Is playing billiards/pool without a table possible?

Question

I want to practice my game but I don't have access to a table and can't afford the space for one. I really like to play with my friends when we go out to bars but I don't want to go there without practice because I always lose.

Can I buy a stick and balls and practice somehow?

Answer 1

I can see the thumbs going down already.

-maybe you should practice on Yahoo pool-

lmao, just kidding listen to no_dirt

good luck, better skill

Answer 2

You can practice your approach to the table and form in the mirror with your cue. You can practice your stroke by stroking your cue into a rinsed out soda bottle laid on it's side. Other than that, there's not much you can do. I've never really found a surface that properly simulates a table top, and hitting balls around on the carpet or kitchen table won't do you much good.

Answer 3

go down and play without them a couple times a week your game will quickly improve,

when i started playing i played almost every night either agianst a good friend or by myself.  i didnt notice the difference till i played agianst guy i always had seen as being decent.  we played out a race to 125.  he barely had 50 down when i got mine.  

all im saying is get out and play play play cant simulate the leave and rails got to get used to them on the real thing.

Answer 4

Playing on a real table is the best way to practice; nothing else will really mimic a real table and real shots.  Why not just to to a local bar with a table some quiet evenings and practice?  Or join the American Poolplayers Association/Canadian Poolplayers Association and get on a team where you will play once a week on a team and your teammates can give you lots of pointers...after a session of playing in an amateur league imagine how you will be able to kick your friends butt in a game (LOL)!!!

Answer 5

You can work at home a little as was already mentioned and actually brushing up on your geometry isn't a bad idea either.  It will help you get used to working your way around and off the rails.  There are several good books out there on pool basics.  like bridge, stance.  If you're changing any of those then just practicing your stroke at home will help you adjust.  I remember years ago when I was starting and I went from an open to a closed bridge, it took me quite some time.  Even now, I'll practice whole games left handed just to have that shot in my back pocket occasionally even though I'm right handed, and I can tell you, not being used to it, I can feel how I'm using muscles differently than I'm used to when I'm done.

Answer 6

Pocket pool...