what's the average age of pool players in the US?
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The Regulars are Getting Older
I agree just looking at the Regulars in my homeroom they are getting older as a general rule. I would like to see some more people coming into the game but unless your room owner is proactive and is willing to market to those people it will never happen without individual effort.
I agree just looking at the Regulars in my homeroom they are getting older as a general rule. I would like to see some more people coming into the game but unless your room owner is proactive and is willing to market to those people it will never happen without individual effort.
During the day the average age of our players is about....oh.....60ish sounds right.,till 6pm that is.
At night it drops significantly to about 30 .....ish.
as for weeknight League players i would guess 35-40 is about right.
At night it drops significantly to about 30 .....ish.
as for weeknight League players i would guess 35-40 is about right.
Great question, JayKidd.
Well, I would say based on a recent tournament I attended,
looking around my local pool room, "popping in" and checking
out a local APA league night, and just general information on
pool sites like AZbiliards, I would say the average age (in U.S.)
to be around 43 years young.
Now this includes all promoters, cue makers, and industry
"shakers and movers" I gleaned from my sources.
Now, let's say you take the average age of certain "subgroups"
within our industry. Here's what I would come up with.
Those who watch/attend pool (any format/media): 52 years young
Those who play pool (any format): 41 years young
Those who are "regulars" in rooms: 47 years young
Those who play in league(s): 32 years young
Do note that if one were to do a similar "spot check" in say,
China or Philippines, I would be willing to bet that one would,
no doubt, come up with lower average ages across all subgroups.
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38 in the UK, surely about similar?
I'm considered very young at 26. Funny thing is I look even younger, not a day older than 21 at my best.
It has to be a bad thing that not many young kids are playing. Im trying to do my part by letting all the kids in my neiborhood play at my house(ages 6 to 12). With many pool halls going by the wayside its not easy to walk or ride your bike there anymore. Im gonna start a leauge in my neighbor hood for the kids this fall, should be 9 or 10 little monsters so all you people have about 10 years to practice up.
I'm 67 and sometimes there are a handful older then me.
I talked to one old timer and he said back when he started playing the balls were square and you just played with them until they got round thru use.
