If i have a room that is 16' wide is that wide enough for a 8' pool table?

Question

If i have a room that is 16' wide is that wide enough for a 8' pool table?

Answer 1

First off you need to find out how wide the pool table is. Then get some tape that you can easily peel up from the floor and lay it out like there was a pool table there. Then get a pool stick and do various shots to see if you will hit the wall or not.

Answer 2

Yes, but you will have to absolutely make sure that it's centered which means that you'll have 4' on each end.  

Answer 3

It's a good enough and sufficient area

Answer 4

ideally you would want at least 5 feet of clearance all the way round the table. If the cue ball ends up right on the cushion, then you need your cue length and draw length of your stroke without hitting the wall. If you have a 57 inch cue 5 feet leaves 3 inches of stroke.

So you need the length of the table plus 10 feet