Where's all the talk about moving to 10' tables?

I'll take the extra 20-30 minutes to level 3 pieces over picking that SOB up. You're gonna have to have an extra man or two and/ or a dolly to move that much weight. A slate that heavy doesn't equal minimal set up time/ effort. It equals more man power and more effort IMHO.


9ft Pro Am's are already one piece.

Diamond has dollys to move the tables fully assembled with the legs tucked inside.

It works out nicely.
 
F*ck....I have a hard enough time trying to reach on a 9' table. What I am going to do with a 10' table, order custom thicker shoes or even get a custom bridge that I will never put down even after I miss? I can just see it now my opponent missing and leaving the cue ball in the middle of the table and just chuckling as I sigh and walk up to the table with cue and bridge in my hands on every shot.

On a positive note the older people will have problems seeing that far :D.

That's to funny!I'm 6'4'' and would have lots of trouble on a 10 footer.
 
So....am I reading this right...I can get some odds on a bet that Diamond WON'T build a 5'x10' ProAm pool table any time soon?:cool:
 
Its my understanding that Diamond has four 10 footers in the works.

Two with one piece slate.

Now that the straight rail tables are finished the 10's are next in line.

Actually...all 4 will have 1 piece slates to begin with:cool: and yes, the 9ft straight rail billiards tables are not only finished...they're already being delivered...as I just finished delivering and setting up 3 of them in Houston, TX.
 
Celtic...Here are the reasons...

1) Nobody is going to manufacture 10 ft tables. Diamond is making a whole 4...big deal...they are not going to restructure their plant to make something not enough people will buy or use.

2) The majority of people have never even seen a 10 ft table, and aren't likely to. Therefore it will never become mainstream...like it was 60-70 years ago.

3) Poolroom owners will never put 10 tables in (other than a few who might put one in for a conversation piece), because they take up too much room, and don't pay it back (nobody would play on them).

4) If you took all the available 10 ft tables in the country, and put them in one place, it still wouldn't be enough to hold a major pro event.

Is that enough, or do you want more? Oh, and frankly, it doesn't matter if anybody responds or not, because it's beating a dead horse.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

Actually, that it saying virtually nothing at all. It is an opinion backed up with no reasoning whatsoever. How do you really expect people to respond to that? Are you simply fishing for a "nuh uhh!" "nuh huh!" arguement? Not really interested, sorry.
 
Celtic...Here are the reasons...

1) Nobody is going to manufacture 10 ft tables. Diamond is making a whole 4...big deal...they are not going to restructure their plant to make something not enough people will buy or use.

Diamond making more 10-foot tables will depend on the popularity and demend for them after this initial run of 4 tables. It is a test to see if they are well recieved and whether it is worthwihile building more. You nor I are fortune tellers and the only thing that will tell is in fact time itself.

2) The majority of people have never even seen a 10 ft table, and aren't likely to. Therefore it will never become mainstream...like it was 60-70 years ago.

Who cares? That they have not seen by most people if anything brings an initial sense of novelty to the general public that might get a few more people then the 12 we currently get watching the sport. If they return they will never be the mainstream pool hall table, I agree with that, but they can very easily be the mainstream professional table in time. Not every golf course is Augusta or Pebble Beach.

3) Poolroom owners will never put 10 tables in (other than a few who might put one in for a conversation piece), because they take up too much room, and don't pay it back (nobody would play on them).

Covered above, it is meaningless when talking about the pro game by in large. There are probably more Americans who watch professional snooker atm then watch pool and they are not being inundated by multiple 12 foots in their country are they?

4) If you took all the available 10 ft tables in the country, and put them in one place, it still wouldn't be enough to hold a major pro event.

And those 10-foots would still suck. What diamond is doing is crucial because if the Strickland vs Archer match showed us one thing it was that proper well built stock 10-foot tables built for pool are not easy to come by.

Oh, and frankly, it doesn't matter if anybody responds or not, because it's beating a dead horse.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

In fact it does not matter arguing about it at all, neither me nor you have any control over it one way or the other. Either the 10-foot tables Diamond is building will be a hit, open some eyes, and maybe set a new path for this sport, or they wont and we can enjoy another 20 years of this sport sucking ass. Wont you be happy to have won the arguement then?
 
Celtic...Here are the reasons...

1) Nobody is going to manufacture 10 ft tables. Diamond is making a whole 4...big deal...they are not going to restructure their plant to make something not enough people will buy or use.

2) The majority of people have never even seen a 10 ft table, and aren't likely to. Therefore it will never become mainstream...like it was 60-70 years ago.

3) Poolroom owners will never put 10 tables in (other than a few who might put one in for a conversation piece), because they take up too much room, and don't pay it back (nobody would play on them).

4) If you took all the available 10 ft tables in the country, and put them in one place, it still wouldn't be enough to hold a major pro event.

Is that enough, or do you want more? Oh, and frankly, it doesn't matter if anybody responds or not, because it's beating a dead horse.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

Would 16 in one place be enough to hold a "Pro" event?:smile:
 
9ft Pro Am's are already one piece.

Diamond has dollys to move the tables fully assembled with the legs tucked inside.

It works out nicely.

Really? I did not know that. I've never worked on a Diamond table, I guess not too many people have them in there homes in Arizona. I'm gonna check that dolly out. I could use a dolly specific to moving pool tables. I've always muscled 7 footers and used a flat furniture dolly for 8's. Thanks for the info.
 
Man I would love to have a Diamond 10ft here in Utah. I play a lot on a 10ft snooker and a converted Brunswick.

To have tournament play on big tables would be a dream.
 
A poolroom needs a few regulation tables, a few billiards table, and a 5x10 for the girls that have enough stroke to play on one.
 
Neil...Yeah, that has to be it. I spoke with Greg Sullivan in Vegas about this subject. He laughed and told me Diamond has no intention of changing over to 10' tables any time soon, but that he was making a few to see if anyone would buy them! 9' tables are the world standard for professional competition. If Greg isn't really interested, why would the other table companies be? IMO they won't.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

Aah, but Scott, you are missing what's happening! Earl started the revitalization of the industry by playing on a ten footer. Made a big deal out of it being the best way to play pool. Notice, he also has a 6' cue. Right now, he gets a lot of jokes about that cue. But, once the tables start coming out, everyone will want one of those cues!

Now, you also have a revitalization of the cue industry! And, of course, to follow that will be the new extra long cases! It's all part of the master plan! :thumbup:
 
In fact it does not matter arguing about it at all, neither me nor you have any control over it one way or the other. Either the 10-foot tables Diamond is building will be a hit, open some eyes, and maybe set a new path for this sport, or they wont and we can enjoy another 20 years of this sport sucking ass. Wont you be happy to have won the arguement then?

Was the Strickland vs. Archer match on a 10' table? I think that I heard that it was a Gandy, but that's all I know.
 
Yeah, it was the SVB match, was not thinking on the names much, my bad.
 
Neil...Yeah, that has to be it. I spoke with Greg Sullivan in Vegas about this subject. He laughed and told me Diamond has no intention of changing over to 10' tables any time soon, but that he was making a few to see if anyone would buy them! 9' tables are the world standard for professional competition. If Greg isn't really interested, why would the other table companies be? IMO they won't.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com


OK, you dont think 10 footers have a snowballs chance.

I respect your opinion and always read your posts.

I'm curious

Lets pretend the unthinkable happens and there is a switch to 10's for major pro events.

What effect you think that would have?
 
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