This question came about because my brother has very little room in his house and I had done a little research on tables smaller than a bar box, wondering if they make 6 ft tables. I found that they do, indeed, make 6 ft tables. I then got to wondering how it would play, would it be real busy with too many balls. Then, it just so happens that somebody posted a thread about a 6 ft table and sure enough, his pic of a break of a full rack, it was all jumbled up with balls. Then I got to thinking that 9 ball would be the game to play. And the only game to play. Well, nothing exceeding that number of balls. So, you would never, ever need stripes beyond the 9 ball. The thought was born... does anyone ever buy a set of only 9 balls. Question asked mostly out of curiosity but also something to file away in the memory bank if they do, indeed, sell such sets.
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What about 2 ball sets? You should look into a pair of them. And stop being a forum asshole.Just curious here, at a bar i go to 3-ball is the big game. Can you buy 3-ball sets?? Or i guess actually a 4-ball(gotta have whitey) set??
All I have is a nine-ball set, I have been looking for years for a "#10 to #15 ball" set
Niiiiiiiiiice.All I have is a nine-ball set, I have been looking for years for a "#10 to #15 ball" set
Good point.
Now you've got to find one of those funky ass 9-Ball racks. I have one buried in my garage somewhere. They're not worth a sh-t, to hard to make a tight rack with them.
JC
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A half a dozen denigrating posts isn't "pullin the chain" it's being a dick.
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First rule of getting out of a hole. Stop digging.Your take, not my intent. But thanks for being the un-official forum referee. Good to know someone's following my exploits.
We had a few threads about people asking why they don't make sets with X amount of balls or specifically for X game. If there was a market for half sets of pool balls I'm sure someone by now would have put it out there for sale (aside from that one German set that is no longer made). Considering there are very very few people that play only 9 ball, I don't see a company doing a set just for 9 ball. Many people even with home tables don't even know of any other game but 8 ball. Heck I've seen decent C players in 8 ball that have no idea what 9 ball rules are.
While Raschig made a set years ago and evidently you can still get a set of Aramiths with only 9 object balls (per the Ortman ad above), it makes more sense to have 10 balls so you could play either 9- or 10-ball.
I suppose you could justify a short set because if you play a lot of 9/10-ball the higher stripes would not get any wear and if you did occasionally play full-rack games, the weights would be mismatched. (Sounds like a sales pitch.)
Another justification would be that the balls can be made without numbers -- just solid color. Such balls are inherently more sound than balls that have had material removed and other material added back to make patterns. (And although such simple balls cost less to make, you could charge a premium. 
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I suppose you could justify a short set because if you play a lot of 9/10-ball the higher stripes would not get any wear and if you did occasionally play full-rack games, the weights would be mismatched. (Sounds like a sales pitch.)
Another justification would be that the balls can be made without numbers -- just solid color. Such balls are inherently more sound than balls that have had material removed and other material added back to make patterns. (And although such simple balls cost less to make, you could charge a premium.
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You so nice.
I have a set, its still unplayed ! also have full sets, a snooker and casino set of Raschigs. Best balls ever made.
Some of you old bastards are getting cranky. This Covid shit can’t end soon enough so we can all get back to doing what we do, cuz there’s some short fuses on a few folks who normally are fairly chill. That being said this was a pretty stupid question. Just buy another set and throw whatever balls you don’t want at your asshole neighbors house. Solves two problems.
Hahaha!!Finally a proper place to post a screenshot
