what size table do you have at home?

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I have a 9' GCIV. Just picked up a 7' Valley for the wife. I thought it was 7' but the playing area measures 40 x 80, so is that a 7' pro?
 
I love my table...

My avatar shows a 9' Brunswick Gold Crown...I think it's a GCI because of the ash trays in the corner pockets...It's been painted black...the underneath skirting out in the garage is off white...more tan than beige...

The light is 8' incandescent...I bought the fixture...which came from a pool room that went out of business...from my friend who was the broker when I bought the table from another friend of his around 5-6 years ago...

I had the cloth replaced once and put on Simonis 760 because it played slow...plays nice now...
 
Gerry said:
9' Boston victory pro......GC knockoff...what ever you do, put a table in that fits the room....no short cues if you can help it...

Gerry
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I am sorry but I disagree. I would put in a 9 footer even if I bumped a wall on one or two sides as long as it wasn't too bad. You are not going to play a championship on the table you just want to practice and if you have to move the cueball with your hand or even use a short cue now and then you are better off in the long run when you go out to play. If it is just to be a table for the family and a "who cares" situation then get what ever size table fits best, but not for the serious player in my opinion.
 
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9ft Diamond pro. Tight squeeze on the sides since I had a bookcase installed into the room. :(
 
Johnny95610 said:
I had an 8ft and bought the 9ft cause I felt the 8ft was messing with my game.
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I have an 8 foot Beach. It's a pretty decent table but I have to adjust everytime I go to the pool hall and play on the nine footers. Even though I have 4" pockets it's just not the same as having a big table at home. I really wish I had a 9 footer, but I don't have the space for one. Some day when I get my own house I will get one.
 
8ft American Heritage with the pockets shimmed tight. Mostly play tournaments and leagues on 7ft, so no big adjustment. I agree that going from 7 or 8 to a 9ft is a bigger adjustment; especially 9-ball.
 
I play on an 8' Brunswick with bucket pockets with the worst-condition felt i've ever seen. Still, at $300 it was perhaps the best investment i've ever made. It plays suprisingly well -- but I don't know how many more spills it can take being in a college house. I don't play seriously on this table, but it's nice to have around for late night and a quick game or 2. I mainly get real practice on 9' tables at Bushwhacker's place in PA.
 
Ive got a 7' Dynamo. I wanted to match the same size which I compete on in league and in the State Tourneys.
 
9' pool table and very, very soon, a 10' snooker table. In my opinion, the toughest shots on the table are usually the long ones. Playing regularly on a bigger table makes the shots on smaller tables easier. The biggest drawback to a larger table is the lack of practice you get with the messy clusters that develop on a small table (especially 7'). Better than average players usually take several innings to play a game of 8 ball on the small tables where they would usually be out in one or two innings on a 8' or 9' table. Part of this is the unpredictability of playing on bar tables and part is due to the tighter playing area. It would be difficult and probably undesirable in most people's minds to try to exactly duplicate the crazy conditions seen on a bar table with worn out cloth, divots, beer stains, dead rails and unlevel playing surfaces.
 
9 footer wouldn't fit in my space. Got a Pro 8 (81/2 X 41/4) by Ohlhausen. I like it a lot. I don't like 8 footers and this is just enough larger to make the difference.
 
Table size.......

30 year old Brunswick Windsor VIP. Still like new. Well made. Would like a 9 footer, but wall constraints prohibit. But still, thousands of hours of fun.
 
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