I'm buying a pool table, roughly 4' by 7', to place in my new apartment when I move this summer.
Given that apartments are rather cramped, how much room do you usually require to shoot? I'm trying to decide between having it hanging out of the dining room into the living room, or just putting it in the living room, have the TV in the dining room, and a couple bar stools for the kitchen counter ...
Thoughts ... ?
Posted by CaptainMike (Member # 709) on :
*tries to imagine the obscenities issued by someone who has just taken a shot and had the cue go through the screen of their TV*
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
I'm keeping anything breakable (well, most anything) way out of range.
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
To be on the safe side, I would create a buffer space around the pool table that is at minimum width the length of cue. That should give you enough space to shoot and give people enough room to walk around.
Since I have no idea what the layout of your new apartment is, I can't offer much advice about that. I would go with the pool table in the dining room. Get a local woodworker to build a canopy for it. That way, it can double as a dining table when you throw the canopy on!
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Aren't we flash with our money, eh Jeffy boy?
Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Not really.
Posted by Vogon Poet (Member # 393) on :
At minimum, one cue length? Not enough. Better have at least one and a half times the length. I've played pool in far too many pubs where the butt of your cue is in danger of either hitting the wall, or hitting some bloke called Big Dave at the next table.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
Erm... If your "buffer zone" has a width of the length of a cue, and the butt of your cue is outside that area, then the tip isn't even over the table. So what are you doing w/ it? 'Cause you can't be shooting...
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
Ladies and gentleman, I obviously have a very dirty mind indeed... Posted by CaptainMike (Member # 709) on :
o dear god.. no i see it too
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
Actually, I was just commenting on the fact that my mind came up with seven different scenarios that involves me, Lexa Doig, and Jennifer Lopez playing "billiards" the instant I read TSN's concluding remark.
Posted by Vogon Poet (Member # 393) on :
Oops, forgot to add sufficient clarification for Mr. Literal. Now, imagine (if you're able) the white ball is right up against the edge of the table. Even allowing for the fact the cue will be at a greater angle to account for the raised rim, to get it in position it's still going to be awkward if the wall is barely a few inches behind.
Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
And who, dare I ask, is Lexa Doig?
Posted by Grokca (Member # 722) on :
She's that cute little computer on Andromeda.
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
She's yummy. Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
There are shorter cues then the 56' standard. They're not great for play, but they'd do well enough on tricky shots.
As it goes, I'm looking at 4.5 feet of clearance on the short ends of the table (assuming a 8' by 4' table, of course), and 5' feet on the long sides (a bit more, actually, given that the one side will open into the dining room) ...
Posted by The359 (Member # 37) on :
Standard Cues are 56 Feet Long? Posted by Malnurtured Snay (Member # 411) on :
Yes. I'm thinking it'll be kind of tight.
Sorry ... 56" ... or is it 51"? I can never remember.
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