What size is your table in your house? Trying to decide between 8 and 9 foot.

7 or 9

I have an 8ft AMF Playmaster with leather pockets all solid oak looks beautiful but wish to god I had a 7 or 9 ft. there is no action on 8 ft tables anywhere that I know of and I do believe it affects my play and confidence on diff tables. Plus if you ever want to sell it and change I think they are harder to sell.
 
Wow! Thanks for all the replies. Keep the opinions coming if you like. Gotta go 9. I think i will regret it if I don't. I have young kids and this will mostly be me playing straight pool by myself. Not a competitive player..... Yet. I should have enough room. Basement in one side is 15x 30, so that shouldn't be too crowded I don't think. And the 15 is just the basement stairs, not a wall.
 
The only reason to ever have less than a 9', is if you don't have the room to fit the table.

I have no table at all at my house, because the 5' x 10' Centennial I want, won't fit anywhere in my home.
 
I'm not quite sure why people are suggesting either to go with a 7 or 9 foot, instead of an 8. Does that difference of a foot either way make that big of a difference to the game? Until recently I've been doing a majority of my playing on 8 foot tables. Obviously going down to 7 was pretty easy and going up to 9 was a little difficult, but I wouldn't let it bother me when I played on the 8 footer earlier or went up and down in size later in the day.
 
Luxury said:
Here is a 30 second video of my new pool room:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7dVrfkKsZ4

I got a nine foot Brunswick with Simonis 860 installed for $2000 from Rich "The Hat" Geiler. The table rolls perfect and plays nice. Notice the light and the neon art has the wires going through the ceiling and walls.

I had an eight footer for years and played bad on nine footers. Now I play great on nine footers and the eight footers on league night are now child's play. So I say get a nine footer for sure.
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I have a 6 footer that is far from child's play. Tight, fast, and you better hit center pocket. I like it because anyone can play on it and have fun, and novice players do not have to use a bridge. Great for all around fun on a weekend afternoon. But, I generally play on 9 footers. Same angles. I do see more clearly on mine though. These old eyes are not improving! lol
 
Makey98 said:
Wow! Thanks for all the replies. Keep the opinions coming if you like. Gotta go 9. I think i will regret it if I don't. I have young kids and this will mostly be me playing straight pool by myself. Not a competitive player..... Yet. I should have enough room. Basement in one side is 15x 30, so that shouldn't be too crowded I don't think. And the 15 is just the basement stairs, not a wall.
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Allow 10 feet total, + the size of the table, in both the length and width, and you have plenty of room to not use a short stick.
 
I also live in Indiana, and you are right about it being tough to find a nine footer. I missed out on one on craigslist a few weeks ago, but Ive got a line on a GC3 at the moment. It shouldnt cost you $1200 for setup and new cloth and rails. You might wanna get ahold of JZmechanix on here. He can set you up with some diamond rails and a recover for less than what you might think, and the best part is, he's damn good! Im in the process of finishing my garage and when I first started looking at houses I told my realator the two most important things I wanted in my house was at least a two car garage, and a room big enough for a 9' table. I ended up with two garages. I have a couple friends with 8' tables and they play good enough, but it gets a little cramped if you wanna play one-pocket. Go big and you wont regret it.


Joe
 
Just remember with craigslist you have to check EVERYDAY 2x's a day. A nice Gold Crown at a good price won't stay on there long. But it's a great feeling when you score the table you want.:thumbup:
 
I am not in your area but I found a GC4 with simonis for 1600 and then had the table moved shimmed and set up for 500. 2100 total but I waited about 18 months until I found the deal I could not pass up. Check for pool halls closing down and find out what they are doing with all there tables, that is what I did.
 
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To play devils advocate I have an eight footer and have had no problem moving down to a smaller table and have found moving up to a nine no issue at all. No offence, but no table at all because you don't have room for a ten? Interesting choice. People on here state some extreme views about tables. A fellow wrote here a year ago and asked about buying a six footer. Some one told him not to wast his time. Practice your stroke into a bottle for a couple of years, and wait until you can afford a house and buy a nine. LOL I'm sure that that advice helped him have fun and love the game. The first table at my house was a six we found in a wood shed for forty dollars. We used it for two years. We had a great time. That table is now in someone elses house now being used every night. Buy what you can and most importantly enjoy it.
 
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You are getting some great advice so I may as well add some more. I just purchased a 9' gold crown 1 for 700 bucks that is rare but it does happen you see it all the time. I was patient had to wait 4 months and I acted fast. Be patient and set aside a few bucks each payday. Join a local league they have all levels of players from expert to novice you will have fun meet interesting people (some more interesting then others) and perhaps play on some 9' tables in the process.

If you have the room and I am talking a full 6 feet on each side of the table if you have to use a short cue for making a shot because of a door jam then forget about the 9' you have to settle for the smaller table just because of the space you have. (rip out the door jam)

If you are a good player then you wouldn't even ask you would go with the 9' that being said if you are an improving player who loves the game and will improve with play then just as the other folks have said you might regret the 8' you will never regret the 9 (if you have he space).
 
If the room is big enough, by all means get a 9' table.

When considering an 8' table, remember... there are 2 sizes of 8' tables. One is call a home size 8' that has a playing area of 44'' x 88'' and the larger 8' that is termed an oversize 8' whose playing area is 46'' x 92''. Compare these to a 9', with a playing area of 50'' x 100''.

Ideally, you need 5' all around the table.
 
I'd only amend that to say you need 5' around at a minimum. This is typically measured from the playing surface, not the outside edge of the table.
 
Unbelievable

Makey98 said:
I am looking at tables for my house and everyone says Gold Crown or diamond in 9 foot, which sounds great, but are hard to find locally.(Indiana) Plus, once you find a gc or diamond I need to pay 400 to move it minimum, 400 for simonis, 400 for new rails. It kind of seem like not that good of a deal to find an older gc or Gandy for 1k and them have to pay total of 2200+ to get it all setup!!!! I could buy a really nice 8 foot new for that price. So I started looking at used or new 8 foot olhausens an found several for under 1500 installed with new cloth. Then I read the pockets are annoying and spit out balls alot.

Will I really regret going with an 8 foot home table??
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If someone is quoting you those prices they are ripping you off. They are absurd. I live in Calif. where cost of living is probably way higher and I wouldn't charge those prices. And why would you need new rails, most GC and Diamond table rails would last forever and no reason to change. I think u need to do more research and be patient.
 
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