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Our service crews are polite, courteous, well-groomed, bonded and insured. Our
trucks are covered so you don't have to worry about your table getting wet or
parts falling out. We also re-tip cue
Whether you decide to purchase a pool table as a gift to yourself
because you love the game, as a way of making FAMILY time QUALITY time, or as
an inexpensive method of furnishing a room, the most important question to be
answered is..."HOW BIG?" The usual answer is "Regulation".
The term "regulation" is a most misunderstood one. "Regulation"
has shrunk over the years from 6 x 12 to 5 x 10 to 4-1/2 x 9. Most people now
refer to the 4 x 8 (44" x 88" playfield) as regulation". If the
term is to have any validity, at all today, it must conform to the Billiard
Congress of America's specifications , i.e. die length must be twice the width,
and certain height and pocket opening dimensions must be met. This ensures that
the mathematical equations remain the same, no matter what the size of the table.
Increasing the distance a ball must travel to the pocket increases the challenge,
so most people purchase the largest table which will fit comfortably into their
available room.
"Bar tables" are usually 3-1/2 x 7. Because the pocket openings of
most coin-operated tables are slightly larger than regulation, a home-style
3-1/2 x 7 generally offers a greater challenge than the bar tables. The most
popular home table size is the 4 x 9 (44 x 88 playfield). Pool halls usually
contain either 4 x 8 oversize (46 x 92) or 4-1/2 x 9 (50 x 100), with an occasional
5 x 10 (56 x 112), generally in a snooker configuration. Snooker tables have
a much smaller pocket opening than regular six-pocket tables, and snooker is
generally thought of as being a more difficult game. Billiard tables without
pockets are called carom tables. Although we have included it on our chart,
very few 6 x 12 (63 x 136) tables are sold in the United States; they are found
in abundance as close as Canada and Mexico.
While you may feel that your room is quite large, so is a pool table!! An accurate
measurement of your room is extremely important. Room size is computed from
the playfield dimension, disregarding the width of the rail. The playfield is
the area from rail-tip to rail-tip, inside...the actual area over which the
balls can travel during the game. The room size is computed by adding 114"
(57" x 2) to each playfield dimension. NOTE: Furniture which is under approximately
36" in height can be placed as near as 3 feet to the rail's edge, since
it will not interfere with play. Conversely, a standard height (42") bar
must be treated as a solid wall in your calculations, as it will interfere with
play.
Locate the size of your room (or the next smallest dimension) under the vertical
column marked "Preferred". When you have located your room size, cross
the chart to your left for the table size which will fit best. The "Preferred"
is figured on a 57" standard cue length. Thus, it you have a ball "frozen"
on the rail which must be shot straight ahead, the tip of the cue will rest
on the ball while the butt of the cue will rest against the wall.
If your room is too small to accommodate the table size you want, you have several
options. There is, of course, the option of going to the next shortest cue for
rail shots if space is at a premium. Option two is buying a smaller table. Option
three? Knock out a wall to make a larger room! Two things to remember: Rail
shots straight ahead are rare; and few people feel comfortable with anything
shorter than a 48" cue.
If none of the above solves your problem send us an email and let us give you
some personal assistance. Our family ... helping your family ... since 1940!!
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