Is a seven foot pool table a good table to learn on?

Question

Is a seven foot pool table a good table to learn on?

Answer 1

If you have a choice I would suggest starting on an 8ft table. This gives you options. In other words you can go up or down (up to 9ft or down to 7ft) from there. You really need a table with enough room to move around balls (to learn ball control) and still limits the long shots that require a sure stroke. I hope this helps.

Answer 2

no if your learniong its best if you use a 1 foot table. then its easy as. trust me i did tht and now im a professional billards player that plays in the IPB (international Premier Billards).

Answer 3

I disagree...it's easier to adjust downsizing .but if you try upsizing it's harder.most pool places have regulation 8ft. tables.bars have 7 footers

Answer 4

Any table in good condition is

Answer 5

personally, i would say no. there are skills you need on a full-size table you can't practice on a 7' table. in my experience, if you are good at the full size table, you can play a smaller table without a problem, but not the other way around. most people specialize.

Answer 6

It really doesn't matter since it is the mechanics of the game you need to learn however I find playing on a 9' table the best table to play on simply because you get to know long shots whereas on a smaller table you don't learn that.  Having said that I play only on 9' tables in the CPA (Canadian counterpart of the American Poolplayers Association league) and if my team actually won a Vegas spot to the National Tournament it would be good to have played on small tables since that is what they use there.  You have to adjust your game for the size of the table.  Just takes some practice.

Answer 7

Really the size of the table doesn't matter, its all in your head. Sorta!  

True, you can reach a cue ball in the middle of the table easier on the 7, but the pockets are the same size and the table is the same height off the floor.

I used to know a guy who said to aim about six inches infront of your object ball.  That way, no matter how long or short the shot is, it's only a six inch shot with a little more 'umph'

Answer 8

Any size table is fine to learn on, especially if you never plan to play on anything bigger. You're still learning about your stroke and aiming and that's pretty much all that matters. When you play on a larger table though, some of the shots will be longer which could mess with you psychologically, but it's not all that different. Also, as you get better, you'll learn about breaking up clusters and cue ball positioning which are a little more stringent on smaller tables.

Answer 9

As long as your learning to do things the correct way the size of the table doesn't matter much. I learned to play on a 6 footer with a plywood playing surface. It had more hills and valleys than south dakota, but it worked. I learned to play guitar on a roy rogers flat top with a warped neck and strings like barbed wire, but it worked. Then once you get on some nice equipment it just gets easier.