smokin' some of the wacky weed as she agreed it was OK to get a table without any hesitation. Maybe she thinks if we have a table it will keep me home more.

I would like to get an 8' table instead of 7' but my room is not quite large enough. The dimensions of the room are 12.5' x 17.5' . According to various sources on the web etc. I should have a minimum of 13' to 13.5' if I plan on using a 58" cue. As you can see I am about 6" short on each side of the table.

Any ideas on roughly how much of the time I will need to swap to a shorter cue? Would I be better off going with a 7' table?
 
Suggestion

I hate the small tables but I hate having to use a stubby stick even more.

I would get the seven foot table if I were you.

Kevin
 
I have the same size room. It gets frustrating when you are focused and have to either jack up the cue in a totally unrealistic way or reach for the short cue. On the other hand, it beats trying to get out of the house to play. My wife only allows me 3 hours of unsupervised fun a week and there is hell to pay if I go over that.;) And at least I can practice when I feel like it. So, if you can settle for a little inconvience I say go for it. And another thing, do yourself a favor and save some dough....go on craigslist for used tables in your area.
 
I would go with the table that you know will fit. I have had previous tables in rooms that were just a little to small and it is worse then it seems. You could always do the tape on the floor table and try testing out different shots. Just be sure that your tape line represents the playing surface and not the whole rail.
 
You're gonna be a little tight on length, and real tight on width.

IMHO you'll be happier with a 7 ft.


Justin Nuder
 
PegLeg said:
I am looking at getting a table for my house. My wife must have been smokin' some of the wacky weed as she agreed it was OK to get a table without any hesitation. Maybe she thinks if we have a table it will keep me home more.

I would like to get an 8' table instead of 7' but my room is not quite large enough. The dimensions of the room are 12.5' x 17.5' . According to various sources on the web etc. I should have a minimum of 13' to 13.5' if I plan on using a 58" cue. As you can see I am about 6" short on each side of the table.

Any ideas on roughly how much of the time I will need to swap to a shorter cue? Would I be better off going with a 7' table?
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You definitely should go with the 7 footer for such a small game room.

The room needs to be a minimum of about 5' longer and 5' wider than the pool table to not have to use a stubby stick, and shoot with a 60" cue. A 4X8 Table needs at least a 14X18 room. A 3.5X7 table needs at least a 13.5X17 room. Otherwise, whenever the cue ball is frozen to or near a rail, you'll have to resort to the stubby stick. I spent years playing pool in my parents game room on an 8 footer where the room was too small, and it really sucked having to use that stupid stubby stick for certain shots. As soon as the cue ball stopped in a few certain spots, you would get mad.

12.5' width is way too narrow for an 8" table. You'll be using a stubby stick almost every time your cue ball is anywhere near the long rail. Even with the little 7' table, you'll still have to use the short stick for quite a few long rail shots.
 
It depends a little bit on you. I had the same decision to make about a 9' vs. 8'. I'm a little bit of a perfectionist, and I knew that if there would even ONE shot on the table where I was crampled or had to jack up, it would ruin my enjoyment of the table. I stayed with the 8' and I never have to look behind me before a shot.

In your shoes I'd go with the 7'. That's just me...

Tom
 
This won't keep you out of the poolroom. Truth be told, no matter what you get, you're going to want to go play with the fellas.

You can do drills on ANYTHING. Just having a table is going to be a thrill and a value to your game. What's more, if there is no space issue, you don't have to worry about having your friends over and explaining to them when the short cue must be used.

There are also some GREAT 7-foot tables. I think the Diamond 7-footers are wonderful, especially with a slightly tight pocket. That will keep things challenging for you, if that's the worry.
 
the 7' table playing area is 39" wide inside rail point to inside rail point, add 58" for your cue to each side and you need 155" =12ft11in (call it 13ft), and even with 13ft you would have no stroke distance if the CB is froze on the rail. So in your area you would still be jacked up or short cued even with the 7'.

the 8" table playing area is 44" wide, forget it.
 
PegLeg said:
I am looking at getting a table for my house. My wife must have been smokin' some of the wacky weed as she agreed it was OK to get a table without any hesitation. Maybe she thinks if we have a table it will keep me home more.

I would like to get an 8' table instead of 7' but my room is not quite large enough. The dimensions of the room are 12.5' x 17.5' . According to various sources on the web etc. I should have a minimum of 13' to 13.5' if I plan on using a 58" cue. As you can see I am about 6" short on each side of the table.

Any ideas on roughly how much of the time I will need to swap to a shorter cue? Would I be better off going with a 7' table?
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You're entirely too tight for a 7' table as well. Most 7' tables are " 7ft barbox" which is slightly bigger than a 7' home furniture table.

For a furniture 7' table (remember that it's slightly smaller than a bar box 7' table), you'd need 13' 11" to give you 6" backswing when the cueball is frozen on the cushion or 12' 11" to give you zero backswing!!! With a 12' 11" width and a 7' furniture table, that means that when you have anything within 6 inches of the side cushion, you're endanger of whacking the wall. So, you're 4" under this already unrealiistic size.

Add a couple more inches if you want a 7' barbox, and you can see what's happening. You just don't have decent width to get a table of any size in there.

Fred
 
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My concern is also how much room will you have for chairs, other people, and any other equipment in the room.....from a "gameroom" perspective where you will have other people, IMHO I think you will more enjoy a 7 foot table....just get a nice one with small pockets....something like 4 or 4.25 inch pockets....should keep it sporting and fun.....

Now, if this is purely a practice room, an 8 footer will fit fine....I've played places where you have to use the shorty.....just make sure to keep two well-groomed shorties on hand....you shouldn't be leaving yourself that close to the rail anyway :D Likely, you will only need to use a shorty about 5 percent of the time, if not much less, but it's gonna suck that 5% :D
 
blueridge said:
You definitely should go with the 7 footer for such a small game room.

The room needs to be a minimum of about 5' longer and 5' wider than the pool table to not have to use a stubby stick, and shoot with a 60" cue. A 4X8 Table needs at least a 14X18 room. .
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Although this is an old and helpful saying (you actually meant 10', not 5'), it actually comes up short on the width. If you need 18 feet due to the length of the 4x8 table, you actually need 14' 4" to have the same clearance for the width.


Ditto on a 7' table (17' x 13' 10") or a 9' table (19 x 14' 10").

It's a slight math calculation. It doesn't seem important until someone actually puts a table that's 13' 11" wide and they think they're "just and inch short" for comfortability on an 8' table. They'd actuall be 5" shorter than they were thinking.

Fred
 
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I don't think you will be happy with a 7-foot bar box either. 12.5 is too tight. That's why mine is on a screened in patio.:( Johnnyt
 
smaller table

I am going to join in with the smaller table suggestion. If you do find your room is tight for the table you get, set it off center so it is only tight on the minimum number of sides. It is miserable shooting pool on a table that is tight on all sides.

If the dollars allow I would get a seven foot Diamond and have the pockets cut on the snug side. If you buy a used table I would get quality cushions and cloth and again have the pockets cut snug. I'm not sure at what point they get ridiculous on a bar table, I have played very very little on a tight pocketed one.

Hu
 
PegLeg said:
I am looking at getting a table for my house. My wife must have been smokin' some of the wacky weed as she agreed it was OK to get a table without any hesitation. Maybe she thinks if we have a table it will keep me home more.

I would like to get an 8' table instead of 7' but my room is not quite large enough. The dimensions of the room are 12.5' x 17.5' . According to various sources on the web etc. I should have a minimum of 13' to 13.5' if I plan on using a 58" cue. As you can see I am about 6" short on each side of the table.

Any ideas on roughly how much of the time I will need to swap to a shorter cue? Would I be better off going with a 7' table?
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I think what your wife is saying is.......she wants a bigger house with a 15x20 game room area! LOL ;)

Bring her some of those real estate books and tell her to start looking! It's a good time to buy too!

Ray
 
I'm opting for the 7' Diamond. I'm in a similar situation, a 14'x24' garage is really only 13' wide interior dimensions. It's going to be a bit tight I think but that's the way it is.
Good luck with yours.


:cool:
 
Diamond

DelaWho??? said:
I'm opting for the 7' Diamond. I'm in a similar situation, a 14'x24' garage is really only 13' wide interior dimensions. It's going to be a bit tight I think but that's the way it is.
Good luck with yours.


:cool:
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Y'all just let me know when you want those Diamonds! LOL

Ray
 
Jude Rosenstock said:
There are also some GREAT 7-foot tables. I think the Diamond 7-footers are wonderful, especially with a slightly tight pocket. That will keep things challenging for you, if that's the worry.
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This is perfect advice. Diamond 7-footers are the closest thing you are going to get to a large table experience in such a small room without constant problems with your stroke due to the walls. You REALLY do not want to get an 8 footer in there, you will constantly be getting elevated cue shots and stubby cue shots and you will actually start playing shape to NOT be near the rail and that is not real pool at all.

Getting a 7 foot diamond though, those tables when cut a little tight play just great for 8 or 9 ball, they keep it challanging even at that size unlike a 7 foot valley table or a 7 foot home table.
 
Note: Do not get a table that you will have to use a short stick. You will hate it.

Or you could get a 3 1/2 x 8 table.
 
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