Would you buy a 7 ft table if....

twilight

twilight

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Would you buy a 7 ft table if it was near new for $250? (balls included) Say you're a young guy renting a house with a buddy. There's no space for anything bigger (I've measured). the table is used but the owner only had it for 2 months and had to let it go. It's practically new.

I play twice a week & $6 for unlimited time pool on 9fts at my local clicks. That's only $12 a week for pool and $250 translates to roughly 20 weeks/ 5months of pool.

What would you guys do? Buy the table or save the money for the hall?
 
Depends>>>how long do you plan on staying at present location ? how far to nearest pool hall ? do you play tournaments ? are they on 7 ft. or 9 ft.tables mostly ? what is nice about your own table is that you can play any time of the day..you get your money's worth......for $250.00 some cheap tables are not worth that ..it could really throw off your game...think about these questions and the other posts...then decide
 
i forgot to add ..IF you are not into tournaments/league/gambling and play pool just for the fun of it then i would recommend you buy it..as it will save you money in the long hall .plus you can sell it for close to what you paid for it...........tell us what you decided.......
 
I'd say It depends on the table also. We bought a used one for $100 one time about 20 years ago. It was a old bar table with ball return, and coinbox, so it was heavy and solid. It needed Recovered, so we bought the felt and did it ourselves. The rubber was still good on It, and It had a solid one piece slate, actually had a guy that recovered tables offer to buy It for More then We paid, because he put 2 of them together to build 9 foot custom tables from scratch.
It was a great little table to fit our limited space, and played jamup. I would say It helped Keep in stroke somewhat, and going from that to other 7'S or 8'S were'nt too bad, altough making the jump to 9 footers was more of a hit and miss, and could take alittle more warmup time to ajust before any serious play. One thing that can help is to recover with the same felt as the tables you go out and play on. Atleast that way you only have to ajust to the rail and size differences, and the cloth speed does'nt add as much to the confusion of making those ajustments.
I spent alot of time on that little table and learned many shots on It. They are fun to play on also, but I don't know how prepared they would make someone for a 9footer without some practice on those as well. I shot on the 7 just about every day, but we also played long sessions on 8's & 9's 2-5 times a week.
 
cuejoey said:
how long do you plan on staying at present location ?
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one more year

cuejoey said:
how far to nearest pool hall ?
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2 minutes by car/ 10 min walk/ 2 lights from my doorstep :D

cuejoey said:
do you play tournaments ? are they on 7 ft. or 9 ft.tables mostly ?
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Yes. 7, 8, and 9. depending on which one I have time for. Winnings from one tourney go to pay the next.

cuejoey said:
what is nice about your own table is that you can play any time of the day..you get your money's worth......
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Agreed

cuejoey said:
for $250.00 some cheap tables are not worth that ..it could really throw off your game...
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Originally it cost $500, so it's pretty good and it could pass for new. However, some shots would require a short stick, which could throw off my game.

cuejoey said:
think about these questions and the other posts...then decide
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still listening to advice and deciding :(
 
twilight said:
Would you buy a 7 ft table if it was near new for $250? (balls included) Say you're a young guy renting a house with a buddy. There's no space for anything bigger (I've measured). the table is used but the owner only had it for 2 months and had to let it go. It's practically new.

I play twice a week & $6 for unlimited time pool on 9fts at my local clicks. That's only $12 a week for pool and $250 translates to roughly 20 weeks/ 5months of pool.

What would you guys do? Buy the table or save the money for the hall?
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If it is in decent shape, yes. You'll still get the twice a week at the hall, and have other days of practice as time allows. Just be honest with yourself and if you'll just let it sit there save the money.
 
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You don't make mioney at home unless you take them there, and all the guys I know that did that, did it only for a short time. Most opponents will want to play on a neutral table, not yours.

If it is just for practice or fun, go ahead, but you would be surprised how many tables set idle after a few months. At home, you do not have the diversity, the allure, and the action that a good Pool room offers.
 
I say buy it. I have a 7 ft scratch/dent Brunswick Highlander I bought from a dealer because I dont have the space for anything bigger and I got a good deal on it. I'm a beginner but in the 2 yrs I've had the table my game has improved greatly and that has to be the result of the extra table time at home I now get.
 
I heard somewhere that "size doesn't matter.":rolleyes: But seriously for that money go for it, you'll never lose on it and you can play anytime you get the urge. You can do a lot to improve your game on a bar box and still go to the hall once in a while and play the nines to keep your stroke on the bigger table.
 
If it was $500.00 new then it probably isn't slate. If it isn't slate then IMHO it isn't worth it.

LWW
 
It's better than having NO table. Right?

I'll say one thing. If you ever play on a 7' Diamond table, you will be amazed. The only bar table that plays like a real pool table.
 
LWW said:
If it was $500.00 new then it probably isn't slate. If it isn't slate then IMHO it isn't worth it.

LWW
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Looking at it I wasn't sure if it was slate either. My bet is that it is not slate. Maybe that is what I should consider most?
 
I picked up a falling apart 8' table a few years back for $100, and the main reason I bought it was that it came with a set of centennial balls, several house cues, and some other nice accesories. I put the table outside and payed on it until it was no longer playable, and then tossed it. I felt like the balls and accesories I got were well worth the $100. Depending on what balls they are, and what other accesories come with, it might not be a bad deal.
 
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