Take a few moments to ensure you re choosing the right size table for your billiard or game room.
8 foot pool table pocket size.
Billiard pool tables are engineered with six pockets one in each corner and two centered on the longs sides.
When playing on a pro sized pool table it is extremely helpful to have a professional caliber low deflection pool cue.
Simply use the chart below to determine the minimum space requirements needed for a particular table and cue combination.
All pocket sizes are the same regardless of.
Regulation pool table sizes are termed 9 foot 8 foot and oversize 8 foot.
Reference line c for a standard 58 cue.
If your room does not meet these minimum size requirements many billiard retailers will suggest that you can still put a table in and use short cues 52 or 48.
8 is an oversized 8 foot table.
In other words if you want to use an 8 foot long table the width must be 4 feet.
Regulation pool table pockets are the same size whether for an 8 foot or 9 foot table.
Seven foot tables vary in size.
4 7 8 minimum to 5 1 8 maximum angle.
Durable pocket corners round rail sights and jet black laminate provide the perfect detail.
Pool tables made without slate are a lot less as this material weighs around 450 lbs on its own.
Work down from the 8 dimensions.
Even the world pool billiard association wpa the governing body of pool does not stipulate the size of the table although commons length sizes are 9 feet 8 5 feet 8 feet and 7 feet.
The larger size and often tighter pockets results in longer shots that require more accuracy and speed control.
The pockets are measured both at the mouth and the throat.
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Entrance on each side of the pocket 142 1 side pocket mouth between 5 3 8 minimum to 5 5 8 maximum.
Pocket openings are measured from tip to tip of the opposing cushion noses where direction changes into the pocket.
These are also the same size on a 7 foot table.
9 foot pool tables 9ft x 4 5ft nine foot pool tables are what the pros play on.
The weight of the pool table will need to be considered when buying one and setting it up and for a standard 8 foot table made of hardwood and slate these generally weigh around 1 000lbs.
Pockets varying in design from simple drop pockets to elaborate ball returns differ in shape and dimension between corner pockets and side pockets.