Deluxe rooms really need more room on all sides to let possible passers-by move without bumping into the players.Ī 4 1/2 x 9ft pool table gets it’s measurements from finish of rail to finish of rail. Play for several hours, using the short cue when needed.īetween two tables you can do with about the length of a cue, the limit is caused not by the cue, but by the player being able to go into his stance between the tables. (3) Go to the pool hall with a piece or pieces of plywood or some such, and a short cue, and set up the “walls” to replicate where the walls would be in your house. (2) Measure your space (at home) carefully, including the distance from the table to all walls that require a special cue

(1) Find an indulgent pool hall when it’s not busy. Before you spend $2000 for a table that will cause you to smash the walls in frustration, try this: In the end, only you will know whether you are happy with the room dimensions and need for short cues. Others, of course, take the opposite view - they are delighted to have any table. Many people have found they are unhappy having to resort to shorter cues, and should have either gotten a smaller table, or no table at all. 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″). The minimum space for a table is the playing area plus the length of a cue (58″) plus about 6 inches for the back swing, more for comfort, on each side. More info can be found here: Wikipedia pool table dimensions resource page.

The distance between the diamonds can be found by dividing the playing surface length by 8 or the width by 4.įor recommended room sizes, see the table of data quoted below. Standard size pool tables, along with the playing surface dimensions (measured between the noses of the cushions) are: What are the standard pool table sizes and dimensions, and how large of a room is required for each?

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