US table pockets are usually bigger than UK ?

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10:38 Wed 8 Dec 10 (GMT)  [Link]  
Am i right in thinking US pool tables pockets are usually larger than the UK table pockets,if you are being realistic.any thoughts, thanks.
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11:40 Wed 8 Dec 10 (GMT)  [Link]  
Yes the US table pockets are bigger,I think the UK table should be something similar to the regular snooker table.
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davidsylvian said:
if you are being realistic


I dont see many people setting up their pool table with games of mini golf

Good point...but the balls in 8UK are also larger - and all pool balls are the same size (unless im incorrect on that, I'm not an expert on pool).

If more realism was needed, I dont think we should change the sizes of the balls in UK - just make the proportions in relation to the size of the balls and the size of the pockets more realistic to standard US and UK tables....unless that is already the case.
stueyy
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17:07 Wed 8 Dec 10 (GMT)  [Link]  
Real US pool balls are bigger than UK, as are the pockets and the table.
eemad
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17:24 Wed 8 Dec 10 (GMT)  [Link]  
US (sorry, 8ball billiards ) pockets are bigger than the UK pockets relative to the size of the balls, much harder to pot on a UK table
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IMO, thats what the 8uk table should look like (proportions may not be right, but could be adjusted)

I'm not an artist...so stop laughing at my design
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23:21 Wed 8 Dec 10 (GMT)  [Link]  
Fine the way it is, i hate snooker tables dont convert to them...
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ginomanx3 said:
Fine the way it is, i hate snooker tables dont convert to them...


agreed.
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15:40 Thu 9 Dec 10 (GMT)  [Link]  
id say leave it as it is, pool is easier for a reason
eemad
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17:19 Thu 9 Dec 10 (GMT)  [Link]  
That table looks so much better (and most people don't like the snooker table as it's harder to pot on...)

But I totally agree it has to stay the way it is though.
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eemad said:
That table looks so much better (and most people don't like the snooker table as it's harder to pot on...)

But I totally agree it has to stay the way it is though.
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